William Waldorf Astor, (August 13, 1907 - March 7, 1966), was a businessman and politician and a member of the prominent Astor family. August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... The Astor family, founded by the German immigrant John Jacob Astor and his wife Sarah Todd, became the wealthiest family in the United States during the 19th century. ...

Known as Bill Astor, he was the son of William Waldorf Astor II, the 2nd Viscount Astor and Nancy Witcher Langhorne. He was educated at Eton College and at New College, Oxford. In 1932, he was appointed to the office of Secretary to the Earl of Lytton, League of Nations Committee of Enquiry in what was then known as Manchuria. Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (May 19, 1879–September 30, 1952) was a businessman and politician and a member of the prominent Astor family. ... Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor (May 19, 1879 - May 2, 1964) was a socialite politician and a member of the prominent Astor family. ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (that is, an independent, fee-charging secondary school) for boys. ... New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The title of Earl of Lytton was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1880 for Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton, the former Viceroy of India and son of the novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton. ... Extent according to Definition 1 (dark red), Definition 3 (dark red + medium red) and Definition 4 (dark red + medium red + light red) Northeast China (Simplified Chinese: 东北; Traditional Chinese: 東北; pinyin: ; literally east-north) and Manchuria (Manchu: Manju, Simplified Chinese: 满洲; Traditional Chinese: 滿洲; pinyin: ) are names of a vast region in Northeast Asia. ...

First elected to the British House of Commons in 1935, he served as a Unionist Conservative for the constituency of East Fulham. He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty between 1936 and 1937 then was made Secretary of State for the Home Department. The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to British Government MPs to act as the Parliamentary contact of senior Ministers. ... The First Lord of the Admiralty was a British government position in charge of the Admiralty. ... The Secretary of State for the Home Department (the Home Secretary) is the chief United Kingdom government minister responsible for law and order in England and Wales; his or her remit includes policing, the criminal justice system, the prison service, internal security, and matters of citizenship and immigration. ...

Active in thoroughbred horse racing, he inherited Cliveden Stud, a horse farm and breeding operation in the village of Taplow near Maidenhead. The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... Taplow is a village near Maidenhead, in England. ... Maidenhead is a town in Berkshire, England, and has a population of around 60,000. ...

He left politics for a time, but returned as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Wycombe in 1951, serving for two years. On his father's passing in 1952, he inherited his title, becomg the 3rd Viscount Astor and took over the Cliveden estate in Buckinghamshire where he and his family continued to live until his passing in 1966. He died from a heart attack aged 58. During the Profumo Affair he was accused of having an affair with Mandy Rice-Davies. Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Wycombe is an local government district in Buckinghamshire in south central England. ... Cliveden is a mansion in Berkshire (though until the county borders changed in 1974 it was in Buckinghamshire) with an intriguing history. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. ... The Profumo Affair was a political scandal of 1963 in the United Kingdom. ... Mandy Rice-Davies, born October 1, 1944, is famous mainly for her minor role in the Profumo affair which discredited the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan in 1963. ...

William Waldorf Astor married three times:

• 1) 1945: Sarah Kathleen Elinor Norton - (divorced 1953). They had one son, William Waldorf Astor, 4th Viscount Astor (born 1951)
• 2) 1955: Phillipa Victoria Hunloke - (divorced 1960). They had a daughter, Emily Mary Astor (born 1956)
• 3) 1960: Janet Bronwen Alun Pugh. They had two children, Janet Elizabeth Astor (born 1961) and Pauline Marian Astor (born 1964)

1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor (born 27 December 1951) is a British businessman and politician who sits as an elected hereditary peer in the House of Lords. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (May 19, 1879–September 30, 1952) was a businessman and politician and a member of the prominent Astor family. ... Viscount Astor, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor (born 27 December 1951) is a British businessman and politician who sits as an elected hereditary peer in the House of Lords. ...