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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.
John Jacob Astor VI (August 14, 1912 – June 26, 1992) was an American socialite, shipping businessman, and member of the Astor family. He was dubbed the "Titanic Baby" for his affiliation with the RMS Titanic; Astor was born four months after his father, Colonel John Jacob Astor IV, died in the sinking of the Titanic.
Major the Hon Sir John Jacob Astor. "Jakie" Astor, as he was invariably known, was the youngest child and fourth son of the redoubtable Nancy Astor and her husband Waldorf, then Conservative MP for Plymouth, but shortly to forfeit his seat on succeeding his father as the 2 nd Viscount Astor.
Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor, CH (19 May 1879 – 2 May 1964) was an American-born British politician who was the first woman seated as a Member of Parliament (MP), serving from 1919 to 1945.
17 set 2000 · Sir John "Jakie" Astor, 82, who was born to aristocracy and wealth and went on to serve as a soldier and member of Parliament as well as a noted race horse breeder and owner, died Sept. 10 in...
“Jakie, is it my birthday, or am I dying?” So asked US-born British politician Nancy, Viscountess Astor of her son on 2nd May 1964. His reply to these, the last words she ever spoke, was, “A bit of both, Mum.”
13 set 2000 · MAJOR SIR JOHN ASTOR, who has died aged 82, was the fourth and youngest son of the 2nd Viscount Astor and his formidable American wife Nancy, the first woman to take her seat in the House of...
