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Gavin Astor, 2. Baron Astor of Hever (* 1. Juni 1918; † 28. Juni 1984 in Tillypronie, Aberdeenshire) war ein britischer Adliger und Verleger. Leben Hever Castle in Kent, der Landsitz von Gavin Astor. Er war der älteste Sohn von John Jacob Astor, 1. Baron Astor of Hever und seiner Ehefrau Violet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound.
Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever DL (1 June 1918 – 28 June 1984), was an English soldier, publisher, peer, and member of the Astor family. Lord Astor served as chairman of the Times Publishing Company and president of the family owned Times Newspapers Ltd.
John Jacob Astor, 3. Baron Astor of Hever (* 1946) Voraussichtlicher Titelerbe ( Heir apparent ) ist der Sohn des jetzigen Barons, Hon. Charles Gavin John Astor (* 1990).
Baron Astor of Hever, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1956 for John Jacob Astor, a prominent newspaper proprietor and Conservative politician. He was the fourth child of William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor.
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3. Nov. 2019 · Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever (1 June 1918 – 28 June 1984) was a British soldier, publisher, and peer. His father was John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever. He was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford, before joining the Life Guards, where he reached the rank of captain.
He was created 1 st Baron Astor of Hever in 1956. In 1962 John Jacob placed the Castle in trust for his son Gavin and retired to France where he died in 1971. In 1963 Gavin opened the Castle and gardens to the public for the first time. Following the floods in 1968 the cost of running the estate was becoming too expensive and the Castle and ...
