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   William Backhouse Astor Jr. (July 12, 1829 – April 25, 1892) was an American businessman, racehorse owner/breeder, and yachtsman who was a member of the prominent Astor family. His elder brother, financier and philanthropist John Jacob Astor III, became head of the British line of Astors in the United Kingdom.

2. www.townandcountrymag.com › society › money-andInside the Forgotten Scandal of Caroline Astor's Gowns

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   Feb 21, 2022 · With an eye on his real estate and railroad investments, Caroline Astor's husband, William Backhouse Astor Jr ., was anti-tariff—a "free trader." Caroline Astor would have ordered her...

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   They had eight children, including John Jacob Astor Jr. (1791–1869) and real estate businessman William Backhouse Astor Sr. (1792–1875). [4] Portrait of Henry Astor. John Jacob's fur trading company established a Columbia River trading post at Fort Astoria in 1811, the first United States community on the Pacific coast.

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   Apr 5, 2024 · William Backhouse Astor Jr. (July 12, 1829 – April 25, 1892) was an American businessman, racehorse owner/breeder, and yachtsman who was a member of the prominent Astor family. His elder brother, financier and philanthropist John Jacob Astor III, became head of the British line of Astors in England.

   • Gender: Male
   • Birth Date: July 12, 1829

   • Spouse: Caroline Webster (Schermerhorn) Astor
   • Death Date: April 25, 1892

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   William Backhouse Astor, Jr. (July 12, 1830 – April 25, 1892) was a businessman and a member of the prominent Astor family. The younger son of William Backhouse Astor, Sr., he was joint heir to the Astor real estate empire, though he left its active management to his elder brother John Jacob Astor III (1822–1890).

   • Gender: Male

   • Spouse: Caroline Webster Schermerhorn

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   Jan 30, 2022 · Learn about the life and achievements of William Backhouse Astor Jr., a prominent businessman, racehorse owner, and Astor Row developer in Harlem, NY. He was also a Florida landowner, a yacht club founder, and a supporter of abolition and the Union Army.

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   Who was William Backhouse Astor?

   • William Backhouse Astor Jr. (July 12, 1829 – April 25, 1892) was an American businessman, racehorse owner/breeder, and yachtsman who was a member of the prominent Astor family. His elder brother, financier and philanthropist John Jacob Astor III, became head of the British line of Astors in the United Kingdom.

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   How did William Backhouse Astor Jr die?

   • William Backhouse Astor Jr. died of an aneurysm at the Hotel Liverpool in Paris, France. Astor, an Episcopalian, was buried in Trinity Church Cemetery in New York City, New York. He is one of several responsible for opening up the tourist trade in Florida.

   William Backhouse Astor Jr., Harlem Astor Row Founder, Breeder, And

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   Who was the founder of the Astor family?

   • Astor family, wealthy American family whose fortune, rooted in the fur trade, came to be centred on real estate investments in New York City. John Jacob Astor (1763–1848) was the founder of the family fortune. His son, William Backhouse Astor (1792–1875), who inherited the major portion of the

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   Who were William Astor brothers?

   • His elder brother, the financier and philanthropist John Jacob Astor III became head of the British line of Astors in England. William Jr. was head of the American line of Astors, while his wife, Caroline Schermerhorn, served as the leader of New York society’s “Four Hundred” during the Gilded Age.

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   John Jacob Astor (1763–1848) was the founder of the family fortune. His son, William Backhouse Astor (1792–1875), who inherited the major portion of the estate, continued his father’s program of investing in Manhattan real estate and greatly expanded the Astor Library.