Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
The Viscount Astor | |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health | |
| In office 24 June 1919 – 7 April 1921 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Onslow |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board | |
| In office 27 January 1919 – 24 June 1919 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | Stephen Walsh |
| Succeeded by | office abolished |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food Control | |
| In office 18 July 1918 – 27 January 1919 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | J. R. Clynes |
| Succeeded by | Charles McCurdy |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 18 October 1919 – 30 September 1952 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Viscount Astor |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Viscount Astor |
| Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton | |
| In office 14 December 1918 – 18 October 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Astor |
| Member of Parliament for Plymouth | |
| In office 19 December 1910 – 25 November 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Edward Mallet and Aneurin Williams |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Waldorf Astor 19 May 1879 New York City, New York, US |
| Died | 30 September 1952 (aged 73) Taplow, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
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| Relatives | See Astor family |
| Alma mater | Eton College New College, Oxford |
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor, DL (19 May 1879 – 30 September 1952) was an American-born English politician and newspaper proprietor. He was a member of the Astor family. He was active in minor political roles. He was devoted to charitable projects, and with his more famous wife Nancy became a prominent fixture in upper class English society.