Noted Relations: ASTOR Family

ASTOR Family ODT

Contents:

Chronology
Relatives
Bookmarks (off-site links)
Candidates Work List
Page services

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 ASTR7 15C5 née SHERMERHORN, Caroline Webster
	ASTOR, John Jacob III [1822-1890] – American capitalist and real estate magnate ASTR32 15C5
	ASTOR, John Jacob IV [1864-1912] – American capitalist, inventor and real estate magnate; Titanic victim. ASTR12 16C4 Grandfather: ¤ASTOR, William Backhouse Mother: ¤ASTOR, Caroline Webster (Mrs.) Uncle: ¤ASTOR, John Jacob III
	ASTOR, John Jacob V [1886-1971] – British publisher and politician, 1st Baron Astor of Hever ASTR20 17C3
	ASTOR, Vincent [1891-1959] – Head of the American Astors (1912-1959) ASTR38 17C3 né ASTOR, William Vincent
	ASTOR, Viscountess [1879-1964] – British politician ASTR22 17C3 née LANGHORN, Nancy Witcher Husband: ¤ASTOR, Waldorf
	ASTOR, Waldorf [1879-1952] – British politician ASTR19 17C3 Wife: ¤ASTOR, Viscountess
	ASTOR, William Backhouse [1792-1875] – American capitalist and real estate magnate ASTR1 14C6
	ASTOR, William Waldorf [1848-1919] – Anglo-American capitalist, real estate magnate and diplomat, 1st Viscount Astor of Hever Castle ASTR15 16C4
	ASTOR, William Waldorf [1907-1966] – British politian, 3rd Viscount Astor of Hever Castle ASTR25 18C2

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
- Genealogy
- The Progenitor
  - Geometry.Net - Authors: Astor John Jacob
- eLibrary Search Results: astor family
- The Astors: Overview
- Category:Astor family - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Places
- Thesaurus of Geographic Names Results List, English (Getty Research) Place names: ASTOR
- Walldorf, Baden, Germany J.J. Astor's birthplace
  - Walldorf tourism - Walldorf vacation reviews - Walldorf vacations
  - RootsWeb: BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-L Archives
Other

Bookmarks:2007-03-05 15:11:58

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~~) and an explanation included. They are kept in the list in case future research proves they can be included. (And to keep them from popping up on the list again!) Never discard good research!

Proven candidates' names are marked with an asterisk (*) until they can be added to the database.

ASTOR, Camille [1896-1944]: Polish film actress
~~ASTOR, Gertrude [1887-1977]~~: American actress, first to sign a contract with Universal (1915) née Gertrude Eyster
ASTOR, Helen [living 1924]: American politician
ASTOR, Junie [1912-1967]: French film actress
~~ASTOR, Mary [1906-1987]~~: American actress née Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke

ASTOR, William B. [living 1876]: American politician (of Lebanon, VA)

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