Jakie Astor

Sir John Jacob Astor VII
Astor in 1952, by Elliot & Fry
Member of Parliament
for Plymouth Sutton
In office
19511959
Preceded byLucy Middleton
Succeeded byIan Montagu Fraser
High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire
and Isle of Ely
In office
1967–1968
Preceded byJohn Beckett
Succeeded byAlfred Gray
Personal details
Born(1918-08-29)29 August 1918
Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England
Died10 September 2000(2000-09-10) (aged 82)
Wandsworth, London, England
Spouses
Ana Inez Carcano
(m. 1944; div. 1972)
Susan Eveleigh Sheppard
(m. 1976; div. 1985)
Marcia de Savary
(m. 1988)
RelationsAstor family
Children3
Parent(s)Waldorf Astor
Nancy Witcher Langhorne
EducationEton College
New College, Oxford
AwardsKnight Bachelor (1978)
OBE (1945)
ERD (1989)
Légion d'Honneur
Croix de Guerre

Major Sir John Jacob "Jakie" Astor VII, MBE, ERD (29 August 1918 – 10 September 2000) was an English politician and sportsman. He was a member of the prominent Astor family.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference TelegraphObit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Pearson, Richard (17 September 2000). "Sir John Astor Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2 February 2017.