Sir John Jacob Astor VII | |
---|---|
![]() Astor in 1952, by Elliot & Fry | |
Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton | |
In office 1951–1959 | |
Preceded by | Lucy Middleton |
Succeeded by | Ian Montagu Fraser |
High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely | |
In office 1967–1968 | |
Preceded by | John Beckett |
Succeeded by | Alfred Gray |
Personal details | |
Born | Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England | 29 August 1918
Died | 10 September 2000 Wandsworth, London, England | (aged 82)
Spouses | Ana Inez Carcano
(m. 1944; div. 1972)Susan Eveleigh Sheppard
(m. 1976; div. 1985)Marcia de Savary
(m. 1988) |
Relations | Astor family |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Waldorf Astor Nancy Witcher Langhorne |
Education | Eton College New College, Oxford |
Awards | Knight 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]
TelegraphObit
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).