Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys

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Ralph Thomas Campion George Sherman Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys (born April 16, 1940 ) is a British peer , lord-in-waiting and politician .

Life

Origin and family environment

Ralph Stonor descends in the female line from the Anglo-Norman family Camoys, who was appointed to the royal council with Thomas de Camoys on August 20, 1383 by a writ of summons and who thus rose to hereditary Baron Camoys. This hereditary barony, a barony by writ , fell in Abeyance with the death of his son in 1426because he had no sons, only daughters, who in principle were entitled to inherit in pairs established by writ of summons, but inherited in full. Because a title could not be divided, however, such a title was suspended (was abeyant) either until all the joint portions of the inheritance were united in one hand or until the crown awarded the title to one of the heirs on request. In the case of the Barony Camoys, this did not happen until 1839 in favor of the petitioner Thomas Stonor (1797-1881), who thus became 3rd Baron Camoys. The title is still in his family today.

Education and professional career

Ralph Stonor was born on April 16, 1940, the son of Sherman Stonor, 6th Baron Camoys (1913-1976). He was in Eton educated and studied at Balliol College of Oxford University . He completed his studies with a Master of Arts (MA).

After completing his vocational training, he first worked in business, primarily in banking. He was Chairman of Jackson's Piccadilly from 1968 to 1985, then General Manager and Director of Rothschild Ltd. 1969, then from 1975 to 1979 manager and chairman of Amex Bank Ltd. and finally, from 1986 to 1998, Managing Director and Vice-President of Barclays Bank.

Already in 1976, when his father died, he inherited his father's title and hereditary seat in the House of Lords . He's a Crossbencher , so he doesn't belong to any party. 1997 became Lord Chamberlain of the Household highest court official of the Queen, who proposed him to the Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in 1998, of which he was Chancellor from 1998 to 2000. He became a member of the Privy Council in 1997 and, finally, Permanent Lord-in-Waiting in 2000 , an office he still holds today. He has also been Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire since 1993 . He lost his hereditary upper house seat in 1999 after the reform of the upper house law came into force .

Marriage and offspring

He has been married to Elisabeth Mary Hyde Parker (* 1939) since June 11, 1966. She is a daughter of Sir William Hyde Parker, 11th Baronet. With her he has three daughters and a son:

  • Alina Mary Stonor (* 1967)
  • Emily Mary Julia Stonor (* 1969)
  • Sophie Ulla Stonor (* 1971)
  • Ralph William Robert Stonor (* 1974)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Leigh Rayment's Peerage, Article Camoys
  2. ↑ a b Who is Who, 2015 edition, p. 367
predecessor Office successor
Sherman Stonor Baron Camoys
1976 – present 		current title holder
personal data
SURNAME Stonor, Thomas, 7th Baron Camoys
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stonor, Ralph Thomas Campion George Sherman, 7th Baron Camoys (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British peer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1940