Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever

The Lord Astor of Hever
Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
19 July 1971 – 28 June 1984
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byThe 1st Lord Astor of Hever
Succeeded byThe 3rd Lord Astor of Hever
Personal details
Born(1918-06-01)1 June 1918
Died28 June 1984(1984-06-28) (aged 66)
near Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Spouse
(m. 1945; died 1984)
Children
Parent(s)John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever
Violet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound
RelativesSee Astor family
EducationEton College
Alma materNew College, Oxford

Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever DL (1 June 1918 – 28 June 1984), was an English soldier, publisher, peer, and member of the Astor family. Lord Astor served as chairman of the Times Publishing Company and president of the family owned Times Newspapers Ltd.

In 1955, he founded the Astor of Hever Trust, a charity that makes grants to arts, medicine, religion, education, conservation, youth, and sport organisations.