Simon Bowes-Lyon
British nobleman
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Sir Simon Alexander Bowes-Lyon (born 17 June 1932) is a British businessman who served as Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire from 1986 to 2007. He was a maternal first cousin of Elizabeth II.
17 June 1932
Sir Simon Bowes-Lyon | |
|---|---|
| Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire | |
| In office 1986–2007 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir George Burns |
| Succeeded by | The Countess of Verulam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Simon Alexander Bowes-Lyon 17 June 1932 |
| Spouse |
Caroline Pike (m. 1966) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents |
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| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford (MA) |
Early life and family
Bowes-Lyon was born in 1932, the son of The Hon. Sir David Bowes-Lyon (1902–1961) and Rachel Pauline Spender-Clay (1907–1996). His father was the sixth son and tenth child of Claude, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. His mother was the daughter of Herbert Spender-Clay and Pauline Astor. He had one sister, Davina, who married the 13th Earl of Stair.[1]
On 11 April 1966, he married Caroline Mary Victoria Pike (born 27 September 1940), daughter of Victor Pike, and they have four children.[1] He resides at St Paul's Walden Bury, the reputed birthplace of his aunt, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.[2][3]
Career
Bowes-Lyon was educated at Eton College and graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford with a Master of Arts. He is a fellow the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA).[1] He is president of the Bhutan Society of the United Kingdom.[4]
On 12 November 1971, Bowes-Lyon was nominated as Sheriff of Hertfordshire in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice,[5] a position previously held by his father. He was nominated again in 1972.[6] In 1974, when the Sheriff of Hertfordshire was retitled as High Sheriff under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, he was nominated again for 1974 and 1975.[7][8]
Bowes-Lyon was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire on 12 February 1986, a position his father held from 1952–1961.[9] He retired in 2007 and was succeeded by Dione Grimston, Countess of Verulam.
On 7 April 1995, he was appointed a Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ).[10] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in 2005 Birthday Honours.[11]