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Major Sir John Jacob "Jakie" 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.
13 de sept. de 2000 · Sir John "Jakie" Astor, who has died aged 82 after a long battle against Parkinson's disease, won distinction in his second and third careers after being vilified in his first.
Major the Hon Sir John Jacob Astor "Jakie" Astor, as he was invariably known, was the youngest child and fourth son of the redoubtable Nancy Astor and her husband Waldorf, then Conservative MP for Plymouth, but shortly to forfeit his seat on succeeding his father as the 2 nd Viscount Astor.
Beyond New York City, the Astor family name is imprinted in a great deal of United States history and geography. Astor Street, in Chicago's landmark Gold Coast district, is named after John Jacob Astor. There are towns of Astor in the states of Florida, Georgia, Iowa, and Kansas and there are Astorias in Illinois, Missouri, and Oregon.
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...
John Jacob Astor VI (August 14, 1912 – June 26, 1992) was an American socialite, shipping businessman, and member of the Astor family. He was dubbed the "Titanic Baby" for his affiliation with the RMS Titanic; Astor was born four months after his father, Colonel John Jacob Astor IV, died in the sinking of the Titanic.
17 de sept. de 2000 · Sir John "Jakie" Astor, 82, who was born to aristocracy and wealth and went on to serve as a soldier and member of Parliament as well as a noted race horse breeder and owner, died Sept. 10 in...
