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Simon Douglas-Pennant
Personal information
Born (1938-06-28) 28 June 1938 (age 86)
Jordanhill, Glasgow, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RelationsCyril Douglas-Pennant (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1959–1961Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 35
Runs scored 101
Batting average 4.59
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 14*
Balls bowled 5962
Wickets 83
Bowling average 36.51
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 7/56
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 July 2019

Simon Douglas-Pennant, 7th Baron Penrhyn (born 28 June 1938), is a British nobleman. He is the current holder of the title of Baron Penrhyn – he succeeded his father Nigel's elder brother the 6th Baron, who died without male issue in 2003.

He studied at Eton College and Clare College, Cambridge, where he represented the university at cricket from 1959 to 1961 as a left-arm opening bowler.[1] In the match against Free Foresters in 1959 he took his best innings and match figures in first-class cricket: 7 for 56 and 3 for 115, for match figures of 10 for 171.[2]

On 5 October 1963 he married Josephine Upcott, daughter of Robert Upcott.[3] They have four children:

  • Sophie Margaret (born 11 December 1964), married Michael Robert Trotter in 1989, has issue
  • Edward Sholto (born 6 June 1966), heir apparent to the title; currently with no issue
  • Hugo Charles (born 21 April 1969), married Lucianne Rush in 2005, has issue[4]
  • Harriet Josephine (born 25 May 1972), married Claus Nicholas in 2005, has issue

Arms

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Coat of arms of Simon Douglas-Pennant, 7th Baron Penrhyn
Escutcheon
Quarterly 1st & 4th per bend sinister Ermine and Ermines a lion rampant Or (Pennant) 2nd & 3rd grand quarters quarterly 1st & 4th Argent a man's heart Gules ensigned with an Imperial crown Proper on a chief Azure three mullets Argent 2nd & 3rd Argent three piles Gules on the outer two a mullet of the field (Douglas).
Supporters
On either side an antelope Proper collared and chain reflexed over the back Or and pendant from the collar of the dexter supporter an escutcheon Gules charged with the bust of a man's head affrontée Proper.
Motto
Æquo Animo (With An Even Mind)[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com.
  2. ^ "Cambridge University v Free Foresters 1959". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Simon Douglas-Pennant, 7th Baron penrhyn, b1938". www.douglashistory.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Penrhyn, Baron (UK, 1866)". Archived from the original on 15 March 2014.
  5. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2019. p. 3954.
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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Penrhyn
2003–present 		Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Hon. Edward Douglas-Pennant


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