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William Stonor, 8th Baron Camoys

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British hereditary peer and Conservative member of the House of Lords (born 1974)

The Right HonourableThe Lord Camoys
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as an elected hereditary peer
28 November 2023
Preceded byThe 5th Baron Brougham and Vaux
Personal details
BornRalph William Robert Stonor
(1974-09-10) 10 September 1974 (age 50)
Political partyConservative
SpouseAilsa Fiona Mackay
Children3
Parent(s)Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys
Elisabeth Mary Hyde Parker
Residence(s)Stonor Park, Henley-on-Thames England

Ralph William Robert Stonor, 8th Baron Camoys (born 10 September 1974), is a British hereditary peer and a Conservative member of the House of Lords.

Lord Camoys became a member of the House in November 2023, after winning a hereditary peers' by-election to replace Lord Brougham and Vaux.

Early life and education

Stonor was born 10 September 1974 to Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys and Elisabeth Hyde Parker, daughter of Sir William Stephen Hyde-Parker, 11th Baronet. He was educated at Eton College and the University of Manchester, graduating with a BA degree in History.

Career

After graduation, Stonor worked in London and Bristol for private equity firms before joining the Foreign Office as a diplomat, where he worked in Afghanistan and Delhi and in London as leader of a counter-terrorism team. In 2009, he founded Ilex Partners International Limited, a mergers and acquisitions company, with Lord Rothschild. In 2021, he co-founded Marlow Film Studios and is a director.

He is the UK Chairman of the National Trust for Nature Conservation and on its governing board of trustees.

Marriage and family life

Stonor married Lady Alisa Fiona Mackay, daughter of Peter Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape in 2004. The couple have three children.

References

  1. "Hereditary peers' by-election, November 2023: result" (PDF). House of Lords. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. "I enjoy sharing this historic house with visitors, says new custodian of Stonor Park". www.henleystandard.co.uk. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  3. "I enjoy sharing this historic house with visitors, says new custodian of Stonor Park". www.henleystandard.co.uk. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  4. "ABOUT US". www.marlow.film. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  5. "Governing Board of Trustees". www.ntnc.org.np. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  6. "Lady Ailsa of Stonor Park". www.duchessthepodcast.com. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byThe Lord Brougham and Vaux Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords
under the House of Lords Act 1999
2023–present
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Preceded byThomas Stonor Baron Camoys
2023–present
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