Jakie Astor

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.

Major The Honourable Sir
John Jacob Astor VII
MBE ERD
Astor in 1952, by Elliot & Fry
Member of Parliament
for Plymouth Sutton
In office
1951–1959
Preceded byLucy Middleton
Succeeded byIan Montagu Fraser
High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire
and Isle of Ely
In office
1967–1968
Preceded byJohn Beckett
Succeeded byAlfred Gray
Personal details
Born(1918-08-29)29 August 1918
Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England
Died10 September 2000(2000-09-10) (aged 82)
Wandsworth, London, England
Spouses
Ana Inez Carcano
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(m. 1944; div. 1972)​
    Susan Eveleigh Sheppard
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    (m. 1976; div. 1985)​
      Marcia de Savary
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      (m. 1988)​
      Children3
      Parent(s)Waldorf Astor
      Nancy Witcher Langhorne
      EducationEton College
      New College, Oxford
      AwardsKnight Bachelor (1978)
      OBE (1945)
      ERD (1989)
      Légion d'Honneur
      Croix de Guerre
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