Ernest Aldrich Simpson (6 May 1897 – 30 November 1958) was an American-born British shipping executive best known as the second husband of Wallis Simpson, who later would marry the former British King, Edward VIII. He was a partner with the shipbrokerage firm Simpson, Spence & Young.
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