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Four years after Colonel Astor's death, Astor married her childhood friend, banker William Karl Dick (May 28, 1888 – September 5, 1953), on June 22, 1916, in Bar Harbor, Maine, and honeymooned in California. He was a vice-president of the Manufacturers Trust Company of New York and a part owner and director of the Brooklyn Times. As stated in ...
John Jacob Astor VI (August 14, 1912 – June 26, 1992) was an American socialite, shipping businessman, and member of the Astor family.He was dubbed the "Titanic Baby" for his affiliation with the RMS Titanic; Astor was born four months after his father, Colonel John Jacob Astor IV, died in the sinking of the Titanic.
Dick was born in at his parents' townhouse in Brooklyn, New York on May 12, 1919. [2] His parents were William Karl Dick [3] and Madeleine Talmage Force. [4] Madeleine survived the RMS Titanic sinking where her first husband John Jacob Astor IV died, [5] and had a posthumously born son named John Jacob Astor VI with him.
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The Four Hundred was a list of New York society during the Gilded Age, a group that was led by Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, the "Mrs. Astor", for many years. After her death, her role in society was filled by three women: Mamie Fish, Theresa Fair Oelrichs, and Alva Belmont, [2] known as the "triumvirate" of American society. [3]
Madeleine's legal name was stated as "Madeleine Astor Dick", not Madeleine Astor. Her death notices read "Madeleine Dick" and it is stated she went back to her former married name after divorcing her 3rd husband. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TimothyBanks (talk • contribs) 04:28, 27 September 2007 (UTC)