Astor family
Biographical notes:
John Jacob Astor (1763-1848) was an American merchant, fur trader and capitalist. John Jacob Astor, III (1822-1890), financier and philanthropist, was his grandson; and William Waldorf Astor (1848-1929), who became Viscount Astor after moving to England in 1890, was his great-grandson.
From the guide to the Astor family papers, 1792-1916, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)
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Subjects:
- Nobility
Occupations:
- Capitalists and financiers
Places:
- New York (State) (as recorded)
- England (as recorded)
