William Stonor, 8th Baron Camoys explained

Honorific Prefix:The Right Honourable
The Lord Camoys
Birth Name:Ralph William Robert Stonor
Birth Date:10 September 1974
Party:Conservative
Office1:Member of the House of Lords
Status1:Lord Temporal
Term Label1:as an elected hereditary peer
Term Start1:28 November 2023
Predecessor1:The 5th Baron Brougham and Vaux
Residence:Stonor Park, Henley-on-Thames England
Spouse:Ailsa Fiona Mackay
Parents:Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys
Elisabeth Mary Hyde Parker
Children:3

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3] In 2021, he co-founded Marlow Film Studios and is a director.[4]

He is the UK Chairman of the National Trust for Nature Conservation and on its governing board of trustees.[5]

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.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hereditary peers' by-election, November 2023: result. House of Lords. 23 November 2023. 23 November 2023.
  2. Web site: I enjoy sharing this historic house with visitors, says new custodian of Stonor Park. www.henleystandard.co.uk. 7 November 2016. 25 November 2023.
  3. Web site: I enjoy sharing this historic house with visitors, says new custodian of Stonor Park. www.henleystandard.co.uk. 7 November 2016. 25 November 2023.
  4. Web site: ABOUT US. www.marlow.film. 25 November 2023.
  5. Web site: Governing Board of Trustees. www.ntnc.org.np. 25 November 2023.
  6. Web site: Lady Ailsa of Stonor Park. www.duchessthepodcast.com. 14 October 2023. 25 November 2023.