Trivia

Grandmother of Jane Willoughby de Eresby and William Astor.

First woman to be elected to Parliament (for Plymouth Sutton, November 28, 1919 - July 5, 1945).

Her first husband was a cousin of Robert Gould Shaw.

Subject of "Nancy Astor: Portrait of a Pioneer" (1980) by John Grigg.

Nancy Astor once said to Winston Churchill, "If I was your wife I'd poison your coffee!" He replied, "If I was your husband I'd drink it.".