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The Astor family achieved prominence in business, society, and politics in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 19th and 20th centuries. With German roots, some of their ancestry goes back to the Italian and Swiss Alps, [1] the Astors settled in Germany, first appearing in North America in the 18th century with John Jacob Astor, one of the wealthiest people in history.
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor [1] (31 March 1848 – 18 October 1919) was an American-English attorney, politician, hotelier, publisher and philanthropist. Astor was a scion of the very wealthy Astor family of New York City.
Jay was born on October 17, 1850, in Washington, D.C. [1] He was the only child of Peter Augustus Jay and Josephine (née Pearson) Jay (1829–1852). [2] His mother died on January 3, 1852, at just twenty-two years old. After her death, his father committed to his sole care before his death three years later on October 31, 1855, in New York ...
It’s hard to escape the name Astor when you are in New York: from Astor Place downtown to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and even the neighborhood of Astoria, Queens, the family’s legacy is everywhere.
He also inherited Ferncliff, the Astor family's 2,800-acre (11 km 2) estate in Rhinebeck, New York, where his father had been born. However, Vincent Astor would be the last Astor family member to own the estate as well as the final Astor to occupy the "Ferncliff Casino", a Stanford White -designed 1904 Beaux-Arts style 40,000 square feet (3,700 ...
Arms of Astor family. John Jacob Astor III [a] (June 10, 1822 – February 22, 1890) was an American financier, philanthropist and a soldier during the American Civil War. He was a prominent member of the Astor family, becoming the wealthiest member in his generation.
William B. Astor Jr. from New York State's Prominent and Progressive Men, 1900.. William Backhouse Astor Jr. was born on July 12, 1829, in New York City, New York. He was the middle son of real estate businessman William Backhouse Astor Sr. (1792–1875) and Margaret Rebecca (née Armstrong) Astor (1800–1872).
One hundred and twenty years on, the St. Regis New York remains a majestic symbol of a bygone, more glamorous New York. And to mark this anniversary, the hotel has unveiled a series of glittering ...