Samuel Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey
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The Lord Vestey Bt KCVO GCStJ DL |
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Lord Vestey, Master of the Horse, riding to The Queen's Birthday Parade in 2009
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| Born | 19 March 1941 |
| Residence | Stowell Park, Gloucestershire |
| Nationality |
 United Kingdom
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| Education | Eton College; RMAS |
| Occupation | Chairman, Vestey Group |
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3rd Baron Vestey; Master of the Horse |
| Predecessor | Samuel, 2nd Baron Vestey |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | The Hon. William Vestey, Captain, Scots Guards (kia 1944) and Pamela, Lady Vestey (née Armstrong - d. 2011), the granddaughter of Dame Nellie Melba. |
Samuel George Armstrong Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey Bt KCVO GCStJ DL (born 19 March 1941) is a British peer, landowner, philanthropist and businessman.
Lord Vestey currently serves as Master of the Horse to the Royal Household.
Samuel Vestey was born on 19 March 1941. He was educated at Eton College, before attending Sandhurst. He served as a Lieutenant in the Scots Guards. He is a great-grandson of the celebrated opera singer Dame Nellie Melba.
Lord Vestey has served as the Chairman of the Vestey Group since 1995 and was Chairman of the Meat Training Council from 1991–95. He is also a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Butchers.
Vestey's battle with the native Australian Gurindji people over working conditions and native land claims was chronicled in Paul Kelly's song "From Little Things Big Things Grow", originally released on his 1991 album Comedy. Vestey also features in Ted Egan's song "Gurindji Blues", which is about the land rights and working conditions of Australian aboriginal people at Wave Hill Cattle Station in the Northern Territory.
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