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John Jacob Astor IV was born in Rhinebeck, New York on July 13, 1864. He was the son of William Astor and Caroline Webster Schermerhorn, a member of the well known Dutch American Schermerhorn clan which had been quite prominent in the development of New Netherland. John Astor's mother was a granddaughter of Anna Van Cortlandt, a member of the ...
Mar 19, 2021 · Married to the richest man of her day, John Jacob Astor IV, and pregnant with their first child together, Madeleine Astor (pictured above, with John) boarded the Titanic to return home after traveling to Egypt, Paris and England. Colonel Astor made Madeleine Force his wife at 18, in 1911. She was a year younger than his son.
John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor; July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848) was a German-born American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul, and investor. Astor made his fortune mainly in a fur trade monopoly, by exporting opium into China, and by investing in real estate in or around New York City. He was the first prominent member of the ...
Apr 25, 2022 · John Jacob Astor IV (a title he was granted based on a ceremonial appointment to the military staff of New York Governor Levi P. Morton in 1894) was 46, had a net worth of around $87 million ...
John Jacob Astor IV ( 13 de julho de 1864 — 15 de abril de 1912) foi um bilionário americano, tendo sido empresário no ramo da imobiliária, investidor, inventor, autor e militar durante a Guerra Hispano-Americana, em 1898. Astor era uma pessoa distinta no seio da sociedade, possuindo "mais hotéis e arranha-céus do que qualquer outro Nova ...
May 30, 2018 · Astor’s enormous fortune was made in part by sneaking opium into China against imperial orders. The resulting riches made him one of the world’s most powerful merchants—and also helped ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Fur trader and real estate investor John Jacob Astor was born on July 17, 1763, in Waldorf, Germany. The son of a German butcher, Astor grew up to become one of the leading businessmen of his day ...
