The Earl of Liverpool | |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
| In office 23 October 1969 – 11 November 1999 as ahereditary peer | |
| Preceded by | The 4th Earl of Liverpool |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished [a] |
| Assumed office 11 November 1999 as anelected hereditary peer | |
| Preceded by | Seat established [a] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Peter Bertram Savile Foljambe (1944-11-14)14 November 1944 (age 81) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Businessman, politician, peer |
Edward Peter Bertram Savile Foljambe, 5th Earl of Liverpool (born 14 November 1944), is a BritishConservative politician and businessman.[1] He has been married three times and has two children from his first marriage. He serves as a member of theHouse of Lords, the upper house of theParliament of the United Kingdom.
Liverpool is the posthumous son of Captain Peter George William Savile Foljambe (1919–1944), who was killed inWorld War II in September 1944, and the former Elizabeth Joan Flint. His paternal grandfather was the Hon. Bertram Foljambe, sixth son ofCecil Foljambe, 1st Earl of Liverpool, the formerLord Steward of the Household toEdward VII.[2]
Foljambe was educated atShrewsbury School and the University ofPerugia.[citation needed]
In 1969, at the age of 24, he succeeded his great-uncle as Earl of Liverpool and took his seat in theHouse of Lords. He was one of the90+ elected hereditary peers who remain in theHouse of Lords after theHouse of Lords Act 1999, and sits on theConservative benches.[1]
He is a former managing director of Melbourns Brewery and director of hotel management company Hart Hambleton.[citation needed]
Lord Liverpool married three times—firstly to Lady Juliana Mary Alice Noel, daughter ofAnthony Noel, 5th Earl of Gainsborough, and Mary Stourton, on 29 January 1970. Before they divorced in 1994, they had two children: Luke Foljambe, Viscount Hawkesbury (born 25 March 1972), and Hon. Ralph Foljambe (born 1974).[2] He later married Countess Marie-Ange Michel de Pierredon, daughter of CountGéraud Michel de Pierredon, on 26 May 1995—they divorced in 2001. Finally, he married Georgina Ann Lederman (née Rubin) in 2002.[2]
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| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Earl of Liverpool 2nd creation 1969–present Member of theHouse of Lords (1969–1999) | Incumbent Heir apparent: Luke Foljambe,Viscount Hawkesbury |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| New office created by theHouse of Lords Act 1999 | Elected hereditary peer to theHouse of Lords under theHouse of Lords Act 1999 1999–present | Incumbent |
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