John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam

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The Right Honourable The Earl of Verulam
Earl of Verulam
Tenure	15 April 1973 – present
Predecessor	John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam
Born	John Duncan Grimston (1951-04-21) 21 April 1951 (age 70)
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Dione Smith
Issue	James Grimston, Viscount Grimston The Hon. Hugo Guy Sylvester Grimston Lady Flora Grimston The Hon. Sam George Grimston
Parents	John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam Marjorie Ray Duncan

John Duncan Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam (born 21 April 1951), styled Viscount Grimston between 1960 and 1973, is a British peer.

Early life[]

Grimston is the son of John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam. He succeeded in the earldom in 1973 on the death of his father.

Business career[]

For 14 years until 1996 he was a director of corporate finance at Barings Bank. He was a Managing Director of ABN-AMRO Bank from 1996 to 2000. He was a Director and Vice-Chairman of Kleinwort Benson Private Bank from 2001 to 2008. He is currently Chairman of Grimston Trust Ltd and founding partner of the Verulam Consulting group.

Lord Verulam has founded two Registered Charities :-

In 1980 he founded The Friends of St. Michael's Church, St. Albans and became its Chairman 1980-87 and again from 2019 to date.

In 2020 he founded The West Herts Environmental Foundation and is currently Head Trustee.

Personal life[]

Lord Verulam married Dione Smith in 1976. They have four children:

• James Grimston, Viscount Grimston and heir apparent (b. 6 January 1978) he married Lady Rosanagh Viola Alexandra Innes-Ker, daughter of the 10th Duke of Roxburghe, on 26 July 2008. They have three children:
  • The Honourable John Innes Archie Grimston (b. 10 August 2010)
  • The Honourable Guy Robert Grimston (b. 21 December 2011)
  • The Honourable Violet Mary Grimston (b. 8 October 2014)
• The Honourable Hugo Guy Sylvester Grimston (b. 5 November 1979) he married Gallia Sylvianne Eléonore McDermott in September 2008. They have four children:
  • Merlin Charles Grimston (b. 5 August 2010)
  • Lorcan Sebastian Grimston (b. 31 January 2014)
  • Hector Sylvester Grimston( b. 31 January 2014)
  • Ophelia Sylvianne Fortune Grimston (b. 8 April 2015)
• Lady Flora Grimston (b. 28 September 1981) she married Peter Letanka (he is the maternal grandson of 4th Earl of Cranbrook) in June 2013. They have three children:
  • Leo Fox Edward Letanka (b. 14 March 2014)
  • Zahra Fidelity Dione Letanka (b.10 February 2017)
  • Rose Christina Sophia Letanka (b. 1 December 2019)
• The Honourable Sam George Grimston (b. 18 October 1983) He married Katherine Sarah Fay Long in March 2015. They have three children:
  • Miles Fox Harbottle Grimston (b. 12 April 2016)
  • Maximilian Raymond Waldorf Grimston (b. 15 November 2017)
  • Georgia Sybil Mary Grimston (b. 22 July 2020)

Notes and references[]

Notes

References

References[]

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (New York: St Martin's Press, 1990)
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source][better source needed]}
• Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.^{[unreliable source]}

External links[]

• Gorhambury Estate - Official Webpage
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Verulam
• geni.com

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