David Liddell-Grainger

Who was David Liddell-Grainger?

David Ian Liddell-Grainger, KStJ, DL, FSA, a former Scottish politician, was the son of Henry Liddell-Grainger and Lady Muriel Felicia Vere Bertie, daughter of Montague Bertie, 12th Earl of Lindsey.

He was born in 1930 and educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide, and Eton College. He later attended the University of London. On 14 December 1957, he married Anne Mary Sibylla Abel Smith, the daughter of Henry Abel Smith and Lady May Abel Smith. They were divorced in 1981 after having five children:

Ian Richard Peregrine Liddell-Grainger

Charles Montagu Liddell-Grainger

Simon Rupert Liddell-Grainger

Alice Mary Liddell-Grainger

Malcolm Henry Liddell-Grainger

On 18 October 1996, David married, secondly, to Christine de la Rue and they had two children together:

Henry Liddell-Grainger

Maximilian Liddell-Grainger