Noted Relations: ASTOR Family
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ASTOR Family ODT
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A family of the first great capitalists of America. John Jacob Astor, the progenitor, was a 1784 immigrant from Waldorf, in the province of Baden, Germany. He built a huge empire in the fur trade and Manhattan real estate.
Who has not heard of the great New York hotel, the Waldorf-Astoria?
His son, William Backhouse Astor was known as "New York's Landlord" because of the extensive family holdings on Manhattan.
A great grandson emmigrated to England where he was made a Viscount,
beginning a titled British Astor line of newspaper publishers, writers and politicians. 
Chronology |
From ketupa.net media profiles: the Astors
1763 | John Jacob Astor (JJA) born in Waldorf, Germany |
1783 | JJA migrates to US |
1791 | Observer founded |
1808 | JJA establishes American Fur Company |
1836 | JJA subsidises publication of Washington Irving's Astoria |
1848 | JJA dies worth US$20m, richest man in the country |
1875 | son William Backhouse Astor dies |
1882-1885 | grandson William Waldorf Astor (WWA) serves as US minister to Italy |
1893 | William Waldorf Astor moves to UK |
1893 | WWA buys Pall Mall Gazette |
1893 | WWA starts Pall Mall Magazine |
1899 | WWA becomes UK citizen |
1911 | WWA buys The Observer from the Harmsworths |
1912 | John Jacob Astor IV dies in the sinking of the Titanic |
1914 | WWA Pall Mall Magazine sold to Hearst |
1916 | William Waldorf Astor becomes British peer |
1919 | WWA wife Nancy becomes MP for Portsmouth |
1922 | WWA son John Jacob Astor buys London Times from Northcliffe estate |
1948 | David Astor becomes proprietor of Observer |
1961 | Newsweek magazine bought by Washington Post |
1966 | Astors sell The Times to Thomson |
1977 | Astors sell the ailing Observer to US oil giant Atlantic Richfield (ARCO) for US$1 |
1981 | ARCO sells Observer to Lonrho |
1993 | Observer bought by Guardian Media Group |
Relatives |
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ASTOR, Caroline Webster (Mrs.)
[1830-1908] – American high society ruler
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née SHERMERHORN, Caroline Webster |
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ASTOR, John Jacob III [1822-1890] – American capitalist and real estate magnate ASTR32 2 |
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ASTOR, John Jacob IV
[1864-1912] – American capitalist, inventor and real estate magnate; Titanic victim.
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ASTOR, John Jacob V [1886-1971] – British publisher and politician, 1st Baron Astor of Hever ASTR20 4 |
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ASTOR, Vincent
[1891-1959] – Head of the American Astors (1912-1959)
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né ASTOR, William Vincent |
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ASTOR, Viscountess
[1879-1964] – British politician
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née LANGHORN, Nancy Witcher |
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ASTOR, Waldorf
[1879-1952] – British politician
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ASTOR, William Backhouse [1792-1875] – American capitalist and real estate magnate ASTR1 8 |
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ASTOR, William Waldorf [1848-1919] – Anglo-American capitalist, real estate magnate and diplomat, 1st Viscount Astor of Hever Castle ASTR15 9 |
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ASTOR, William Waldorf [1907-1966] – British politian, 3rd Viscount Astor of Hever Castle ASTR25 10 |
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Bookmarks (off-site links) |
- History
origins, early history
- Hamrick Software - U.S. Surname Distribution maps showing name distribution in the U.S. in selected years.
- People
- Places
- Thesaurus of Geographic Names Results List, English (Getty Research) Place names: ASTOR
- Walldorf, Baden, Germany J.J. Astor's birthplace
- Other
Candidates Work List |
This is my working list of candidates to include --
I'm not yet sure if they are related to me!
As candidates are eliminated (proven not related) they are marked appropriately (THUS
Proven candidates' names are marked with an asterisk (*) until they can be
added to the database.
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