1429:
1042:
1034:
760:, Astor joined the Army. Having been diagnosed with a bad heart, Astor was unable to serve in combat and instead fought waste and inefficiency in munitions production. He was appointed an Inspector of Administrative Services, with the temporary rank of major, on 20 October 1914, serving until January 1917, when he resigned his commission and was granted the honorary rank of major. When his friend
54:
807:, Astor was forced to forfeit his seat in the House of Commons, though he remained active in the government. The seat was won subsequently in a by-election by Astor's wife Nancy, who became the second woman elected to the House of Commons and the first woman to take her seat in the House, after the first woman elected,
866:
Astor first got involved in horseracing, whilst an undergraduate, when he purchased a filly called
Conjure for 100 guineas. He later bought two other fillies/mares called Maid of the Mist and Popinjay and these three became the foundation mares of Astor's Cliveden Stud that he established near to his
950:
In 1950, in poor health, he decided to withdraw from racing. He handed over his stud to his eldest son
William and divided his bloodstock between William and his youngest son Jakie (John Jacob). The two brothers tossed a coin and then took alternate choices of the thoroughbred stock. The eldest son
745:, which was also a property of the Astor family. Though his father provided the funds, it was Waldorf who was in charge of the paper, and he developed a harmonious working relationship with Garvin. William formally turned over ownership of both papers to his son in 1915, who promptly sold the
1592:
634:). Coincidentally, both he and Mrs Shaw shared the same birthdate, May 19, 1879, and both were American. After a rapid courtship, the two married in May 1906. As a wedding gift, Waldorf's father gave him and his bride the
2585:
1585:
954:
During the military buildup in
Germany in the 1930s, the Astors promoted entente with Germany, seen by critics as appeasement of Hitler. Many of their associates felt sympathy for the state of Germany after
2625:
1578:
1008:
2565:
739:, and Northcliffe had given Garvin the option of finding a buyer for the paper. Astor convinced his father to purchase the paper, which William did on the condition that Garvin also agree to edit the
1247:"Viscount Astor, 73, Dead at Cliveden. American-Born Peer Was One of Set in 1930's That Failed to Recognize Nazi Threat. Astor One of Virginia's Langhorne Sisters. Father Had Been U. S. Diplomat"
193:
1601:
129:
2665:
781:
65:
777:
2660:
2580:
2570:
967:
that
Germany was criticised because, "Newspapers are influenced by those firms which advertise so largely in the press and are frequently under Jewish control."
1482:
703:
2119:
1512:
707:
691:
312:
1335:
732:
603:
1545:
2650:
2640:
2287:
1246:
836:
2670:
2590:
1695:
614:, where he excelled as a sportsman, earning accolades for both fencing and polo. For the Oxford University Polo Club he played side on side with
2635:
2620:
1422:
974:
to resign and supported
Churchill as replacement. He also supported war against Germany when it came although both remained uncomfortable with
687:
827:
With his political career eclipsed by that of his wife, Waldorf turned to greater involvement in charitable causes. He became governor of the
2575:
1953:
1833:
1477:
699:
357:
2605:
1771:
1649:
1517:
1486:
816:
765:
2509:
2249:
2211:
2043:
1809:
1779:
927:(1927). He famously never won the Derby but had the second placed horse 5 times. In addition to these successes he had 4 winners of the
856:
769:
1657:
122:
1562:
860:
646:
496:
300:
1521:
1455:
606:. He spent much of his life traveling and living in Europe before his family settled in England in 1889. There Waldorf attended
2075:
1763:
1755:
1298:
773:
686:
Nancy also encouraged her husband to launch a career in politics. Though defeated in an initial attempt to win election to the
1687:
1528:
1054:
Or, a falcon resting on a dexter hand couped at the wrist proper and gauntleted gules in chief two fleurs-de-lys of the last.
627:
467:
345:
2615:
2610:
1144:
582:(19 May 1879 – 30 September 1952) was an American-born English politician and newspaper proprietor. He was a member of the
1536:
1436:
792:
2241:
1679:
932:
257:
2655:
2595:
884:
868:
715:
2645:
1825:
1442:
710:. Despite his political affiliation, Astor quickly demonstrated his independence by his support for the so-called "
174:
2379:
1923:
602:, 1st Viscount Astor, and Mary Dahlgren Paul. His younger brothers were John Rudolph Astor (who died young) and
2630:
1619:
848:
586:. He was active in minor political roles. He was devoted to charitable projects, and with his more famous wife
2257:
1018:, England, and was buried in the Octagon Temple at Cliveden. His eldest son Bill succeeded him as Viscount.
695:
455:
1570:
916:
844:
2600:
1340:
1118:
880:
839:, and he served as its chairman from 1935 to 1949. He was also a considerable benefactor to the city of
803:
and became the 2nd
Viscount Astor despite Waldorf's attempts to disclaim the title. Now a member of the
706:. He held the seat until the constituency was abolished in 1918, after which he moved to the borough of
631:
599:
530:
380:
288:
951:
continued using his racing colours of pale blue and pink and Jakie's colours were a variation on this.
1412:
1099:
2560:
2555:
964:
808:
352:
307:
36:
1089:, H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison, eds. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004), vol. 2, p. 801.
1915:
1847:
971:
912:
852:
736:
611:
563:
1207:
1187:
2465:
2363:
1893:
1885:
1671:
1435:
1192:
900:
761:
722:
276:
226:
162:
98:
1033:
711:
2141:
2027:
1997:
1869:
1855:
1733:
1610:
1041:
944:
832:
785:
741:
579:
44:
1418:
1364:
2341:
2173:
1967:
1793:
1627:
1469:
1225:
615:
385:
2441:
2433:
2165:
2111:
2059:
2005:
1983:
1877:
1747:
1131:
1004:
992:
936:
920:
757:
250:
1428:
867:
home. He became a successful owner-breeder and in all won 11 Classic races. These were;
2417:
2325:
2303:
2181:
2157:
2097:
1975:
1907:
1711:
1552:
1464:
1251:
1082:
987:
928:
904:
876:
804:
796:
261:
947:. He bred all of these horses and they all emanated from his three foundation mares.
2549:
2457:
2409:
2401:
2393:
2371:
2317:
2203:
2067:
2019:
1817:
1801:
1641:
975:
872:
828:
661:
509:
427:
959:, feared Communism, and supported the position of the British government. Astor had
2523:
2487:
2295:
2271:
2089:
1937:
997:
960:
727:
667:
607:
583:
559:
547:
238:
812:
618:
in successive
Varsity Matches, winning by a margin of 14 goals on both occasions.
835:, while his interest in international relations fuelled his involvement with the
626:
In 1905, while a passenger on an
Atlantic voyage returning to Britain, Astor met
2501:
2425:
2355:
2127:
2051:
2035:
1945:
1492:
1323:
979:
956:
940:
896:
671:
655:
642:, which Nancy redecorated and modernised with the installation of electricity.
587:
514:
504:
799:. Upon the death of his father in October 1919, Waldorf Astor succeeded to the
2333:
2279:
2233:
2225:
2195:
554:
1265:
In 1919, on his father's death, he became the second
Viscount and Baron Astor
17:
2531:
2479:
1725:
908:
892:
53:
2449:
939:. To this day he still holds the record for the number of winners (7) of
924:
888:
840:
800:
639:
214:
150:
86:
815:) party's policy. Nancy retained the seat until she stepped down in the
2149:
1407:
1015:
444:
784:
while also playing a prominent role as a member of Lloyd George's "
635:
1419:"Archival material relating to Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor"
731:, about purchasing the newspaper from its owner, the press baron
1574:
678:
Through his wife Astor developed an interest in social reform.
735:. Northcliffe and Garvin had a disagreement over the issue of
2586:
Members of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom for Plymouth
1040:
1032:
590:
became a prominent fixture in upper class English society.
1014:
Viscount Astor died on 30 September 1952 at Cliveden near
791:
In 1916, father William Waldorf Astor was elevated to the
598:
Astor was born in New York City. He was the eldest son of
652:
Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor (22 March 1909 — 2 March 1975)
1164:(New York: Harper & Row, 1972), pgs. 79–82, 87, 146.
2626:
Parliamentary Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister
1602:
Parliamentary Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister
194:
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food Control
2566:
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
1177:(London: Oxford University Press, 1960), pgs. 300–303.
130:
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board
2521:
2499:
2477:
2391:
2353:
2315:
2269:
2223:
2193:
2139:
2109:
2087:
2017:
1995:
1965:
1935:
1905:
1867:
1845:
1791:
1745:
1723:
1669:
1639:
1617:
553:
542:
523:
489:
461:
451:
434:
410:
405:
391:
374:
351:
339:
329:
306:
294:
282:
256:
244:
232:
220:
210:
192:
180:
168:
156:
146:
128:
116:
104:
92:
82:
64:
34:
1437:"Astor, William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount"
1365:"Astor Mausoleum - Mausolea & Monuments Trust"
1027:Coat of arms of Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
1413:contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Astor
1196:(5th supplement). 18 February 1915. p. 1711.
782:Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health
66:Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health
778:Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food
1085:, "Astor, Waldorf, second Viscount Astor", in
1586:
8:
1214:(Supplement). 7 February 1917. p. 1341.
1003:The Astor family donated Cliveden Estate in
647:William Waldorf Astor II, 3rd Viscount Astor
370:19 December 1910 – 25 November 1918
274:18 October 1919 – 30 September 1952
1448:This article is mostly about Waldorf Astor.
1087:The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
325:14 December 1918 – 18 October 1919
2666:Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom
1593:
1579:
1571:
1451:
1427:
1025:
52:
31:
1324:A Reevaluation of Cockburn's Cliveden Set
857:Devonshire Heavy Brigade, Royal Artillery
1175:The Observer and J. L. Garvin, 1908–1914
837:Royal Institute of International Affairs
604:John Jacob Astor V, Baron Astor of Hever
1241:
1239:
1068:
811:, had declined in accordance with her (
206:18 July 1918 – 27 January 1919
142:27 January 1919 – 24 June 1919
1127:
1116:
1078:
1076:
1074:
1072:
1026:
780:and from 1919 until 1921 he served as
2661:British Army personnel of World War I
2581:British newspaper publishers (people)
2571:British racehorse owners and breeders
630:, a divorced woman with a young son (
7:
847:from 1939 to 1944. He was appointed
674:(29 August 1918 — 10 September 2000)
78:24 June 1919 – 7 April 1921
664:(10 April 1916 — 26 February 1980)
25:
982:, who became owner and editor of
721:In 1911, Astor was approached by
638:diamond and the family estate at
576:Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
1456:Parliament of the United Kingdom
1145:"Lady Astor, 84, Dies in Castle"
978:as an ally (from 1941). His son
658:(5 March 1912 — 6 December 2001)
27:American-born English politician
2651:People educated at Eton College
2641:American expatriates in England
963:views and in the 1930s he told
774:parliamentary private secretary
649:(13 August 1907 — 7 March 1966)
479:
2671:Spouses of British politicians
2591:Politicians from New York City
1232:. 20 March 1917. p. 2755.
756:Following the outbreak of the
716:National Insurance Act of 1911
704:December 1910 general election
1:
2636:American emigrants to England
2621:UK MPs who inherited peerages
1537:Peerage of the United Kingdom
1162:Nancy: The Life of Lady Astor
692:January 1910 general election
656:Francis David Langhorne Astor
505:Francis David Langhorne Astor
2576:British Christian Scientists
672:John Jacob "Jakie" Astor VII
258:Member of the House of Lords
2606:Deputy lieutenants of Devon
1336:"Death Claims British Peer"
1276:Sykes, op cit, pgs. 187–209
885:One Thousand Guineas Stakes
869:Two Thousand Guineas Stakes
2687:
749:but retained ownership of
694:, Astor won election as a
501:Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor
1608:
1559:
1550:
1542:
1535:
1525:
1511:Member of Parliament for
1509:
1504:
1476:Member of Parliament for
1474:
1461:
1454:
933:St. James's Palace Stakes
569:
401:
363:
318:
267:
199:
135:
71:
60:
51:
1620:Henry Campbell-Bannerman
1305:. London. 1 October 1952
497:William Waldorf Astor II
1611:Prime Minister's Office
1443:Encyclopædia Britannica
986:in 1948, never forgave
776:. In 1918 he served as
662:Michael Langhorne Astor
510:Michael Langhorne Astor
468:Nancy Witcher Langhorne
1446:(12th ed.). 1922.
1126:Cite journal requires
1045:
1037:
397:Constituency Abolished
301:The 3rd Viscount Astor
289:The 1st Viscount Astor
1546:William Waldorf Astor
1499:Constituency divided
1341:Eugene Register-Guard
1044:
1036:
935:and 2 winners of the
817:1945 general election
632:Robert Gould Shaw III
622:Marriage and children
600:William Waldorf Astor
531:William Waldorf Astor
381:Charles Edward Mallet
1759:1923–1924, 1924–1927
1699:1916–1918, 1919–1920
1423:UK National Archives
996:for attacks on the "
970:In 1940, they urged
843:, and served as its
809:Constance Markievicz
770:coalition government
628:Nancy Langhorne Shaw
515:John Jacob Astor VII
353:Member of Parliament
335:Constituency Created
308:Member of Parliament
37:The Right Honourable
1848:Neville Chamberlain
1344:. 30 September 1952
1160:Christopher Sykes,
1028:
972:Neville Chamberlain
931:, 3 winners of the
853:Devonport, Plymouth
772:, Astor became his
737:Imperial Preference
700:borough of Plymouth
612:New College, Oxford
564:New College, Oxford
2656:Mayors of Plymouth
2596:People from Taplow
1672:David Lloyd George
1369:www.mmtrust.org.uk
1230:The London Gazette
1212:The London Gazette
1193:The London Gazette
1173:Alfred M. Gollin,
1100:"The Polo Monthly"
1046:
1038:
990:and his newssheet
762:David Lloyd George
723:James Louis Garvin
535:Mary Dahlgren Paul
277:Hereditary Peerage
227:David Lloyd George
163:David Lloyd George
123:The Earl of Onslow
111:office established
99:David Lloyd George
41:The Viscount Astor
2646:Livingston family
2543:
2542:
2142:Margaret Thatcher
1998:Alec Douglas-Home
1870:Winston Churchill
1569:
1568:
1560:Succeeded by
1529:Viscountess Astor
1526:Succeeded by
1390:Debrett's Peerage
1151:, May 2, 1964, p1
1060:
1059:
945:Coronation Stakes
863:on 5 April 1929.
768:and formed a new
747:Pall Mall Gazette
742:Pall Mall Gazette
573:
572:
438:30 September 1952
16:(Redirected from
2678:
2616:UK MPs 1918–1922
2611:UK MPs 1910–1918
2536:
2514:
2492:
2470:
2462:
2454:
2446:
2438:
2430:
2422:
2414:
2406:
2384:
2376:
2368:
2346:
2338:
2330:
2308:
2300:
2292:
2284:
2262:
2254:
2246:
2238:
2216:
2208:
2186:
2178:
2170:
2162:
2154:
2132:
2124:
2102:
2080:
2072:
2064:
2056:
2048:
2040:
2032:
2010:
1988:
1980:
1968:Harold Macmillan
1958:
1950:
1928:
1920:
1898:
1890:
1882:
1860:
1838:
1830:
1822:
1814:
1806:
1794:Ramsay MacDonald
1784:
1776:
1768:
1760:
1738:
1716:
1708:
1700:
1692:
1684:
1662:
1654:
1632:
1595:
1588:
1581:
1572:
1543:Preceded by
1506:New constituency
1470:Aneurin Williams
1462:Preceded by
1452:
1447:
1439:
1431:
1426:
1394:
1393:
1386:
1380:
1379:
1377:
1375:
1360:
1354:
1353:
1351:
1349:
1332:
1326:
1321:
1315:
1314:
1312:
1310:
1295:
1289:
1283:
1277:
1274:
1268:
1267:
1262:
1260:
1255:. 1 October 1952
1243:
1234:
1233:
1222:
1216:
1215:
1204:
1198:
1197:
1184:
1178:
1171:
1165:
1158:
1152:
1142:
1136:
1135:
1129:
1124:
1122:
1114:
1112:
1110:
1105:. July 1909: 375
1104:
1096:
1090:
1080:
1029:
861:Territorial Army
849:Honorary Colonel
733:Lord Northcliffe
725:, the editor of
688:House of Commons
616:Devereux Milburn
483:
481:
441:
424:
422:
406:Personal details
394:
386:Aneurin Williams
377:
368:
342:
332:
323:
297:
285:
272:
247:
235:
223:
204:
187:office abolished
183:
171:
159:
140:
119:
107:
95:
76:
56:
32:
21:
2686:
2685:
2681:
2680:
2679:
2677:
2676:
2675:
2631:Viscounts Astor
2546:
2545:
2544:
2539:
2534:
2517:
2512:
2495:
2490:
2473:
2468:
2460:
2452:
2444:
2436:
2428:
2420:
2412:
2404:
2387:
2382:
2374:
2366:
2349:
2344:
2336:
2328:
2311:
2306:
2298:
2290:
2282:
2265:
2260:
2252:
2244:
2236:
2219:
2214:
2206:
2189:
2184:
2176:
2168:
2160:
2152:
2135:
2130:
2122:
2112:James Callaghan
2105:
2100:
2083:
2078:
2070:
2062:
2054:
2046:
2038:
2030:
2013:
2008:
1991:
1986:
1978:
1961:
1956:
1948:
1931:
1926:
1918:
1901:
1896:
1888:
1880:
1863:
1858:
1841:
1836:
1828:
1820:
1812:
1805:1924, 1929–1931
1804:
1787:
1782:
1774:
1766:
1758:
1748:Stanley Baldwin
1741:
1736:
1719:
1714:
1706:
1698:
1690:
1682:
1665:
1660:
1652:
1635:
1630:
1613:
1604:
1599:
1565:
1556:
1548:
1531:
1516:
1513:Plymouth Sutton
1489:
1481:
1472:
1468:
1434:
1417:
1403:
1398:
1397:
1388:
1387:
1383:
1373:
1371:
1362:
1361:
1357:
1347:
1345:
1334:
1333:
1329:
1322:
1318:
1308:
1306:
1297:
1296:
1292:
1284:
1280:
1275:
1271:
1258:
1256:
1245:
1244:
1237:
1224:
1223:
1219:
1206:
1205:
1201:
1186:
1185:
1181:
1172:
1168:
1159:
1155:
1149:Chicago Tribune
1143:
1139:
1125:
1115:
1108:
1106:
1102:
1098:
1097:
1093:
1081:
1070:
1065:
1039:
1024:
1005:Buckinghamshire
937:Champion Stakes
921:St Leger Stakes
825:
788:" of advisers.
758:First World War
712:People's Budget
708:Plymouth Sutton
684:
624:
596:
562:
538:
519:
485:
482: 1906)
477:
473:
470:
452:Political party
443:
439:
426:
420:
418:
417:
416:
392:
383:
375:
369:
364:
355:
340:
330:
324:
319:
313:Plymouth Sutton
310:
295:
283:
275:
273:
268:
260:
251:Charles McCurdy
245:
233:
221:
205:
200:
181:
169:
157:
141:
136:
117:
105:
93:
77:
72:
47:
42:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2684:
2682:
2674:
2673:
2668:
2663:
2658:
2653:
2648:
2643:
2638:
2633:
2628:
2623:
2618:
2613:
2608:
2603:
2598:
2593:
2588:
2583:
2578:
2573:
2568:
2563:
2558:
2548:
2547:
2541:
2540:
2538:
2537:
2528:
2526:
2519:
2518:
2516:
2515:
2506:
2504:
2497:
2496:
2494:
2493:
2484:
2482:
2475:
2474:
2472:
2471:
2463:
2455:
2447:
2439:
2431:
2423:
2415:
2407:
2398:
2396:
2389:
2388:
2386:
2385:
2377:
2369:
2360:
2358:
2351:
2350:
2348:
2347:
2339:
2331:
2322:
2320:
2313:
2312:
2310:
2309:
2301:
2293:
2285:
2276:
2274:
2267:
2266:
2264:
2263:
2255:
2247:
2239:
2230:
2228:
2221:
2220:
2218:
2217:
2209:
2200:
2198:
2191:
2190:
2188:
2187:
2179:
2171:
2163:
2155:
2146:
2144:
2137:
2136:
2134:
2133:
2125:
2116:
2114:
2107:
2106:
2104:
2103:
2094:
2092:
2085:
2084:
2082:
2081:
2073:
2065:
2057:
2049:
2041:
2033:
2024:
2022:
2015:
2014:
2012:
2011:
2002:
2000:
1993:
1992:
1990:
1989:
1981:
1972:
1970:
1963:
1962:
1960:
1959:
1951:
1942:
1940:
1933:
1932:
1930:
1929:
1921:
1912:
1910:
1908:Clement Attlee
1903:
1902:
1900:
1899:
1891:
1883:
1874:
1872:
1865:
1864:
1862:
1861:
1852:
1850:
1843:
1842:
1840:
1839:
1831:
1823:
1815:
1807:
1798:
1796:
1789:
1788:
1786:
1785:
1777:
1772:Geoffery-Lloyd
1769:
1761:
1752:
1750:
1743:
1742:
1740:
1739:
1730:
1728:
1721:
1720:
1718:
1717:
1709:
1701:
1693:
1685:
1676:
1674:
1667:
1666:
1664:
1663:
1655:
1646:
1644:
1637:
1636:
1634:
1633:
1624:
1622:
1615:
1614:
1609:
1606:
1605:
1600:
1598:
1597:
1590:
1583:
1575:
1567:
1566:
1561:
1558:
1553:Viscount Astor
1549:
1544:
1540:
1539:
1533:
1532:
1527:
1524:
1508:
1502:
1501:
1496:
1473:
1465:Charles Mallet
1463:
1459:
1458:
1450:
1449:
1432:
1415:
1402:
1401:External links
1399:
1396:
1395:
1381:
1355:
1327:
1316:
1290:
1278:
1269:
1252:New York Times
1235:
1217:
1199:
1179:
1166:
1153:
1137:
1128:|journal=
1091:
1083:R. J. Q. Adams
1067:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1058:
1057:
1056:
1055:
1052:
1047:
1023:
1020:
1009:National Trust
988:Claud Cockburn
929:Eclipse Stakes
917:Pennycomequick
833:Guy's Hospital
824:
821:
805:House of Lords
797:Viscount Astor
766:prime minister
683:
680:
676:
675:
665:
659:
653:
650:
623:
620:
595:
592:
571:
570:
567:
566:
557:
551:
550:
544:
540:
539:
537:
536:
533:
527:
525:
521:
520:
518:
517:
512:
507:
502:
499:
493:
491:
487:
486:
475:
471:
466:
465:
463:
459:
458:
453:
449:
448:
442:(aged 73)
436:
432:
431:
430:, New York, US
414:
412:
408:
407:
403:
402:
399:
398:
395:
389:
388:
378:
372:
371:
361:
360:
349:
348:
343:
337:
336:
333:
327:
326:
316:
315:
304:
303:
298:
292:
291:
286:
280:
279:
265:
264:
254:
253:
248:
242:
241:
236:
230:
229:
224:
222:Prime Minister
218:
217:
212:
208:
207:
197:
196:
190:
189:
184:
178:
177:
172:
166:
165:
160:
158:Prime Minister
154:
153:
148:
144:
143:
133:
132:
126:
125:
120:
114:
113:
108:
102:
101:
96:
94:Prime Minister
90:
89:
84:
80:
79:
69:
68:
62:
61:
58:
57:
49:
48:
43:
40:
35:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2683:
2672:
2669:
2667:
2664:
2662:
2659:
2657:
2654:
2652:
2649:
2647:
2644:
2642:
2639:
2637:
2634:
2632:
2629:
2627:
2624:
2622:
2619:
2617:
2614:
2612:
2609:
2607:
2604:
2602:
2599:
2597:
2594:
2592:
2589:
2587:
2584:
2582:
2579:
2577:
2574:
2572:
2569:
2567:
2564:
2562:
2559:
2557:
2554:
2553:
2551:
2533:
2530:
2529:
2527:
2525:
2520:
2511:
2508:
2507:
2505:
2503:
2498:
2489:
2486:
2485:
2483:
2481:
2476:
2467:
2464:
2459:
2456:
2451:
2448:
2443:
2440:
2435:
2432:
2427:
2424:
2419:
2416:
2411:
2408:
2403:
2400:
2399:
2397:
2395:
2394:Boris Johnson
2390:
2381:
2378:
2373:
2370:
2365:
2362:
2361:
2359:
2357:
2352:
2343:
2340:
2335:
2332:
2327:
2324:
2323:
2321:
2319:
2318:David Cameron
2314:
2305:
2302:
2297:
2294:
2289:
2286:
2281:
2278:
2277:
2275:
2273:
2268:
2259:
2256:
2251:
2248:
2243:
2240:
2235:
2232:
2231:
2229:
2227:
2222:
2213:
2210:
2205:
2202:
2201:
2199:
2197:
2192:
2183:
2180:
2175:
2172:
2167:
2164:
2159:
2156:
2151:
2148:
2147:
2145:
2143:
2138:
2129:
2126:
2121:
2120:J. Cunningham
2118:
2117:
2115:
2113:
2108:
2099:
2096:
2095:
2093:
2091:
2086:
2077:
2074:
2069:
2066:
2061:
2058:
2053:
2050:
2045:
2042:
2037:
2034:
2029:
2026:
2025:
2023:
2021:
2020:Harold Wilson
2016:
2007:
2004:
2003:
2001:
1999:
1994:
1985:
1984:K. Cunningham
1982:
1977:
1974:
1973:
1971:
1969:
1964:
1955:
1952:
1947:
1944:
1943:
1941:
1939:
1934:
1925:
1922:
1917:
1914:
1913:
1911:
1909:
1904:
1895:
1892:
1887:
1884:
1879:
1876:
1875:
1873:
1871:
1866:
1857:
1854:
1853:
1851:
1849:
1844:
1835:
1832:
1827:
1824:
1819:
1816:
1811:
1808:
1803:
1800:
1799:
1797:
1795:
1790:
1781:
1778:
1773:
1770:
1765:
1762:
1757:
1754:
1753:
1751:
1749:
1744:
1735:
1732:
1731:
1729:
1727:
1722:
1713:
1710:
1705:
1702:
1697:
1694:
1689:
1686:
1681:
1678:
1677:
1675:
1673:
1668:
1659:
1656:
1651:
1648:
1647:
1645:
1643:
1642:H. H. Asquith
1638:
1629:
1626:
1625:
1623:
1621:
1616:
1612:
1607:
1603:
1596:
1591:
1589:
1584:
1582:
1577:
1576:
1573:
1564:
1563:William Astor
1555:
1554:
1547:
1541:
1538:
1534:
1530:
1523:
1519:
1515:
1514:
1507:
1503:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1494:
1488:
1484:
1480:
1479:
1471:
1466:
1460:
1457:
1453:
1445:
1444:
1438:
1433:
1430:
1424:
1420:
1416:
1414:
1410:
1409:
1405:
1404:
1400:
1391:
1385:
1382:
1370:
1366:
1359:
1356:
1343:
1342:
1337:
1331:
1328:
1325:
1320:
1317:
1304:
1300:
1294:
1291:
1287:
1282:
1279:
1273:
1270:
1266:
1254:
1253:
1248:
1242:
1240:
1236:
1231:
1227:
1221:
1218:
1213:
1209:
1203:
1200:
1195:
1194:
1189:
1183:
1180:
1176:
1170:
1167:
1163:
1157:
1154:
1150:
1146:
1141:
1138:
1133:
1120:
1101:
1095:
1092:
1088:
1084:
1079:
1077:
1075:
1073:
1069:
1062:
1053:
1050:
1049:
1048:
1043:
1035:
1031:
1030:
1021:
1019:
1017:
1012:
1010:
1006:
1001:
999:
995:
994:
989:
985:
981:
977:
976:Joseph Stalin
973:
968:
966:
962:
958:
952:
948:
946:
943:'s important
942:
938:
934:
930:
926:
922:
918:
914:
910:
906:
902:
898:
894:
890:
886:
882:
881:Court Martial
878:
874:
873:Craig an Eran
870:
864:
862:
858:
854:
850:
846:
842:
838:
834:
830:
829:Peabody Trust
822:
820:
818:
814:
810:
806:
802:
798:
794:
789:
787:
786:garden suburb
783:
779:
775:
771:
767:
763:
759:
754:
752:
748:
744:
743:
738:
734:
730:
729:
724:
719:
717:
713:
709:
705:
701:
697:
693:
689:
682:Public career
681:
679:
673:
669:
666:
663:
660:
657:
654:
651:
648:
645:
644:
643:
641:
637:
633:
629:
621:
619:
617:
613:
609:
605:
601:
593:
591:
589:
585:
581:
577:
568:
565:
561:
558:
556:
552:
549:
545:
541:
534:
532:
529:
528:
526:
522:
516:
513:
511:
508:
506:
503:
500:
498:
495:
494:
492:
488:
469:
464:
460:
457:
454:
450:
446:
437:
433:
429:
428:New York City
415:Waldorf Astor
413:
409:
404:
400:
396:
390:
387:
382:
379:
373:
367:
362:
359:
354:
350:
347:
344:
338:
334:
328:
322:
317:
314:
309:
305:
302:
299:
293:
290:
287:
281:
278:
271:
266:
263:
262:Lord Temporal
259:
255:
252:
249:
243:
240:
237:
231:
228:
225:
219:
216:
213:
209:
203:
198:
195:
191:
188:
185:
179:
176:
175:Stephen Walsh
173:
167:
164:
161:
155:
152:
149:
145:
139:
134:
131:
127:
124:
121:
115:
112:
109:
103:
100:
97:
91:
88:
85:
81:
75:
70:
67:
63:
59:
55:
50:
46:
38:
33:
30:
19:
18:Waldorf Astor
2601:Astor family
2524:Keir Starmer
2272:Gordon Brown
2090:Edward Heath
1938:Anthony Eden
1856:Douglas-Home
1703:
1551:
1510:
1505:
1498:
1491:
1475:
1441:
1406:
1389:
1384:
1372:. Retrieved
1368:
1358:
1346:. Retrieved
1339:
1330:
1319:
1307:. Retrieved
1302:
1299:"Lord Astor"
1293:
1285:
1281:
1272:
1264:
1257:. Retrieved
1250:
1229:
1220:
1211:
1202:
1191:
1182:
1174:
1169:
1161:
1156:
1148:
1140:
1119:cite journal
1107:. Retrieved
1094:
1086:
1013:
1002:
998:Cliveden Set
991:
984:The Observer
983:
969:
965:Thomas Jones
953:
949:
919:(1929); and
865:
826:
790:
755:
751:The Observer
750:
746:
740:
728:The Observer
726:
720:
685:
677:
625:
608:Eton College
597:
584:Astor family
575:
574:
560:Eton College
548:Astor family
456:Conservative
440:(1952-09-30)
393:Succeeded by
365:
341:Succeeded by
320:
296:Succeeded by
269:
246:Succeeded by
239:J. R. Clynes
201:
186:
182:Succeeded by
137:
118:Succeeded by
110:
73:
29:
2561:1952 deaths
2556:1879 births
2502:Rishi Sunak
2364:Hollingbery
2356:Theresa May
2182:P. Morrison
2174:Lennox-Boyd
1886:Harvie-Watt
1834:Worthington
1810:R. Morrison
1493:Arthur Benn
1411:1803–2005:
1363:dijit.net.
1226:"No. 29993"
1208:"No. 29932"
1188:"No. 29075"
980:David Astor
961:antisemitic
957:World War I
941:Royal Ascot
915:(1926) and
913:Short Story
897:Oaks Stakes
891:(1910) and
879:(1936) and
823:Later years
425:19 May 1879
376:Preceded by
346:Nancy Astor
331:Preceded by
284:Preceded by
234:Preceded by
170:Preceded by
106:Preceded by
2550:Categories
2342:Williamson
2226:Tony Blair
2196:John Major
2028:Fernyhough
1916:de Freitas
1696:Sutherland
1557:1919–1952
1286:Army Lists
1063:References
1051:Escutcheon
901:Sunny Jane
845:Lord Mayor
801:viscountcy
714:" and the
594:Early life
555:Alma mater
421:1879-05-19
2513:2022–2024
2480:Liz Truss
2458:Morrissey
2442:Duddridge
2437:2021–2022
2429:2021–2022
2421:2019–2021
2405:2019–2021
2383:2018–2019
2375:2017–2019
2367:2016–2018
2345:2013–2016
2337:2012–2013
2329:2010–2012
2307:2009–2010
2304:Snelgrove
2299:2008–2010
2291:2007–2009
2283:2007–2008
2261:2005–2007
2253:2001–2005
2245:1997–2001
2237:1997–1998
2215:1994–1997
2207:1990–1994
2177:1988–1990
2169:1987–1988
2161:1983–1987
2153:1979–1983
2131:1977–1979
2123:1976–1977
2101:1970–1974
2079:1975–1976
2076:Tomlinson
2063:1974–1975
2055:1968–1969
2047:1967–1970
2044:H. Davies
2039:1965–1966
2031:1964–1967
2009:1963–1964
1987:1959–1963
1979:1957–1959
1957:1955–1956
1927:1946–1951
1919:1945–1946
1897:1952–1955
1889:1941–1945
1881:1940–1941
1859:1937–1940
1837:1931–1935
1829:1931–1935
1821:1931–1932
1813:1929–1931
1783:1935–1937
1767:1927–1929
1737:1922–1923
1726:Bonar Law
1715:1920–1922
1691:1916–1918
1688:D. Davies
1683:1916–1918
1661:1908–1915
1653:1908–1909
1631:1906–1908
1628:Carr-Gomm
1374:11 August
1303:The Times
1109:11 August
1011:in 1942.
909:Saucy Sue
893:Saucy Sue
813:Sinn Féin
543:Relatives
447:, England
366:In office
321:In office
270:In office
202:In office
138:In office
74:In office
2510:Williams
2466:Stafford
2434:Griffith
2418:Harrison
2402:Burghart
2296:Trickett
2166:Hamilton
1734:Davidson
1478:Plymouth
1348:21 March
1259:21 March
993:The Week
925:Book Law
911:(1925),
907:(1922),
903:(1917),
895:(1925);
889:Winkipop
883:(1945);
875:(1921),
841:Plymouth
698:for the
696:Unionist
640:Cliveden
490:Children
358:Plymouth
215:George V
151:George V
87:George V
2410:Heappey
2372:Kennedy
2242:Grocott
2060:Hamling
2006:Pearson
1878:Bracken
1818:Markham
1780:Dugdale
1756:Herbert
1712:Sassoon
1408:Hansard
1392:. 2015.
1309:24 June
1007:to the
859:of the
855:-based
851:of the
793:peerage
764:became
702:in the
690:in the
524:Parents
484:
476:
472:
211:Monarch
147:Monarch
83:Monarch
2334:Gyimah
2326:Swayne
2280:Austin
2250:Hanson
2234:Coffey
2204:Bright
2158:Alison
2098:Kitson
2052:Varley
1976:Barber
1894:Soames
1680:Barran
1650:Howard
1490:With:
1016:Taplow
905:Pogrom
877:Pay Up
462:Spouse
445:Taplow
2535:2024–
2532:Twist
2426:Dines
2380:Bowie
2288:Smith
2128:Stott
2068:Marks
2036:Shore
1954:Allan
1924:Moyle
1704:Astor
1658:Lyell
1103:(PDF)
668:Major
636:Sancy
588:Nancy
478:(
474:
2491:2022
2488:Webb
2469:2022
2461:2022
2453:2022
2450:Nici
2445:2022
2413:2019
2258:Hill
2212:Ward
2185:1990
2071:1975
1949:1955
1946:Carr
1826:Glyn
1802:Weir
1775:1935
1764:Rhys
1707:1918
1522:1919
1518:1918
1487:1918
1483:1910
1376:2017
1350:2010
1311:2023
1261:2010
1132:help
1111:2013
1022:Arms
871::-
831:and
670:Sir
610:and
546:See
435:Died
411:Born
384:and
356:for
311:for
2522:to
2500:to
2478:to
2392:to
2354:to
2316:to
2270:to
2224:to
2194:to
2150:Gow
2140:to
2110:to
2088:to
2018:to
1996:to
1966:to
1936:to
1906:to
1868:to
1846:to
1792:to
1746:to
1724:to
1670:to
1640:to
1618:to
1467:and
1000:".
923::-
899::-
887::-
795:as
2552::
1440:.
1421:.
1367:.
1338:.
1301:.
1263:.
1249:.
1238:^
1228:.
1210:.
1190:.
1147:,
1123::
1121:}}
1117:{{
1071:^
819:.
753:.
718:.
580:DL
578:,
480:m.
45:DL
1594:e
1587:t
1580:v
1520:–
1485:–
1425:.
1378:.
1352:.
1313:.
1288:.
1134:)
1130:(
1113:.
423:)
419:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
