Resultado da Busca
William Backhouse Astor, Sr. (Nova Iorque, 19 de setembro de 1792 – Nova Iorque, 24 de novembro de 1875) foi um empresário americano do setor imobiliário e proeminente membro da família Astor.
William Backhouse Astor Sr. (September 19, 1792 – November 24, 1875) was an American business magnate who inherited most of his father John Jacob Astor's fortune. He worked as a partner in his father's successful export business.
William Backhouse Astor Jr. (July 12, 1829 – April 25, 1892) was an American businessman, racehorse owner/breeder, and yachtsman who was a member of the prominent Astor family. His elder brother, financier and philanthropist John Jacob Astor III, became head of the British line of Astors in the United Kingdom.
William B. Astor, Jr., 1900. William Backhouse Astor Jr. ( 12 de julho de 1829 - 25 de abril de 1892) [ 1] foi um empresário norte-americano, proprietário/criador de cavalos de corrida e iatista que era membro da proeminente família Astor. Seu irmão mais velho, financista e filantropo John Jacob Astor III, tornou-se chefe da ...
She worked alongside her husband as a consultant, and was accused of witchcraft after her success with the company in 1817. The accusations never led to legal action. They had eight children, including John Jacob Astor Jr. (1791–1869) and real estate businessman William Backhouse Astor Sr. (1792–1875). Portrait of Henry Astor
John Jacob Astor (1763–1848) was the founder of the family fortune. His son, William Backhouse Astor (1792–1875), who inherited the major portion of the estate, continued his father’s program of investing in Manhattan real estate and greatly expanded the Astor Library.
His son, William Backhouse Astor (1792–1875), greatly expanded the family real-estate holdings, building more than 700 stores and dwellings in New York City. The wealthiest person in the U.S. at the time of his death, the senior Astor bequeathed \$400,000 for the founding of a public library,…
