Samuel Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey

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Samuel George Armstrong Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey, Bt, KCVO, GCStJ, DL (b. 19 March 1941) is a British businessman who has been Chairman of the Vestey Group Ltd. since 1995. He was Chairman of the Meat Training Council from 1991 to 1995.

Vestey succeeded to the peerage in 1954. He was educated at Eton College, and served as a Lieutenant in the Scots Guards.

He was Chancellor (1988–1991) and Lord Prior (1991–2002) of the Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem and was made Bailiff Grand Cross of this order (GCStJ) in 1987. He became a Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire in 1982.

He has been Master of the Horse, of the Royal Household, of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom since 1999. His seat is Stowell Park Estate, in Gloucestershire.

Vestey was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.^[1] He is a great-grandson of the famous opera singer Dame Nellie Melba.

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^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59090. p. 3. 13 June 2009.

Honorary titles
Preceded by The Lord Somerleyton	Master of the Horse 1999–present	Incumbent
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Samuel Vestey	Baron Vestey 1954–present	Incumbent
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Rt Hon The Earl Peel (The Lord Chamberlain of the Household)	Gentlemen The Master of the Horse	Succeeded by His Grace The Duke of Somerset

v t e Order of Precedence in the United Kingdom (Gentlemen)

England and Wales	The Sovereign • HRH The Duke of Edinburgh • HRH The Prince of Wales • HRH The Duke of York • HRH The Earl of Wessex • HRH The Duke of Cambridge • HRH Prince Harry of Wales • Viscount Severn • Mr Peter Phillips • Viscount Linley • HRH The Duke of Gloucester • HRH The Duke of Kent • HRH Prince Michael of Kent • The Most Rev and Rt Hon Rowan Williams • The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP • The Most Rev and Rt Hon John Sentamu • The Rt Hon David Cameron MP • The Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP • The Rt Hon John Bercow MP • The Rt Hon The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers QC PC • The Rt Hon The Lord Judge QC PC • The Rt Hon Sir George Young, Bt MP • The Most Hon The Marquess of Cholmondeley KCVO • His Grace The Duke of Norfolk DL • His Grace The Duke of Abercorn KG • The Rt Hon The Earl Peel GCVO PC DL • The Rt Hon The Lord Vestey DL

Scotland	The Sovereign • HRH The Duke of Edinburgh • HRH The Duke of Rothesay • HRH The Duke of York • HRH The Earl of Wessex • HRH The Duke of Cambridge • HRH Prince Harry of Wales • Viscount Severn • Mr Peter Phillips • Viscount Linley • HRH The Duke of Gloucester • HRH The Duke of Kent • HRH Prince Michael of Kent • The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP • The Rt Rev William Hewitt • The Rt Hon David Cameron MP • The Rt Hon John Bercow MP • The Rt Hon The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers QC PC • The Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP • Alex Fergusson MSP • The Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP • The Rt Hon The Earl of Erroll • His Grace The Duke of Argyll

Northern Ireland	The Sovereign • HRH The Duke of Edinburgh • HRH The Prince of Wales • HRH The Duke of York • HRH The Earl of Wessex • HRH The Duke of Cambridge • HRH Prince Harry of Wales • Viscount Severn • Mr Peter Phillips • Viscount Linley • HRH The Duke of Gloucester • HRH The Duke of Kent • HRH Prince Michael of Kent • His Eminence Cardinal Seán Brady • The Most Rev Alan Harper, OBE • The Most Rev Diarmuid Martin • The Most Rev John Niell • The Rt Rev Stafford Carson • The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP • The Rt Hon David Cameron MP • The Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP • The Rt Hon John Bercow MP • The Rt Hon The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers QC PC • The Rt Hon Sir George Young, Bt MP • The Most Hon The Marquess of Cholmondeley KCVO • His Grace The Duke of Norfolk DL • The Rt Hon The Earl of Dalhousie

not including short-term appointments, visiting dignitaries and most peers