Simon Lennox-Boyd, 2nd Viscount Boyd of Merton
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Simon Donald Rupert Neville Lennox-Boyd, 2nd Viscount Boyd of Merton (born December 7, 1939) is a British peer, the son of Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton
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Lord Boyd was educated at Eton College
and graduated from Christ Church, Oxford
in 1962, with a Bachelor of Arts
and in 1966 with a Master of Arts
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He married Alice Mary Clive (born March 24, 1942), granddaughter of Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford
, on 24 July 1962. They had four children:
He was deputy-chairman of Arthur Guinness & Sons between 1981 and 1986.
He lives at Ince castle
in Cornwall
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Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton
Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, CH, PC, DL was a British Conservative politician.-Background, education and military service:...
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Lord Boyd was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and graduated from Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
in 1962, with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
and in 1966 with a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
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He married Alice Mary Clive (born March 24, 1942), granddaughter of Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford
Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford
Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford KP, MVO , known as Lord Silchester until 1887, was an Irish peer and soldier....
, on 24 July 1962. They had four children:
- Hon. Charlotte Mary Lennox-Boyd (b. 16 April 1963), married Charles Mitchell in 1992 and had issue;
- Hon. Benjamin Alan Lennox-Boyd (b. 21 October 1964), married Shelia Mary Margaret Williams in 1993 and had issue. He is the Heir Apparent to the present holder's Viscounty and his son Alan George Simon Lennox-Boyd (b. 11 March 1993) is the Heir's Heir Apparent who is named after his Great Grandfather.
- Hon. Edward George Lennox-Boyd (b. 30 March 1968), married Tamsim Hichens in 1994 and had issue. He changed his name by Deed pollDeed pollA deed poll is a legal document binding only to a single person or several persons acting jointly to express an active intention...
to Edward George Clive on 24 November 1999; - Hon. Philippa Patricia Lennox-Boyd (b. 12 March 1970), married Patrick Nathaniel George Spens, 4th Baron SpensBaron SpensBaron Spens, of Blairsanquhar in the County of Fife, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1959 for the lawyer and Conservative politician Sir Patrick Spens...
in 1998 and had issue.
He was deputy-chairman of Arthur Guinness & Sons between 1981 and 1986.
He lives at Ince castle
Ince Castle
Ince Castle is three miles from Saltash, Cornwall, England. It is not a castle in the conventional sense, but a manor house built of brick. It was built in 1642, at the start of the English Civil War and was captured in 1646. Attached to the house are four three-storey towers with walls 1.2 metres...
in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
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