William Backhouse Astor, Jr.

(1829-1892)

American businessman

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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 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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Born	12 July 1829 Manhattan, New York
Died	25 April 1892 (aged 62) Paris, France
Zodiac	Cancer
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Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor 1830-1908 Prominent socialite · m. 1853 info edit

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Emily info 1st child with Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor Female b. 1854 Age: 171 1854- Celebrity Baby

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Helen Schermerhorn info 2nd child with Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor Female b. 1855 Age: 170 1855- Celebrity Baby

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Charlotte Augusta info 3rd child with Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor Female b. 1858 Age: 167 1858- Celebrity Baby

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Caroline Schermerhorn Astor info 4th child with Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor Female b. 10 Oct 1861 d. 13 Sep 1948 Age: 86 (at death) 1861-1948 American heiress

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John Jacob Astor IV info 5th child with Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor Male b. 13 Jul 1864 d. 15 Apr 1912 Age: 47 (at death) 1864-1912 American businessman and officer in the Spanish-American War

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William Backhouse Astor, Sr. · Father · 1792-1875 · American businessman edit info

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John Jacob Astor III · Brother · 1822-1890 · American financer and philanthropist edit info

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Winthrop Astor Chanler · Great-nephew · American sportsman and soldier edit info

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John Jacob Astor · Grandfather · 1763-1848 · fur-trader and first multi-millionaire in America edit info

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Charles Astor Bristed · Cousin · 1820-1874 · American scholar and author edit info

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William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor · Nephew · 1848-1919 · American-British attorney, politician, businessman, and philanthropist edit info

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John Armstrong Chaloner · Great-nephew · 1862-1935 · American writer edit info

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Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler · Great-nephew · 1869-1942 · American lawyer and politician edit info

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Margaret Chanler Aldrich · Great-niece · 1870-1963 · American nurse and author edit info

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Robert Winthrop Chanler · Great-nephew · 1872-1930 · American artist edit info

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Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor · Great-nephew · 1879-1952 · 2nd Viscount Astor edit info

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Tadd Roosevelt · Grandson · 1879-1958 · Nephew of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John Jacob Astor IV edit info

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Orme Wilson Jr. · Grandson · 1885-1966 · American diplomat edit info

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John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever · Great-nephew · 1886-1971 · English Baron edit info

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Vincent Astor · Grandson · 1891-1959 · Businessman and Philanthropist edit info

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Ava Alice Muriel Astor · Granddaughter · 1902-1956 · American heiress edit info

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David Astor · Great-nephew · 1912-2001 · English newspaper publisher, member of Astor family edit info

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John Jacob Astor VI · Grandson · 1912-1992 · American socialite and businessman edit info

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Michael Astor · Great-nephew · 1916-1980 · British politician edit info

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Ivan Sergeyevich Obolensky · Great-grandson · 1925-2019 · American businessman edit info

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Sylvia Guirey · Great-granddaughter · 1931-1997 · Heiress, artist and art patron edit info

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Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor

Prominent socialite

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Married · 23 Sep 1853

Sep 1853 - Apr 1892

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Emily info

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with Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor

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b. 1854

Age: 171
Helen Schermerhorn info

2nd child

with Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor

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b. 1855

Age: 170
Charlotte Augusta info

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with Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor

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b. 1858

Age: 167
Caroline Schermerhorn Astor info

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with Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor

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b. 10 Oct 1861

d. 13 Sep 1948

Age: 86 (at death)
John Jacob Astor IV info

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b. 13 Jul 1864

d. 15 Apr 1912

Age: 47 (at death)

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