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John Jacob Astor III. Arms of Astor family. John Jacob Astor III [a] (June 10, 1822 – February 22, 1890) was an American financier, philanthropist and a soldier during the American Civil War. He was a prominent member of the Astor family, becoming the wealthiest member in his generation and the founder of the British branch of the family.
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John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor) was the youngest...
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John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor; July 17, 1763 –...
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Apr 4, 2023 · John Jacob Astor Facts. Date of Birth: John Jacob Astor was born on July 17, 1763. Parents: Astor’s parents were Johann Jacob Astor and Maria Magdalena vom Berg. Place of Birth: He was born in Walldorf, which is now part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Date of Death: Astor died on March 29, 1848, at the age of 84.
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Astor family, wealthy American family whose fortune, rooted in the fur trade, came to be centred on real estate investments in New York City. 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
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Aug 19, 1997 · The man who made the American fur trade pre-eminent had a golden touch that stretched across North America.. John Jacob Astor, the man most closely associated with the American fur trade and whose name is a synonym for wealth surpassing imagination, became involved in the business without ever setting a trap.
Apr 30, 2024 · John Jacob Astor (born July 17, 1763, Waldorf, Ger.—died March 29, 1848, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a fur magnate and founder of a renowned family of Anglo-American capitalists, business leaders, and philanthropists
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