Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever
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John Jacob " Johnny " Astor VIII, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, PC, DL (born 16 June 1946), is an English businessman and politician from the Astor family. He sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative hereditary peer from 1986 to his retirement in 2022. Astor was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence from 2010 to 2015.
Barons Astor of Hever (1956) John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886–1971) Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever (1918–1984) John Jacob Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever (b. 1946) The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Hon. Charles Gavin John Astor (b. 1990). See also. Viscount Astor; Astor family; Notes
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.
Jul 20, 1971 · John Jacob Astor, who was to become the first Baron Hever, attended Eton College, where he played on the cricket Amu in 1904 and 1905. Later, he studied at New College, Oxford, and received a ...
11 February 1986 - 22 July 2022. Committee memberships. Lord Astor of Hever's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Astor of Hever DL. His name is John Jacob Astor, and he has retired from the House of Lords.
Aug 11, 2011 · John Jacob Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever. , took pains over coffee Wednesday in Portland to describe his digs back in England, a property once owned by Winston Churchill, as a farm....
Mar 26, 2024 · John Jacob Johnny Astor VIII, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, PC, DL (born 16 June 1946), is an English businessman and politician from the Astor family. He sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative hereditary peer from 1986 to his retirement in 2022.
