Samuel Vestey, 2nd Baron Vestey
Samuel Vestey, 2nd Baron Vestey (25 December 1882 – 4 May 1954) was a British noble.
Early life
[edit]He was the son of William Vestey, 1st Baron Vestey, and was educated at Merton College, Oxford, matriculating in 1901.[1]
He served as Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1933.[1]
He succeeded to the title on his father's death in 1940.
Career
[edit]He was a Justice of the Peace, and photographs of him by Lafayette are in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery.[2]
Personal life
[edit]In 1908, he married Frances Sarah Howarth, they had three children:
- Hon. Kathleen Sarah Vestey (born in May 1909), married Captain Maurice John Kingscote (30 July 1887 – 5 June 1959) on 18 September 1936.
- Captain Hon. William Howarth Vestey (1912–1944), killed in action in Italy
- Hon. Joan Frances Vestey (1914–1991)
On his death in 1954, he was succeeded by his grandson, Samuel Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey, son of William Vestey.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 26.
- ^ "Samuel Vestey, 2nd Baron Vestey". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 7 February 2015.