Family Child
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
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William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor
1848-03-31 – 1919-10-18
Life & Legacy
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (31 March 1848 – 18 October 1919) was an American-English attorney, politician, diplomat, hotelier, publisher and philanthropist. Astor was a scion of the very wealthy Astor family of New York City. He moved to England 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. The census-designated place of Waldorf, Maryland is named after him.
Occupation & Career
politician, diplomat, writer, lawyer, businessperson, aristocrat
Education
Columbia Law School
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Columbia Law School
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Family Child
John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q326229 · wikidata
Family Child
Pauline Astor
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q326229 · wikidata
Family Child
John Rudolph Astor
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q326229 · wikidata
Family Child
Gwendolyn Astor
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q326229 · wikidata
Family Father
John Jacob Astor III
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q326229 · wikidata
Family Mother
Charlotte Augusta Gibbes
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Family Spouse
Mary Dahlgren Paul
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Sources & Provenance
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