John Aspinall (zoo owner)

John Aspinall
Born
John Victor Aspinall

(1926-06-11)11 June 1926
Died29 June 2000(2000-06-29) (aged 74)
Westminster, London, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesAspers
EducationRugby School
Alma materJesus College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Bookmaker
Gambler
Zoo keeper
Years active1950–2000
Known forGambling
Aspinalls
Howletts Zoo
Port Lympne Zoo
John Aspinall Foundation
association with Lord Lucan
Political partyReferendum Party
Spouses
Jane Gordon Hastings
(m. 1956; div. 1966)
Belinda Mary Musker
(m. 1966; div. 1972)
Lady Sally Curzon
(m. 1972)
Children3, including Damian
RelativesSir George Francis Osborne, 16th Baronet (stepfather)
Sir Peter Osborne, 17th Baronet (half-brother)
George Osborne (half-nephew)
Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe (father-in-law)
Websitehttp://www.aspinallfoundation.org/

John Victor Aspinall (11 June 1926 – 29 June 2000) was an English zoo and casino owner. From upper class beginnings he used gambling to move to the centre of British high society in the 1960s.[1] He was born in Delhi during the British Raj, and was a citizen of the United Kingdom.

  1. ^ Wright, Jade, Expect fireworks, Liverpool Echo, 23 February 2009