s ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁Ley lands , ▁Le eds , ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁son ▁of ▁Michael ▁Mark s ▁and ▁Hann ah ▁C ohen . ▁and ▁educated ▁at ▁Manchester ▁Gram mar ▁School . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁he ▁inherited ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁" pen ny ▁baz a ars " ▁from ▁his ▁father , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁with ▁Thomas ▁Sp encer . ▁With ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Israel ▁Sie ff , ▁he ▁built ▁Mark s ▁& ▁Sp encer ▁into ▁an ▁icon ▁of ▁British ▁business . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁peer age ▁as ▁Baron ▁Mark s ▁of ▁Br ought on , ▁of ▁Sun ning dale ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁County ▁of ▁Ber k shire . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁Mark s ▁died ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁in ▁London , ▁and ▁was ▁cre m ated ▁at ▁Gold ers ▁Green ▁C rem ator ium . ▁His ▁as hes ▁and ▁mem orial ▁are ▁hous ed ▁within ▁the ▁internal ▁col umb arium ▁( visible ▁by ▁arrangement ). ▁The ▁as hes ▁of ▁his ▁wife ▁Mi ri am ▁Mark s ▁( née ▁Sie ff , ▁sister ▁of ▁Israel ▁Sie ff ), ▁and ▁those ▁of ▁his ▁business ▁partner ▁Israel ▁Sie ff , ▁rest ▁with ▁his . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁in ▁the ▁bar ony ▁by ▁his ▁only ▁son ▁Michael . ▁ ▁Co at ▁of ▁arms ▁