Quentin Wallop, 10th Earl of Portsmouth

Quentin Gerard Carew Wallop, 10th Earl of Portsmouth, DL (born 25 July 1954), styled Viscount Lymington in 1984, is a British peer and current head of the Wallop family.

The Right Honourable The Earl of Portsmouth DL
Earl of Portsmouth
Tenure	28 September 1984-present
Predecessor	Gerard Vernon Wallop, 9th Earl of Portsmouth
Other titles	10th Earl of Portsmouth 10th Viscount Lymington 10th Baron Wallop Hereditary Bailiff of Burley, New Forset
Born	Quenton Gerard Carew Wallop 25 July 1954
Nationality	British
Residence	Farleigh Wallop
Spouse(s)	Candia Frances Juliet McWilliam ​ ​ (m. 1981; div. 1984)​ Annabel Fergusson ​ (m. 1990)​
Issue Oliver Henry Wallop, Viscount Lymington Lady Clementine Wallop Lady Rose Wallop
Parents	Oliver Kintzing Wallop, Viscount Lymington Ruth Violet Sladen

Early life

Quentin was born on 25 July 1954. His father was Oliver Kintzing Wallop, Viscount Lymington (d. 1984) and his mother was Ruth Violet (née Sladen) Mason (d. 1978). Before his parents' marriage, his mother, the second daughter of Brig. Gen. Gerald Carew Sladen, was married to Richard Desborough Malcolm Mason.[1]

The Earl went to Eton College, but did not attend university.[2]

Career

Quentin succeeded his grandfather as the 10th Earl of Portsmouth in 1984. He is the great-grandson of Edward Bosc Sladen, a British army officer. The Earl is President of Basingstoke Conservative Association, patron of the Hampshire branch of the British Red Cross, and churchwarden of St Andrew's Church, Farleigh Wallop.[3]

From 1987 until 2002, the Earl was a non-executive director of the Grainger Trust,[4] "whose principal activity is property investment and trading" and which in 1998 "made £8.4 million on turnover of £44 million." As of 1999, he owned 16.55%, making him the firm's largest shareholder.[2]

A supporter of hunting, he was Chairman of the Hampshire branch of the Game Conservancy Trust from 2001 to 2005. He is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers.

In 1988, the Earl helped fund £376,000 of the legal expenses of Nikolai Tolstoy in defending his libel case against Lord Aldington. He also helped fund the legal expenses of Neil Hamilton in defending his libel case against Mohammed Al-Fayed.[2]

Personal life

On 10 February 1981, he was married to author Candia McWilliam, the only daughter of Colin McWilliam of Edinburgh. Before their divorce in 1985, they were the parents of two children:[1]

• Oliver Henry Rufus Wallop, Viscount Lymington (b. 22 December 1981), who married designer Flora Pownall.[1][5]
• Lady Clementine Violet Rohais Wallop (b. 20 November 1983)[1]

Lord and Lady Portsmouth divorced in 1984 and both subsequently remarried. Lord Portsmouth then married Annabel Fergusson, daughter of Dr. Ian Fergusson, in 1990. They have one daughter:[1]

• Lady Rose Hermione Annabel Wallop (b. 23 October 1990).[1]

He lives at the family home, Farleigh House in Farleigh Wallop, Hampshire.[6]

References

1. "Portsmouth, Earl of (GB, 1743)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
2. Dodd, Vikram; White, Michael (23 December 1999). "Earl of Portsmouth Mystery peer with the money". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
3. "The Rt Hon the Earl of Portsmouth, DL Authorised Biography - Debrett's People of Today". debretts.co.uk.
4. "Earl of Portsmouth cashes in at Grainger". Citywire Money. 26 February 2002.
5. Simson, Issy von. "The most amazing party mansions to rent in the UK". Condé Nast Traveller. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
6. "Farleigh Wallop". southernlife.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013.

External links

• Quentin Wallop, 10th Earl of Portsmouth