John Jacob Astor IV (July 13, 1864 – April 15, 1912) was an American business magnate, real estate developer, investor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the... 31 KB (3,634 words) - 20:36, 28 April 2024 |
John Jacob Astor VI (August 14, 1912 – June 26, 1992) was an American socialite, shipping businessman, and member of the Astor family. He was dubbed the... 25 KB (2,442 words) - 04:45, 16 April 2024 |
Astors settled in Germany, first appearing in North America in the 18th century with John Jacob Astor, one of the wealthiest people in history. John Jacob... 35 KB (3,593 words) - 22:02, 28 April 2024 |
John Jacob Astor III (June 10, 1822 – February 22, 1890) was an American financier, philanthropist and a soldier during the American Civil War. He was... 11 KB (1,139 words) - 15:06, 27 March 2024 |
the RMS Titanic. She was the second wife and widow of businessman John Jacob Astor IV. Madeleine Talmage Force was born on June 19, 1893, in Brooklyn... 19 KB (2,231 words) - 19:04, 28 April 2024 |
Major Sir John Jacob "Jakie" Astor VII, MBE, ERD (29 August 1918 – 10 September 2000) was an English politician and sportsman. He was a member of the prominent... 11 KB (741 words) - 23:08, 1 May 2024 |
John Jacob "Johnny" Astor VIII, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, PC, DL (born 16 June 1946), is an English businessman and politician from the Astor family.... 9 KB (655 words) - 08:47, 3 May 2024 |
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... 22 KB (2,296 words) - 07:59, 4 March 2024 |
Astor" or simply "Mrs. Astor", she was the wife of yachtsman William Backhouse Astor Jr. They had five children, including Colonel John Jacob Astor IV... 23 KB (2,682 words) - 05:49, 21 April 2024 |
Ava Lowle Willing (redirect from Ava Astor) Willing, later Astor; September 15, 1868 – June 9, 1958) was an American socialite. She was the first wife of Colonel John Jacob Astor IV and later married... 10 KB (1,026 words) - 21:28, 2 May 2024 |
he was born in New York City on November 15, 1891. Astor was the elder child of John Jacob Astor IV, a wealthy businessman and inventor, and his first... 21 KB (2,479 words) - 21:45, 24 April 2024 |
John Astor may refer to: John Jacob Astor (1763–1848), German-born American businessman John Jacob Astor III (1822–1890), grandson of the above, American... 980 bytes (171 words) - 09:14, 21 November 2020 |
Astor (1916-1980) Jakie Astor (1918-2000) Michael Astor (b. 1946) John Astor (1962-1963) John Rudolph Astor (1881) John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of... 7 KB (588 words) - 06:33, 15 December 2023 |
Andrew Carnegie, but others say Bill Gates, Cornelius Vanderbilt I, John Jacob Astor IV, or Henry Ford. Lower ranks are a matter of even bigger debate.... 25 KB (2,296 words) - 20:51, 5 May 2024 |
John Jacob Astor may refer to: Sarah Todd Astor (1762–1842), wife of John Jacob Astor Charlotte Augusta Gibbes Astor (1825–1887), wife of John Jacob Astor... 446 bytes (102 words) - 20:34, 20 July 2023 |
John Astor (26 September 1923 – 27 December 1987) was a British Conservative politician. John was the youngest of three sons born to John Jacob Astor... 7 KB (439 words) - 00:24, 6 January 2024 |
Charlotte Astor, who married James Coleman Drayton and, after his death, George Ogilvy Haig. She had one younger brother, Colonel John Jacob Astor IV, who... 21 KB (2,258 words) - 04:28, 8 April 2024 |
demolished in 1913; the rest was demolished in 1926. The Astor House was built by John Jacob Astor, who assembled the lots around his former house until... 13 KB (1,302 words) - 11:59, 18 March 2024 |
Astor of Hever, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1956 for John Jacob Astor,... 3 KB (305 words) - 16:20, 12 December 2023 |
RMS Titanic sinking where her first husband John Jacob Astor IV died, and had a posthumously born son named John Jacob Astor VI with him. Dick also had an elder... 7 KB (743 words) - 14:16, 19 March 2024 |
The American Fur Company (AFC) was founded in 1808, by John Jacob Astor, a German immigrant to the United States. During the 18th century, furs had become... 23 KB (2,939 words) - 23:44, 9 April 2024 |
Ferncliff Farm (category Astor family residences) as well as stables where he bred horses. In 1902, his son and heir John Jacob Astor IV commissioned Stanford White to design a large sports pavilion (called... 12 KB (1,457 words) - 19:42, 20 November 2023 |
John Jacob Astor, who by then was in his 70s and had been retired for about 10 years. As the richest citizen of the United States, German-born Astor was... 33 KB (4,318 words) - 22:21, 1 April 2024 |