Jakie Astor
| Sir John Jacob Astor VII | |
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Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton |
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In office 1951–1959 |
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| Preceded by | Lucy Middleton |
| Succeeded by | Ian Montagu Fraser |
| High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely |
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In office 1967–1968 |
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| Preceded by | John Beckett |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Gray |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 August 1918 Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Died | 10 September 2000 (aged 82) |
| Spouse(s) |
Ana Inez Carcano (m. 1944; div. 1972) Susan Eveleigh Sheppard (m. 1976; div. 1985) Marcia de Savary (m. 1988; his death 2000) |
| Children | Michael Ramon Langhorne Astor Stella Astor John William Astor |
| Parents |
Waldorf Astor Nancy Astor |
| Education |
Eton College New College, Oxford |
| Awards |
Knight Bachelor (1978) OBE (1945) ERD (1989) Légion d'Honneur Croix de Guerre |
Major Sir John Jacob 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 VII was born 29 August 1918, the youngest of the four sons of Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor and Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (1878–1964). His mother, Viscountess Astor, was the first woman elected to Parliament to take her seat in Parliament. His siblings in include Robert Gould Shaw III (1898–1970), his half-brother from his mother's first marriage, William Waldorf Astor II (1907–1966), Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor (1909–1975), Francis David Langhorne Astor (1912–2001), and Michael Langhorne Astor (1916–1980). Jakie was named after his relative John Jacob Astor IV, who perished on the Titanic in 1912.
He was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford and served in the Special Air Service and the Life Guards during World War II.
In 1945, Astor contested the Plymouth Sutton seat in the British House of Commons that had been held by both his parents. Unsuccessful at first, he won the seat in 1951 as a member of the Conservative Party. From 1960 to 1974, he held the office of Justice of the Peace for Cambridgeshire.
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