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Há 4 dias · Disenchanted with New York City, Waldorf moved to England. Ultimately, he was able to basically buy his way to a peerage, becoming Viscount Astor. That title lives on today. William Jr had a son named, you guessed it, John Jacob Astor IV. Known as Jack, he is most famous for dying on the Titanic.
Há 2 dias · Portrait of John Jacob Astor by Gilbert Stuart, published by William Waldorf Astor, 1899. PR 52 Portrait File. Image via New-York Historical Society.
Há 5 dias · The Astor family continues to exist and remains prominent in today’s society. William Astor, the 4th Viscount of Astor, is one of the family members actively involved in various endeavors.
Há 2 dias · By the 1890s, Astor III owned about one-tenth of all Manhattan real estate. His fortune was estimated at over $75 million at his death in 1890. From John Jacob Astor to his son William, the Astors dominated New York real estate in the nineteenth century.
Há 2 dias · The Astor was built by William Waldorf Astor in 1901. Astor hired architects Clinton and Russell to design a two-towered grey brick structure crowned by an elaborate decorative cornice. A...
Há 4 dias · MBTubes Biographies. 3.74K subscribers. Subscribed. 0. No views 8 minutes ago. Here you will find Biographies of the Titanic Passengers and Crew of those who died and those who survived the...
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Há 5 dias · Posts: 1024. Location: Califoothills / Midwest Prairies / PNW. I would suspect that this car was used by Vincent Astor following his father's death. Vincent also had built a private hobby railroad on the Ferncliff estate (unknown gauge), though I have not found any details about the line. He later built a private 18" gauge railroad on Bermuda ...
