Background
Verulam was the second son of James Walter Grimston, 4th Earl of Verulam, and Lady Violet Constance Maitland Brabazon.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Verulam was the second son of James Walter Grimston, 4th Earl of Verulam, and Lady Violet Constance Maitland Brabazon.
He was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Street Albans at by-election in 1943, but was defeated at the 1945 general election by the Labour candidate Cyril Dumpleton. However, he ousted Dumpleton from the seat at the 1950 general election, and held it until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1959 general election. Lord Verulam married Marjorie Ray Duncan, daughter of Walter Atholl Duncan, in 1938.
The couple had five children.
Lady Elizabeth Harriot Grimston (1939-1987). Married to John Christopher George Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough, divorced in 1972, 2 children
Lady Hermione Frances Grimston (b 1941)
Lady Romayne Bryony Grimston (b 1946)
John Duncan Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam (b 1951).
Married to Dione Smith, 4 children including the heir apparent Viscount Grimston
Lady Iona Charlotte Grimston (b 1953). Second wife of Henry Conyngham, 8th Marquess Conyngham.
37th United Kingdom Parliament. 39th United Kingdom Parliament. 40th United Kingdom Parliament.
41st United Kingdom Parliament.