Name Michael Astor Role British Politician | Died February 28, 1980 Books Tribal Feeling | |
Spouse Judith Caroline Traill Innes (m. 1970–1980), Pandora Clifford (m. 1961–1968), Barbara McNeill (m. 1942–1961) Children Polly Astor, Kathleen Astor Siblings William Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor, David Astor, Jakie Astor Similar People Nancy Astor - Viscounte, Waldorf Astor - 2nd Viscount, David Astor, William Astor - 3rd Viscount, William Waldorf Astor - 1st | ||
The Hon. Michael Langhorne Astor (10 April 1916 — 28 February 1980) was a British Conservative Party politician.
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Early life
Michael Astor was born on 10 April 1916. He was the fourth child of Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor, and Nancy Witcher Langhorne, both Members of Parliament. He was educated at Eton College. He gained the rank of Captain, serving in the Royal Artillery (Territorial Army).
Career
He was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament for Surrey East in the 1945 General Election. He kept his seat in the 1950 election but did not stand in 1951. He wrote a memoir, Tribal Feeling, published in 1963, and a novel, Brand, published in 1968.
Personal life
He married three times:
He was a friend of Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond series, and dined with him shortly before his death on 12 August 1964.