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Personal life. Memorial stained-glass window in St Peter's Church, Hever, to Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor. On 4 October 1945, Astor married Lady Irene Haig (1919–2001), youngest daughter of the late Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, and Dorothy Maud Vivian Haig. [12]
Sep 5, 2021 · Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever, was born on 1 June 1918. He was the son of Lt-Col John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, and Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound.
- June 1, 1918
- June 28, 1984
Astor was the eldest son of John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886–1971), and Lady Violet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound (1889–1965). His mother had two children, Mary (1910–2003) and George (1912–1997), from her previous marriage to Lord Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice (1874–1914).
Nov 3, 2019 · Death of Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever. Genealogy for Gavin Astor (1918 - c.1984) family tree on Geni, with over 250 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
- June 1, 1918
Baron Astor of Hever, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1956 for John Jacob Astor, a prominent newspaper proprietor and Conservative politician. He was the fourth child of William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor.
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He was created 1 st Baron Astor of Hever in 1956. In 1962 John Jacob placed the Castle in trust for his son Gavin and retired to France where he died in 1971. In 1963 Gavin opened the Castle and gardens to the public for the first time.
