Jacob Astley

Jacob Astley may refer to:

  • Jacob Astley, 1st Baron Astley of Reading (1579–1652), English soldier and royalist
  • Sir Jacob Astley, 1st Baronet (c. 1639–1729), English MP for Norfolk
  • Jacob Astley, 3rd Baron Astley of Reading (c. 1654–1688), English peer
  • Jacob Astley, 16th Baron Hastings (1797–1859), British MP for West Norfolk

Famous quotes containing the word jacob:

    I was not unemployed in my profession by the late John Jacob Astor; a name which, I admit, I love to repeat, for it hath a rounded and orbicular sound to it, and rings like unto bullion.
    Herman Melville (1819–1891)