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Astor in 1909 Astor as Henry IV of France. John Jacob Astor IV was born on July 13, 1864, at his parents' country estate of Ferncliff in Rhinebeck, New York.He was the youngest of five children and only son of William Backhouse Astor Jr., a businessman, collector, and racehorse breeder/owner, and Caroline Webster "Lina" Schermerhorn, a Dutch-American socialite.
The Astor family achieved prominence in business, society, and politics in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 19th and 20th centuries. With German roots, some of their ancestry goes back to the Italian and Swiss Alps, [1] the Astors settled in Germany, first appearing in North America in the 18th century with John Jacob Astor, one of the wealthiest people in history.
John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor; July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848) was a German-born American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul, and investor. Astor made his fortune mainly in a fur trade monopoly , by exporting opium into the Chinese Empire , and by investing in real estate in or around New York City .
Ferncliff Farm (or Ferncliff) was an estate established in the mid 19th century by William Backhouse Astor Jr. (1829–1892) in Rhinebeck, New York.Not far from his mother's estate of Rokeby, where he had spent summers, Ferncliff was a working farm with dairy and poultry operations, as well as stables where he bred horses.
Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor (19 May 1879 – 2 May 1964) was an American-born British politician who was the first woman seated as a Member of Parliament (MP), serving from 1919 to 1945. [a] [1] Astor was born in Danville, Virginia and raised in Greenwood, Virginia.
During an extended stay at Astor's home, Irving met explorer Benjamin Bonneville and was intrigued with his maps and stories of the territories beyond the Rocky Mountains. [68] The two men met in Washington, D.C., several months later, and Bonneville sold his maps and rough notes to Irving for $1,000. [ 69 ]
Originally built for Federico Luciano Barreda, it was later inhabited by John Jacob Astor III and Cornelius Vanderbilt III, it was remodeled in the 1950s and is currently a private home. Chepstow: 1860 Italianate: George Champlin Mason Sr. Newport: Built for Edmund Schermerhorn. Now a museum By The Sea 1860 Italianate: George Chaplain Mason Sr ...
Vincent Astor died on February 3, 1959. In 1966 the home opened an outpatient facility in Rhinebeck. Eight years later, in 1974, it became one of the first mental health facilities in the country accredited by the Joint Commission, [3] and in 1978 began operating Head Start in Dutchess County. The Astor Learning Center, a private school for ...