William Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor

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William Waldorf Astor, Jr.

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Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Death: September 30, 1952 (73)
Cliveden, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Place of Burial: Cliveden Chapel, Taplow, South Bucks District, Buckinghamshire, England
Immediate Family:

Son of William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor and Mary Astor (Paul), Viscountess Astor
Husband of Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor
Father of William Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor; Hon. Nancy Phyllis Louise Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby; Hon Francis David Langhorne; Hon Michael Langhorne Astor and Sir John Jacob Astor VII
Brother of Pauline Spender-Clay; John Rudolph Astor; Col. John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever and Gwendolyn Enid Astor

Occupation: 2nd Viscount Astor (191-1952); MP for Plymouth Sutton (1918-1919); MP for Plymouth (1910-1918); Owner of The Observer
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About William Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor

As a wedding gift, Waldorf's father gave him and his bride the family estate at Cliveden, which Nancy redecorated and modernised with the installation of electricity. Theirs proved a close marriage, and they had five children:

William Waldorf Astor II, 3rd Viscount Astor (born 13 August 1907, died 7 March 1966) Hon Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor (born 22 March 1909, died 2 March 1975) Hon Francis David Langhorne Astor (born 5 March 1912, died 6 December 2001) Hon Michael Langhorne Astor (born 10 April 1916, died 26 February 1980) Major Hon Sir John Jacob "Jakie" Astor VII (born 29 August 1918, died 10 September 2000) Astor valued his wife; through her, Astor developed an interest in social reform.[5]

[]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldorf_Astor,_2nd_Viscount_Astor

[]http://www.geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=252592

[]http://www.thepeerage.com/p8155.htm#i81545

[]http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-cliveden

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William Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor's Timeline

1879
May 19, 1879
New York, New York, United States
1907
August 13, 1907
Cliveden, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England
1909
1909
1912
March 5, 1912
London, England (United Kingdom)
1916
April 10, 1916
1918
August 29, 1918
London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1952
September 30, 1952
Age 73
Cliveden, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
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Cliveden Chapel, Taplow, South Bucks District, Buckinghamshire, England