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Hace 3 días · William Astor, 4th Viscount of Astor, is a member of the House of Lords and the stepfather of Samantha Cameron, the former British first lady married to David Cameron. John Jacob Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, also sat in the House of Lords from 1986 until his retirement in 2022, according to the UK Parliament 's official website.
Hace 3 días · Trinity Church’s three bronze doors were gifted to the parish by William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor. Each was designed by a different architect Karl Bitter for the east door, J....
Hace 3 días · This article lists government ministers who served under Margaret Thatcher, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, during which time she led a Conservative majority government and was the first woman to hold the office.
Hace 5 días · On this day - June 1, 1954 --Viscount Althorp, only son of the 7th Earl Spencer and Lady Cynthia Hamilton married Hon Frances Roche, daughter of the 4th Baron Fermoy and Ruth Gill at Westminster Abbey.
Hace 1 día · The Highland Light Infantry – which drew its recruits mainly from Glasgow and the Scottish Lowlands – fought through North Africa and Italy during the Second World War, but were allegedly dubbed “D-Day dodgers” by Viscount Lady Astor – a Tory MP – in 1945. They later fought in Belgium and Germany as the war came to an end.
Hace 1 día · Model Bronwen Pugh, who later became an Astor when she married William Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor, is pictured here trying on hats with a fellow model at the hotel.
Hace 6 días · In 1846, the merchant A.T. Stewart founded the Marble Palace in New York City, considered one of America’s first department stores. He became the country’s third-richest man after William...
