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Sir '''David James Vernon Wills''' (1955–) is the 5th [[Wills baronets|Baronet of Blagdon]], a title created in 1923 for the president of the [[Imperial Brands|Imperial Tobacco Company]].
Wills is the son of Sir John Vernon Wills, 4th Bt. and Diana Baker. He married Paula Holmes in July 1999. Wills succeeded as the ''5th Baronet Wills, of Blagdon, co. Somerset [U.K., 1923]'' on his father's death on 26 August 1998.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
Wills owns the 2,000 acre Coombe Lodge Estate in [[Blagdon]], near Bristol, and in 2013 launched a handmade furniture business using wood felled from the estate. The heritage listed Coombe Lodge, described as "the last of the great English country houses", was built for the Wills family in 1930–32 and has been used since as a college of further education and a wedding venue.<ref></ref><ref> Historic England|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1129179|access-date=2020-06-15|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en}}</ref><ref> Bristol|url=https://www.coombelodge.co.uk/coombe-lodge/history/|access-date=2020-06-15|website=www.coombelodge.co.uk}}</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
Since 1991, Wills has been a member of [[Society of Merchant Venturers|The Society of Merchant Venturers]], a private club whose membership is invited "from individuals who have been successful in their chosen area of business".<ref></ref><ref></ref> The Society has been involved in attempts to sanitise the memory of merchant and slave trader Edward Colston, and have been accused of attempting to create a "cult of Colston".<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref></ref> In 2005/6, Wills was Master of the Society.<ref></ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:Members of the Society of Merchant Venturers]]
[[Category:British furniture makers]]
[[Category:Baronets in the Baronetage of England]]
Wills is the son of Sir John Vernon Wills, 4th Bt. and Diana Baker. He married Paula Holmes in July 1999. Wills succeeded as the ''5th Baronet Wills, of Blagdon, co. Somerset [U.K., 1923]'' on his father's death on 26 August 1998.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
Wills owns the 2,000 acre Coombe Lodge Estate in [[Blagdon]], near Bristol, and in 2013 launched a handmade furniture business using wood felled from the estate. The heritage listed Coombe Lodge, described as "the last of the great English country houses", was built for the Wills family in 1930–32 and has been used since as a college of further education and a wedding venue.<ref></ref><ref> Historic England|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1129179|access-date=2020-06-15|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en}}</ref><ref> Bristol|url=https://www.coombelodge.co.uk/coombe-lodge/history/|access-date=2020-06-15|website=www.coombelodge.co.uk}}</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
Since 1991, Wills has been a member of [[Society of Merchant Venturers|The Society of Merchant Venturers]], a private club whose membership is invited "from individuals who have been successful in their chosen area of business".<ref></ref><ref></ref> The Society has been involved in attempts to sanitise the memory of merchant and slave trader Edward Colston, and have been accused of attempting to create a "cult of Colston".<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref></ref> In 2005/6, Wills was Master of the Society.<ref></ref>
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:Members of the Society of Merchant Venturers]]
[[Category:British furniture makers]]
[[Category:Baronets in the Baronetage of England]]
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