John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam

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

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 a senior adviser to Lord North Street Ltd, Chairman of Grimston Trust Ltd and founding partner of the Verulam Consulting group.

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. 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 Earl of Cranbrook) in June 2013.
• The Honourable Sam George Grimston (b. 18 October 1983)

Notes

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (New York: St Martin's Press, 1990)
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.

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