Philip Lever, 3rd Viscount Leverhulme
Philip William Bryce Lever, 3rd Viscount Leverhulme was a British peer and racehorse owner.
Early life
He was the only son of William Lever, 2nd Viscount Leverhulme and his first wife, Marion Beatrice Smith. He was born on 1 July 1915. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.Career
During the Second World War, he served in the Middle East with the Cheshire Yeomanry, and late became an honorary colonel. After the war, he managed his father's estates at Thornton Manor. In 1954, he bought the Badanloch estate, in Sutherland, Scotland.In 1949, he inherited his father's titles and was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire that year, a post he held until 1990, making him the longest serving Lord Lieutenant in the country.
His lifelong passion was horse racing, the subject of his 1976 maiden speech in the House of Lords. A racehorse owner, he served as Chairman of Chester Racecourse and as a senior steward of the Jockey Club. He was a supporter of the Animal Health Trust, a veterinary research establishment. He was Chancellor of the University of Liverpool from 1980 to 1993 and appointed a Knight of the Garter in 1988.
Marriage and issue
On 1 July 1937, he married Margaret Ann Moon, and they had three daughters:- The Hon. Susan Elizabeth Moon Lever, married Michael Pakenham.
- The Hon. Victoria Marion Ann Lever, married Sir Richard Pole, 13th Baronet, Gordon Apsion, Peter Tower.
- The Hon. Jane Lever, married Sir Algernon Heber-Percy.
Succession
Honours and decorations
| Ribbon | Description | Notes |
| Order of the Garter |
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| Order of St John | ||
| 1939-1945 Star | ||
| Africa Star | ||
| France and Germany Star | ||
| Defence Medal | ||
| War Medal | ||
| Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal | ||
| Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal | ||
| Territorial Decoration |