William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor
(1848-1919)
American-British attorney, politician, businessman, and philanthropist
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William Waldorf "Willy" Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (March 31, 1848 – October 18, 1919), was an American-British attorney, politician, businessman (hotels and newspapers), and philanthropist. Astor was a scion of the very wealthy Astor family of New York City. He moved to Britain in 1891, became a British subject in 1899, and was made a peer as Baron Astor in 1916 and Viscount Astor in 1917 for his contributions to war charities.
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31 March 1848 New York City
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18 October 1919 (aged 71) Brighton, Sussex, England
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John Jacob Astor · Great-grandfather · 1763-1848 · fur-trader and first multi-millionaire in America -
Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby · Great-granddaughter · 1934- · English peeress -
Simon Bowes-Lyon, 19th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne · Great-grandson · 1986- · British peer and sex offender
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