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Simon Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton

Simon Frederick James Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton (born 24 May 1958), styled Viscount Walberton between 1964 and 1969, is a British peer and businessman.

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Woolton is the son of Roger Marquis, 2nd Earl of Woolton and his second wife Josephine Gordon-Cumming, now Countess Lloyd George of Dwyfor. He graduated from St. Andrews University in 1981 with an MA degree in Economics and Modern History.

Family life

In 1987 he married Honourable Sophie Frederika Birdwood, daughter of the 3rd Baron Birdwood together they have three daughters

  • Lady Olivia Alice Marquis (born 16 April 1990)
  • Lady Elizabeth Constance Marquis (born 14 October 1991)
  • Lady Claudia Louise Marquis (born 3 March 1995).
  • The couple were divorced, and both have since remarried, Sophie to David Montgomery.

    In 1999, the Earl married Carol Chapman, née Davidson, who had two daughters by a previous marriage. The Earl and his second wife have no children together. There is no current heir to the title.

    He was a director of New Boathouse Capital and is now Chief Financial Officer of Quayle Munro.

    Titles and styles

  • 24 May 1958–14 December 1964: The Honourable Simon Frederick Marquis
  • 14 December 1964–7 January 1969: Viscount Walberton
  • 7 January 1969–: The Right Honourable The Earl of Woolton
  • References

    Simon Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton Wikipedia