Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys
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The Right Honourable The Lord Camoys GCVO PC DL |
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| Lord Chamberlain | |
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In office 1 January 1998 – 31 May 2000 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Arlie |
| Succeeded by | Lord Luce |
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| Born |
Ralph Thomas Campion George Sherman Stonor 16 April 1940 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Elisabeth Mary Hyde Parker |
| Children | Alina Mary Stonor, Emily Mary Julia Stonor, Sophie Ulla Stonor, Ralph William Robert Thomas Stonor |
| Parents |
Sherman Stonor, 6th Baron Camoys Mary Jeanne Stourton |
| Residence | Stonor Park, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK |
| Education | MA (Oxford), DLitt (Sheffield) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Ralph Thomas Campion George Sherman Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys GCVO PC DL(born 16 April 1940), is a British peer and banker who served as Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom from 1998 to 2000. He was the first Roman Catholic Lord Chamberlain since the Reformation.
The 7th Baron Camoys is the son of Sherman Stonor, 6th Baron Camoys and Mary Jeanne, daughter of Herbert Marmaduke Stourton. On his father's side, he is a descendant of the Talbot Earls of Shrewsbury, the Nevills of Abergavenny and, through an illegitimate line, the de la Pole Dukes of Suffolk. On his mother's side, he is descended from Charles II of England and Scotland through that monarch's illegitimate daughter, Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield.
Lord Camoys was educated at Eton College and Balliol College of the University of Oxford finishing with an MA degree.
Lord Camoys' main career was in banking. He was General Manager/Director of National Provincial and Rothschild (London) Ltd. in 1968, and Managing Director of Rothschild Intercontinental Bank Ltd. in 1969. After the purchase of Rothschild Intercontinental Bank by American Express in 1975, he was named CEO and Managing Director of Amex Bank Ltd, 1975–77, and Chairman between 1977–78. Lord Camoys was Managing Director of Barclays Merchant Bank from 1978–84, and Executive Vice-Chairman from 1984–86.
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