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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.
John Jacob Astor (1763–1848), American financier. Holland Lodge No. 8, New York, 1790. [57] David Rice Atchison (1807–1886), U.S. senator from Missouri. Known for the claim that for one day (4 March 1849) he may have been Acting President of the United States. Member of Platte Lodge No. 56, Platte City, Missouri.
"Too late for fruit, too soon for flowers." [12]: 25 [23] — Walter de la Mare, English author (22 June 1956), when asked if he wanted some fruit or flowers "75-Hotel. I'm going into the water." [272] — Tom Gastall, American baseball player (20 September 1956), final radio transmission before crash of his ERCO Ercoupe into Chesapeake Bay
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 .
— John Jacob Astor, German-American multi-millionaire businessman (29 March 1848), to his son. Astor had been worried about an overdue rent payment. His son paid the woman's rent and claimed that she had paid it. "It is now half-past nine. World, adieu!" [10]: 30 — Frederick Marryat, Royal Navy officer and novelist (9 August 1848)