William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor
English businessman and politician (born 1951)
William Waldorf Astor III, 4th Viscount Astor (born 27 December 1951) is an English businessman, hereditary peer, politician and former member of the House of Lords who sat as Conservative. He is a member of the prominent Astor family.2
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Born Dec 27, 1951.1
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Early life and education
- Date not recordedEton College3
Career
Occupation: farmer, businessperson, land owner, politician.6
Personal life
Astor married Annabel Lucy Veronica Jones (born 1948), daughter of Timothy Angus Jones and Patricia David Pandora Clifford on 14 January 1976. They have three children:
Hon Flora Katherine Astor (born 7 June 1976). She is married to Theo Rycroft. They have three children.
Hon William Waldorf "Will" Astor IV (born 18 January 1979). He is married to Lohralee Stutz. They have four children.
Hon James Jacob "Jake" Astor (born 4 March 1981). He is married to Victoria L. Hargreaves. They have two children.
The heir to the viscountcy is his elder son, Will.
His wife Annabel's stepfather was his uncle Michael Langhorne Astor.
Viscountess Astor was previously married to Sir Reginald Sheffield, 8th Baronet by whom she is the mother of Samantha Cameron, wife of former Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Politics
Astor was an early opponent of the HS2 high-speed rail project.
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