John Astor
The Honourable John Astor | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 26 September 1923 |
Died | 27 December 1987 64) | (aged
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) |
Diana Kathleen Drummond (m. 1950–1982) Penelope Eve Bradford (m. 1982–1987; his death) |
Children | 3 |
Parents |
John Jacob Astor V Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound |
Relatives | see Astor family |
Alma mater | Eton College |
John Astor (26 September 1923 – 27 December 1987) was an English politician. John was the third son of John Jacob Astor V (1886–1971)[1] and Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound (1889–1965). He had two elder brothers, Gavin (1918–1984) and Hugh (1920–1999). Violet also had two children, Mary (1910–2003) and George (1912–1997), from her first marriage to Lord Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice (1874–1914).[2]
He was educated at Summerfields and Eton College. During World War II he served in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He was a Berkshire County Councillor from 1953 and an alderman from 1960.[1]
Astor was elected as the MP for Newbury in the 1964 general election and was re-elected twice, in 1966 and 1970 but stood down before the first February 1974 general election.[1] In 1970 he was appointed to the position of Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of Overseas Development.[2][3]
In 1950, he married Diana Kathleen Drummond (11 April 1926 – 1982),[1] daughter of George Henry Drummond and Helena Kathleen Holt. Helena was a niece of civil engineer Herbert Samuel Holt.[4] They had three children, two sons and a daughter.[1]
In 1982, he married Penelope Eve Bradford. They had no children.[1] Penelope died on 31 December 2006.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Astor, Hon. John". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- 1 2 "Astor of Hever, Baron (UK, 1956)". Cracroft's Peerage. Heraldic Media. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ↑ "Hon. John Astor". Hansard. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ↑ "Diana Drummond". Ancestry. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ↑ "LANSDOWNE". Telegraph Announcements. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
External links
- Hon. John Astor, The Peerage
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Anthony Hurd |
Member of Parliament for Newbury 1964 – February 1974 |
Succeeded by Michael McNair-Wilson |