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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.
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- David Cameron
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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Sep 15, 2016 · John Jacob Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever was born on 16 June 1946. He is the son of Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever and Lady Irene Violet Freesia Janet Augusta Haig.
Aug 28, 2005 · John Jacob Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever+ 1 b. 16 Jun 1946. Hon. Bridget Mary Astor+ 4 b. 16 Feb 1948, d. 8 Jan 2017.
English descendants of the Astors hold two hereditary peerages: Viscount Astor and Baron Astor of Hever. While many Astor family members joined the Episcopal Church , [5] [6] John Jacob Astor remained a member of a Reformed congregation to his death.
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...
Between 1903 and 1908 Astor set about the restoration of the Castle, construction of the Astor Wing and creation of the lake and gardens. William Waldorf’s son, John Jacob, inherited the Castle upon his father’s death in 1919.
