Simon Marks, 1st Baron Marks of Broughton

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Sir Simon Marks with David Ben-Gurion in Tel Aviv, 1949
Sir Simon Marks with David Ben-Gurion in Tel Aviv, 1949

This is the person Simon Marks for other uses, see Simon Marks (disambiguation)


Simon Marks, 1st Baron Marks of Broughton (July 9, 1888–December 8, 1964), was a British Jewish businessman.

Marks was born in Leeds. In 1907 he inherited a number of "penny bazaars" from his father, Michael Marks, which had been established with Thomas Spencer. With the help of Israel Sieff, he built Marks & Spencer into an icon of British business.

Marks was knighted in 1944 and in 1961 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Marks of Broughton, of Sunningdale in the Royal County of Berkshire. He died in December 1964, aged 76, and was succeeded in the barony by his only son Michael.


Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
(new creation)		 Baron Marks of Broughton Succeeded by
Michael Marks