Samuel Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey
British peer (1941–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel George Armstrong Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey, GCVO, GCStJ, DL (19 March 1941 – 4 February 2021), was a British peer, landowner, and businessman. He served as Master of the Horse to Queen Elizabeth II from 1999 to 2018.[1] Lord Vestey was part of the family dynasty that founded and still runs the Vestey Holdings multinational corporation.
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The Lord Vestey | |
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Born | Samuel George Armstrong Vestey (1941-03-19)19 March 1941 |
Died | 4 February 2021(2021-02-04) (aged 79) |
Nationality | British |
Education | Eton College Sandhurst |
Occupation(s) | Chairman, Vestey Group |
Title | Baron Vestey |
Predecessor | Samuel Vestey, 2nd Baron Vestey |
Successor | William, 4th Baron Vestey |
Spouses | Kathryn Eccles
(m. 1970; div. 1981)Celia Knight
(m. 1981; died 2020) |
Children | 5 |
Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
as a hereditary peer 1954 – 11 November 1999 | |
Preceded by | The 2nd Baron Vestey |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished [lower-alpha 1] |
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