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Samuel Vestey, 2nd Baron Vestey
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Samuel Vestey, 2nd Baron Vestey (25 December 1882 – 4 May 1954) was a British noble.
Early life
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
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
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.
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