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Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever (1 June 1918 – 28 June 1984) was an English soldier, publisher, peer, and member of the Astor family. ==Biography== Astor was the eldest son of John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886-1971) and Lady Violet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound (1889-1965).〔http://thepeerage.com/p1587.htm#i15867〕 He had two younger brothers, Hugh (1920-1999) and John (1923-1987). Violet also had two children, Mary (1910-2003) and George (1912-1997), from her previous marriage to Lord Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice (1874-1914). He was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford, before joining the Life Guards, where he reached the rank of captain. Business positions included the chairmanship of the Times Publishing Company and life presidency of Times Newspapers Ltd. He was appointed High Sheriff of Sussex in 1955. He inherited the Barony and Hever Castle in Kent on the death of his father in 1971. In 1955, he founded the "Astor of Hever" Trust, a charity aimed to collect donations for arts, medicine, religion, education, conservation, youth, and sport.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ffhb.org.uk/detail.php?CodeID=87 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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