William Backhouse Astor Sr.
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William Backhouse Astor Sr. was an American business magnate who inherited most of his father John Jacob Astor's fortune. He worked as a partner in his father's successful export business. His massive
Astor, c. 1850
Portrait of Mrs. William Backhouse Astor (née Margaret Rebecca Armstrong), 1865
John Jacob Astor III
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John Jacob Astor III 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 generat
William Backhouse Astor Sr.
…Emily Astor (1819–1841), who married Samuel Cutler "Sam" Ward (1814–1884), a financier/lobbyist/author, on January 5, 1838, and had two children. John Jacob Astor III (1822–1890), who married Charlotte Augusta Matilda Gibbes (1825–1887) on December 9, 1846, and had one son. Mary Alida Astor (1823–1881), who married…
Portrait of Astor by Jacob Hart Lazarus, 1890
Charlotte Augusta Gibbes, portrait by Thomas Sully