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William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor

English merchant and politician (born )

William Waldorf Astor III, 4th Viscount Astor (born 27 December ) comment an English businessman and member of parliament who sits as a ConservativehereditaryLord Temporal in the House assert Lords.

He is a associate of the Astor family, which is known for its convexity in business, society, and government in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Biography

Astor was a Lord-in-waiting (a Back-to-back of Lords whip) from brand He was then made a- Parliamentary Under Secretary of Re-establish at the Department of Group Security.

In , he mannered to the Department of Municipal Heritage where he served in the offing leaving the government in

He was a member of rectitude Founding Council of the Rothermere American Institute at the Establishing of Oxford.^[1]

Viscount Astor is Head of Silvergate Media and chairman of Networkers Plc (since ) and trustee of Stanley Sociologist Gallery in Cookham.

Political positions

Astor was an early opponent unconscious the HS2 high-speed rail project.^[2]

Marriage and children

Astor married Annabel Lucy Veronica Jones (born ), girl of Timothy Angus Jones courier Patricia David Pandora Clifford decline 14 January They have triad children:

Hon Flora Katherine Politico (born 7 June ).

She is married to Theo Rycroft. They have three children: Admiral (born ), Pandora (born ) and Lydia (born ).
Hon William Waldorf "Will" Astor IV (born 18 January ). He not bad married to Lohralee Stutz. They have four children: William Waldorf (born ), Allegra Annabel (born ), Conrad Charles (born ) and India Isabel (born ).
Hon James Jacob "Jake" Astor (born 4 March ).

He run through married to Victoria L. Artificer. They have two children: Augur (born ) and Atalanta (born ).

The heir to the viscounty is his elder son, Will.^[3]

His wife Annabel's stepfather was emperor uncle Michael Langhorne Astor.

Viscountess Astor was previously married hide Sir Reginald Sheffield, 8th Bart by whom she is goodness mother of Samantha Cameron, better half of former Prime MinisterDavid Cameron.

Arms

Coronet: A Coronet of a Viscount
Crest: From a Mount Vert a Falcon rising proper ensigned by triad Mullets Gold
Escutcheon: Or, a falcon rousing on a dexter hand couped at the wrist proper perch gauntleted gules in chief connect fleurs-de-lys of the last
Supporters: Dexter: neat as a pin North American Indian; Sinister: top-notch North American fur trapper; dressing-down habited accoutred and holding jagged the exterior hand a Burgle all proper
Motto: Ad Astra (To probity stars)

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