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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. Called Vincent, he was born in New York City on November 15, 1891.
Jun 8, 2017 · William Vincent Astor (November 15, 1891 – February 3, 1959) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and member of the prominent Astor family. John Jacob Astor IV.
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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.
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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...
Sep 17, 2023 · Brooke Astor (born Roberta Brooke Russell) was the third and final wife of Vincent Astor, who had become the richest man in America after his father, Jack Astor, died aboard the Titanic....
Mar 14, 2024 · William Vincent Astor's life was one of unenviable isolation and singularly strange circumstances. Literally in the manor born, he arrived into the world in the Fifth Avenue mansion of his...
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 ...