Betty Suenson-Taylor

Lady Grantchester, Betty Suenson-Taylor (née Betty Moores, born June 1925) is the head of the Moores family and the daughter of Sir John Moores, founder of the Liverpool-based Littlewoods football pools and retailing businesses. 
She married Kenneth Bent Suenson-Taylor, 2nd Baron Grantchester on 12 April 1947. As a result of her marriage, Betty Moores was styled as Baroness Grantchester on 2 July 1976. Betty Moores, The Peerage, accessed 3 April 2012 Her son Christopher Suenson-Taylor (Lord Grantchester) is a Labour Peer.
She was director of Littlewoods between 1977 and 1997 and is credited steering the company back on to an even keel after a turbulent late 1980s and early 1990s.Kevin Cahill, The elite, guardian.co.uk, 11 April 1999, acc 3 April 2012 The family started to sell off stores in 1998 and the pools business in 2000; those proceeds and past dividends are worth £445m. Another windfall came in 2002 when the mail order business was sold to the Barclay brothers for £750m. Gary Bainbridge, Betty Moores: Littlewoods heiress, Liverpool Echo, Jan 1 (year cited is 2008 but this doesn't match text dates), acc 3 April 2012 
==Early life and education== 
In 1971 she enrolled on a business course and was later invited to join the Littlewoods board. Teresa Poole, The Magnificent Seven / Women on the Board, The Times, 17-October-1986 She was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge.Patrick Donovan, Clan Warfare, The Guardian, 8-June-1995 
==Lucy Cavendish College==
In 1986 it was reported in the Times that Lady Grantchester provided ‘considerable financial support’ for the Lucy Cavendish College in Cambridge which gives undergraduate places for mature women students.Teresa Poole, The Magnificent Seven / Women on the Board, The Times, 17-October-1986
==Everton Football Club==
In 1994 Lady Grantchester and her sister Janatha Stubbs were given a 40% stake of Everton football club by their brother Peter Moores who had inherited the shares from their father Sir John Moores.Cynthia Bateman, SOCCER: MOORES FAMILY DIVIDED OVER GOODISON TAKEOVER BIDS, The Guardian, 15-February-1994 She sold her stake in the club to Peter Johnson in 1997, the same year she retired from the board of Littlewoods.Nigel Cope, Moores matriarch quits Littlewoods board, The Independent, 2-May-1997Paul Joyce, GREGG IS LIFTED BY MOORES SUPPORT, The Express, 30-July-2004
==Personal Wealth==
Betty Suenson-Taylor regularly features in the media as one of the wealthiest individuals in the UK. The summary below highlights how her wealth has been reported over time:
Year	Estimated Wealth	Ranking 	Source 	Reference
1992	£170 million 	7th Wealthiest woman in Britain 	The Daily Mail 	Vikki Orvice, Parade of the golden girls, Daily Mail, 28-Septmebr-1992
1997	£1,000 million 	2nd Wealthiest woman in Britain 	Press Association	Home News, North not short of millionaires, Press Association, 5-April-1997
1999	£1,500 million 	1st Wealthiest woman in the United Kingdom 	The Independent 	Home News, Britain's millionaires are getting younger, richer and quicker at amassing their wealth than ever before, according to a new report. Here are the top three entries listed region by region, Press Association, 10-April-1999Kathy Marks, THE SELF-MADE WOMAN MAKES HER MARK AMONG UK SUPER-RICH, The Independent, 12-April-1999
2000	£1,300 million 	 	The Journal 	National News, Not all rock stars are in Dire Straits, The Journal (Newcastle), 17-March-2000
2001	£1,170 million 	4th Wealthiest woman in the United Kingdom 	The Daily Record 	Lucy Rock, MINI-SKIRTS AND PIGTAILS .. SHE\'S UK\'S WEALTHIEST WOMAN, Daily Record, 22-January-2001
2002	£380 million 	64th Wealthiest person in the United Kingdom	The Sunday Times 	
2003	£1,260 million 	5th Wealthiest woman in the United Kingdom 	The Daily Mail 	David Wilkes, Harry\'s spell makes JK wealthier than the Queen, Daily Mail, 28-April-2003
2005	£1,160 million 	35th Wealthiest person in the United Kingdom	The Sunday Times 	Philip Beresford with Stephen Boyd, 35 to 50, The Sunday Times, 3-April-2005
2006	£1,160 million 	42nd Wealthiest person in the United Kingdom	The Sunday Times 	Philip Beresford with Stephen Boyd, 41 to 50, The Sunday Times, 23-April-2006
2007	£1,200 million 	53rd Wealthiest person in the United Kingdom	The Sunday Times 	Philip Beresford with Stephen Boyd, Rankings 51-60, The Sunday Times, 29-April-2007
2008	£1,200 million 	60th Wealthiest person in the United Kingdom	The Sunday Times 	FEATURES; Rich List 2008, Ranking 58-81, The Times, 27-April-2008
 	 	 	 	
==Affiliations==
Trustee of the Family Education Trust since 2004, executive committee member in 2003Family Education Trust Report on annual conference, Bulletin No. 116 Summer 2004 | European Atlantic Group Dinners attendee | European Atlantic GroupMr W. de Gelsey, Court and Social: Dinners, The Times, 16-July-1986Mr W. de Gelsey, Court and Social: Dinners, The Times, 16-July-1986Court and Social: Dinner, The Times, 7-October-1986 | Lucy Cavendish College Teresa Poole, The Magnificent Seven / Women on the Board, The Times, 17-October-1986
==Notes==
Category:Businesspeople