Ernest Simpson
Ernest Simpson | |
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Ernest Simpson in 1937 | |
| Born | 6 May 1897 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | 30 November 1958 (aged 61) London, England |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Spouses | Dorothea Webb Dechert
(m. 1923; div. 1928)Mary Huntemuller Raffray
(m. 1937; died 1941)Avril Leveson-Gower (m. 1948) |
| Children | 2 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Coldstream Guards |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
Ernest Aldrich Simpson (6 May 1897 – 30 November 1958) was an American-born British shipbroker, who was the second husband of Wallis Simpson, later the wife of the former King Edward VIII.
Simpson served as an officer in the Coldstream Guards before becoming a shipbroker in the family firm of SSY.