Ernest Aldrich Simpson (1895—1958) was a British shipping executive best known as the second husband of Wallis Simpson, who married the former Edward VIII of the United Kingdom. Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wallis, Duchess of Windsor and the Duke of Windsor on their wedding day Bessie Wallis Warfield, more widely known as Wallis Simpson and later The Duchess of Windsor (June 19, 1896–April 24, 1986) was the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, the former King Edward VIII of the... Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; later The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India from the death of his father, George V (1910–36), on 20...

Background

Born in New York City, New York and educated at Harvard, Simpson was briefly a captain in the Coldstream Guards during World War I. His father, Ernest Louis Simpson, was British; his mother, Charlotte Gaines, was American. She was a daughter of Royal Aldrich Gaines, a New York lawyer. Simpson renounced his U.S. citizenship as a young man and became a naturalized British citizen. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... NY redirects here. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... The Coldstream Guards is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ...

"In his younger years he was described as tall, with blue eyes, blond, curly hair, a neat blond moustache and a fastidious dresser," according to an article in The New York Times. The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ...

First marriage

His first wife was Dorothea Webb Dechert, the former wife of James F. Dechert, a daughter of Arthur Webb Parsons, and a great-granddaughter of Theophilus Parsons, a Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and a president of Harvard University. They were married in 1923 and divorced in 1928. They had one child, Audrey Simpson, a 1941 graduate of St. Margaret's School in Tappahannock, Virginia, who married firstly the American journalist Murray J. Rossant and secondly Edmund Hope Driggs III. Simpson also had a stepdaughter by this marriage, Cynthia Dechert. Audrey Simpson Driggs, as she is now known, is currently listed in the alumni directory of St. Margaret's School with an email address in Canada. Theophilus Parsons (February 24, 1750 - October 30, 1813), American jurist, was born in Byfield,_Massachusetts was the son of a clergyman. ... The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is the highest court in the United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tappahannock is the oldest town in Essex County, Virginia, United States. ...

Second marriage

His second wife was Bessie Wallis Warfield (1896—1986), a former wife of Earl Winfield Spencer, Jr. and the only child of Teackle Wallis Warfield and his wife, Alice Montague. They were married in London, England, on July 21, 1928 and divorced on May 3, 1937. As his obituary in The New York Times noted, the publicity over his second wife's remarriage to the Duke of Windsor and her subsequent fame thrust him into the role of "the forgotten man." The two remained friends, however, the newspaper noted, with the now Duchess of Windsor sending him flowers when he was in hospital for surgery and Simpson offering advice and clarification when his former wife was working on her memoirs. Bessie Wallis Warfield Spencer Simpson Windsor (June 19, 1896 - April 24, 1986), best known as Wallis Simpson and later still Her Grace The Duchess of Windsor, was a mistress, and later wife, of the former King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom and was largely responsible for his abdication of... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Earl Winfield Spencer, Jr. ... is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... The peerage title Duke of Windsor was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1937 for The Prince Edward, formerly King of the United Kingdom. ...

Third marriage

His third wife was Mary Huntemuller Kirk (1896—1941), former wife of Jacques Achille Louis Raffray, a French-born New York insurance broker, and a daughter of Henry Child Kirk, owner and manager of the Kirk Silversmith Co. of Baltimore, Maryland, and his wife, the former Edith Huntemuller. She is the sister of author E. Buckner Kirk Hollingsworth, who dedicated her book Her Garden was Her Delight to her memory. Hollingsworth is additionally the holder of the copyright of Mary Kirk Simpson's letters that reside in the Harvard archives. A girlhood friend of Wallis Warfield, she was a bridesmaid at Warfield's first wedding and introduced her to Ernest Simpson in 1925; she also was the other woman with whom Simpson took a hotel suite in Berkshire in order to give his wife, Wallis, evidence of adultery to so she could bring divorce proceedings against him. Ernest Simpson and Mary Raffray were married in the Diamond Jubilee ballroom of the Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Connecticut, on November 19, 1937, six months after the groom's divorce from Wallis Simpson and three weeks after the bride's divorce from Raffray. They had one son, who was born prematurely on September 29, 1939 and christened at the Guards Chapel of Wellington Barracks in London. In June 1940, the Simpsons sent their infant son to the United States to escape the war. However, a month before Mary's death he returned with her to England. Mary Simpson died of cancer on October 2, 1941, at the couple's home in Wiltshire, England. Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Nickname: Motto: The Greatest City in America,[4] Get in on it. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 2 is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130...

Fourth marriage

His fourth wife was Avril Joy Mullens (1910—November 28, 1978), the former wife of Brigadier General Hugh Nugent Leveson-Gower, RA, a former wife of H.S.H. Prince George G. Imeretinsky, and the younger daughter of Sir John Ashley Mullens, of Manor House, Haslemere, Surrey, by his wife, Evelyne Maude Adamson. Simpson and Avril Leveson-Gower were married in London, England, on August 12, 1948. By this marriage he had one stepdaughter, Lucinda Gaye Leveson-Gower (born 1935, married Sir Spencer Le Marchant in 1955). Avril Simpson was killed in a car crash in Mexico. Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Haslemere is a town in Surrey in southern England, with a population of nearly 14,000. ... Should not be confused with Surry. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Sir Spencer Le Marchant (15 January 1931 - 7 September 1986) was a British Conservative Party politician. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Death

Simpson died in London, England of throat cancer. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130...