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2 giorni fa · Back in 1854, William Backhouse Astor Jr. gifted his wife Caroline Astor a parcel of land at 34th Street and 5th Avenue, on which one of the first 5th Avenue mansions was built.
3 giu 2024 · John Jacob Astor III and William Backhouse Astor Jr. cofounded the Waldorf-Astoria after a feud. Modern Astor descendants have been politicians, philanthropists, and British royal...
29 mag 2024 · Captivating Legends of a Derby Icon: William Backhouse Astor Jr. Trainer of a Kentucky Derby Champion. The Intriguing “Astor Curse”: As the tale goes, the Astor lineage supposedly fell under a curse from an encounter with a powerful witch in the 1800s.
- July 12, 1829
- William Backhouse Astor Jr.
- April 25, 1892
- New York City, New York, U.S.
19 giu 2024 · After William Backhouse Sr. died, Caroline became the reigning Mrs. Astor. In anticipation of increased entertaining duties, she made extensive renovations to the interior of their “humble”...
3 giu 2024 · William Astor, 4th Viscount of Astor, is a member of the House of Lords and the stepfather of Samantha Cameron, the former British first lady married to David Cameron.
14 giu 2024 · His son, William Backhouse Astor (1792–1875), greatly expanded the family real-estate holdings, building more than 700 stores and dwellings in New York City. The wealthiest person in the U.S. at the time of his death, the senior Astor bequeathed $400,000 for the founding of a public library, the Astor Library, in New York City ...
14 giu 2024 · In 1853 Caroline married William Backhouse Astor, Jr., linking one of New York’s most prominent families to one of its wealthiest.
