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William Vincent Astor (November 15, 1891 – February 3, 1959) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and member of the prominent Astor family. [1] Early life [ edit ]
Jul 14, 2021 · When the Titanic sank, everything in Vincent Astor's life changed. Overnight he went from an obscure undergraduate at Harvard to being one of the richest humans on the planet.
Jan 19, 2023 · Vincent Astor was a puckish, irrepressible avatar of Memphis at its most distinctive and independent — an icon who made history as he preserved it.
Nov 16, 2016 · Vincent Astor, the fifty year old, fifth generation Land-Lord of New York and one of the wealthiest men alive, was about to meet with representatives of the F.B.I., the U.S. Army’s Military Intelligence Division, and the Navy’s Office of Naval Intelligence to discuss defending New York from Axis sabotage, espionage, and military offensives ...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and William Vincent Astor, known as Vincent Astor, grew up as neighbors in New York’s Dutchess County. From an early age, these two heirs to prominent families were...
Mar 14, 2024 · Vincent Astor, Gentleman Spy. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and a party of close friends leave Poughkeepsie, N.Y., aboard Vincent Astor's palatial yacht Nourmahal, for a cruise at sea,...
Jul 28, 2006 · When Vincent Astor died of a heart attack early one morning in February 1959, it heralded not only the end of one of America's great capitalist dynasties but also the start of a new era of ...
