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Caroline Webster "Lina" Schermerhorn Astor (September 22, 1830 – October 30, 1908) was an American socialite who led the Four Hundred, high society of New York City in the Gilded Age. [1] Referred to later in life as "the Mrs. Astor" or simply "Mrs. Astor", she was the wife of yachtsman William Backhouse Astor Jr.
After her mother's fallout with Carrie's cousin William Waldorf Astor over the use of the name "Mrs. Astor", which led to the construction of the opulent Waldorf Hotel next to her mother's residence, Mrs. Astor decamped from 34th Street and tore down Carrie's childhood home to build the larger and even more grand Astor Hotel. [10]
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.
Roberta Brooke Astor (née Russell; March 30, 1902 – August 13, 2007) was an American philanthropist, socialite, and writer. She served as the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation, established by her third husband, Vincent Astor, who was a member of the Astor family. Brooke Astor was the author of two novels and two volumes of personal ...
Colonel Astor helped Mrs. Astor climb through the window and asked if he could accompany her as she was 'in a delicate condition'. The request was denied by Second Officer Charles Lightoller. [14] An account of Madeleine Astor's boarding of the lifeboat was given by Archibald Gracie IV to the US Senate Titanic inquiry. Gracie was a fellow ...
Mrs. John Jacob Astor may refer to: Sarah Todd Astor (1762–1842), wife of John Jacob Astor; Charlotte Augusta Gibbes Astor (1825–1887), wife of John Jacob Astor III; Madeleine Talmage Force (1893–1940), wife of John Jacob Astor IV; Violet Astor, Baroness Astor of Hever (1889–1965), wife of John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever
[5] [6] Conveniently, 400 was the number of people that could fit into Mrs. Astor's ballroom. [7] May was known as one of the viceregal leaders of the Ultra-fashionable 150, among Mrs. Astor , Mrs. Ogden Mills , Mrs. John Jacob Astor , and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. [ 8 ]
Through her mother, she was a grand-niece of Julia Ward Howe, John Jacob Astor III, and William Backhouse Astor, Jr. (husband of Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, who was Elizabeth's godmother). [2] Chanler and her siblings became orphans after the death of their mother in December 1875 and their father in October 1877, both to pneumonia.