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Há 6 dias · english. Cemetery: Maidenhead, Cliveden Chapel (Octagon Temple) William Waldorf "Bill" Astor II, 3rd Viscount Astor (13 August 1907 – 7 March 1966) was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician. He was also a member of the Astor family.
2 de mai. de 2024 · When American-born English socialite Nancy Astor entered the House of Commons on 1 December 1919, she became the first female MP in British history to take a seat in parliament. She was elected to Parliament for Plymouth Sutton in November 1919, replacing her husband who had previously been the MP. Astor was elected following a by-election on ...
Há 4 dias · Disenchanted with New York City, Waldorf moved to England. Ultimately, he was able to basically buy his way to a peerage, becoming Viscount Astor. That title lives on today. William Jr had a son named, you guessed it, John Jacob Astor IV. Known as Jack, he is most famous for dying on the Titanic.
2 de mai. de 2024 · Lady Astor passed away in 1964, and the Sancy Diamond remained with the family until 1978, when her grandson, the 4th Viscount Astor, sold the Sancy Diamond to the Louvre Museum for $1 million, and where it is exhibited with many of the French Crown Jewels in the Galerie D’Apollon.
15 de mai. de 2024 · Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor (born May 19, 1879, Danville, Virginia, U.S.—died May 2, 1964, Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, England) was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons, known in public and private life for her great energy and wit.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
15 de mai. de 2024 · They remain prominent in today’s society, with William Astor, the 4th Viscount of Astor, being the stepfather of former first lady Samantha Cameron. Where did the Astor money go? John Jacob Astor bequeathed $400,000 to build the Astor Library for the New York public, which later merged with other libraries to form the New York Public Library.
15 de mai. de 2024 · Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor was a member of Parliament (1910–19) and an agricultural expert whose Cliveden home was a meeting place during the late 1930s for Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and supporters of his policy of “appeasement” toward Adolf Hitler. He was the elder son of William.
