Biography of William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme 1888-1949
On 17 Apr 1874 [his father] William Lever 1st Viscount Leverhulme (age 22) and [his mother] Elizabeth Ellen Hulme Viscountess Leverhulme (age 23) were married.
On 25 Mar 1888 William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme was born to William Lever 1st Viscount Leverhulme (age 36) and Elizabeth Ellen Hulme Viscountess Leverhulme (age 37).
On 13 Apr 1912 William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme (age 24) and Marion Beatrice Smith Viscountess Leverhulme (age 25) were married.
On 24 Jul 1913 [his mother] Elizabeth Ellen Hulme Viscountess Leverhulme (age 62) died. She was buried at Christ Church, Port Sunlight [Map].
On 01 Jul 1915 [his son] Philip Lever 3rd Viscount Leverhulme was born to William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme (age 27).
On 07 May 1925 [his father] William Lever 1st Viscount Leverhulme (age 73) died. He was buried at Christ Church, Port Sunlight [Map]. His son William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme (age 37) succeeded 2nd Viscount Leverhulme of the Western Isles, 2nd Baron Leverhulme of Bolton le Moors in Lancashire, 2nd Baronet Lever of Thornton Manor in Cheshire. [his wife] Marion Beatrice Smith Viscountess Leverhulme (age 38) by marriage Viscountess Leverhulme of the Western Isles.
Marion Beatrice Smith Viscountess Leverhulme: On 06 Jul 1886 she was born to Bryce Smith. On 13 Apr 1912 William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme and she were married. In 1936 William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme and Marion Beatrice Smith Viscountess Leverhulme were divorced. On 30 Aug 1987 she died.
1929. "Diana" by Gilbert Bayes (age 56). Puchased by William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme (age 40). Presented to the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map] in memory of his friend the architect Segar Segar-Owen who helped design the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
1934. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 43). "Jeunesse Dorée (Gilded Youth)". Portrait of Kathleen Woodward (age 21). Painted for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. It was bought for £1000 by William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme (age 45), for his Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map] on the very first day of the show.
In 1936 William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme (age 47) and Marion Beatrice Smith Viscountess Leverhulme (age 49) were divorced.
On 20 Jan 1937 William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme (age 48) and Winifred Agnes Lloyd Viscountess Leverhulme (age 37) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Leverhulme of the Western Isles.
On 27 May 1949 William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme (age 61) died. He was buried at Christ Church, Port Sunlight [Map]. His son [his son] Philip Lever 3rd Viscount Leverhulme (age 33) succeeded 3rd Viscount Leverhulme of the Western Isles, 3rd Baron Leverhulme of Bolton le Moors in Lancashire, 3rd Baronet Lever of Thornton Manor in Cheshire.
Philip Lever 3rd Viscount Leverhulme: On 01 Jul 1915 he was born to William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme. In 1988 he was appointed 968th Knight of the Garter. On 04 Jul 2000 he died. Viscount Leverhulme of the Western Isles, Baron Leverhulme of Bolton le Moors in Lancashire, Baronet Lever of Thornton Manor in Cheshire extinct.
On 19 Feb 1966 [his former wife] Winifred Agnes Lloyd Viscountess Leverhulme (age 66) died. She was buried at Christ Church, Port Sunlight [Map].
Winifred Agnes Lloyd Viscountess Leverhulme: On 14 Jul 1899 she was born. On 20 Jan 1937 William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme and she were married. She by marriage Viscountess Leverhulme of the Western Isles.
On 30 Aug 1987 [his former wife] Marion Beatrice Smith Viscountess Leverhulme died.