Jakie Astor
English politician and sportsman (1918–2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
English politician and sportsman (1918–2000)
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 | (1918-08-29)29 August 1918 Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Died | 10 September 2000(2000-09-10) (aged 82) Wandsworth, London, England |
| Spouses | Ana Inez Carcano
(m. 1944; div. 1972)Susan Eveleigh Sheppard
(m. 1976; div. 1985)Marcia de Savary
(m. 1988) |
| 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 |
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