Baron Astor of Hever of the ninety elected hereditary peers who remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the "House of Lords Act" of 1999, and he sits on the Conservative benches. As a male-line descendant of the first Viscount Astor, Lord Astor of Hever is also in remainder to this peerage and its subsidiary title Baron Astor, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent. The Hon. John Astor, third son of the first Baron, served as a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1964 to 1974. The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Charles Gavin John Astor
HMS Hever Castle (K521) a Chinese flag and renamed "Ta Lung". Converted to a cargo ship, the vessel had a gross register tonnage of 1,305 tons. The ship was renamed "Wan Lee" in 1947 and was taken over by the Communist Chinese government in 1949. The ship remained listed until 1968, however, following that the ship's existence remained doubtful even though it was reported on until 1977–78. Miramar claims the ship was wrecked on 12 April 1948 at . HMS Hever Castle (K521) HMS "Hever Castle was a constructed for the British Royal Navy in the Second World War. Transferred to the Royal Canadian