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Sep 1, 1996 · John Jacob Astor. Colonel John Jacob Astor IV (JJ Astor) was born in Rhinebeck, New York on July 13th, 1864 the son of William Astor and great-grandson of John Jacob Astor the fur trader. Astor was educated at St. Paul's School, Concord and later went to Harvard.
John Jacob Astor IV was one of the wealthiest people in the world when he perished in the Titanic sinking. His life was marked by amazing innovations and wealth, but scandal as well.
Jun 1, 2023 · John Jacob Astor IV, wearing a distinguished dinner suit and clutching his personalised pocket watch, was last sighted on the deck of the Titanic. His body was recovered by the cable ship Mackay-Bennett on 22 April, identified by the initials sewn into his jacket, and the watch which was engraved with the initials J.J.A.
Jul 17, 2013 · However, one famous Astor didn’t reap the benefits of the trust’s demise—John Jacob Astor IV, who went down with the Titanic in April 1912.
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 ...
Colonel John Jacob Astor IV, the richest of all of Titanic s passengers, was a first class passenger travelling home from a winter holiday with his pregnant newlywed wife. Along with three of their servants, the Astor s boarded Titanic on 10th April at Cherbourg.
Apr 10, 2012 · John Jacob Astor IV, who was one of the richest men in America, went down with the ship in 1912 after helping his pregnant wife escape into the last lifeboat. But at the St. Regis, one of ...
