William Stonor, 8th Baron Camoys

Ralph William Robert Stonor, 8th Baron Camoys (born 10 September 1974), is a British hereditary peer and a Conservative member of the House of Lords.

Lord Camoys became a member of the House in November 2023, after winning a hereditary peers' by-election to replace Lord Brougham and Vaux.

Early life and education
Stonor was born 10 September 1974 to Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys and Elisabeth Hyde Parker, daughter of Sir William Stephen Hyde-Parker, 11th Baronet. He was educated at Eton College and the University of Manchester, graduating with a BA degree in History.

Career
After graduation, Stonor worked in London and Bristol for private equity firms before joining the Foreign Office as a diplomat, where he worked in Afghanistan and Delhi and in London as leader of a counter-terrorism team. In 2009, he founded Ilex Partners International Limited, a mergers and acquisitions company, with Lord Rothschild. In 2021, he co-founded Marlow Film Studios and is a director.

He is the UK Chairman of the National Trust for Nature Conservation and on its governing board of trustees.

Marriage and family life
Stonor married Lady Alisa Fiona Mackay, daughter of Peter Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape in 2004. The couple have three children.