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Astor
Ethnicity German
Current region United States East Coast United Kingdom
Information
Place of origin Walldorf, Germany
Notable members John Jacob Astor

The Astor family is a significant Anglo-American family of German descent notable for their prominence in business, society, and politics. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as The article is about the geographic sense of the term For other uses including Regions and Regional, see Region (disambiguation. The East Coast of the United States, also known as the "Eastern Seaboard" or "Atlantic Seaboard" refers to the easternmost coastal states in the central and northern The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Walldorf is a Town in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-Württemberg in Germany with a population of 14685 inhabitants For other pages relating to Astor see John Jacob Astor (disambiguation John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob or Johann Jacob Astor) ( July The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A business (also called firm or an enterprise) is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods and/or services to A socialite is a person who is known to be a part of fashionable Society because of his or her regular participation in social activities and fondness for spending a significant A political family is a Family in which several members are involved in Politics, particularly electoral politics. John Jacob Astor and his wife Sarah Todd came to the United States from Walldorf, Germany in the late 18th century and during the 19th century became the wealthiest family in the United States. For other pages relating to Astor see John Jacob Astor (disambiguation John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob or Johann Jacob Astor) ( July The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Walldorf is a Town in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-Württemberg in Germany with a population of 14685 inhabitants Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Towards the end of that century, a branch moved to Britain and achieved great prominence there. German migration to the United Kingdom has been taking place for hundreds of years As the 20th century wore on, the family fortunes declined, but their legacy lives on in their many public works including the New York Public Library, and remain the seventeenth wealthiest family in history. The New York Public Library ( NYPL) is one of the leading public libraries of the world and is one of America's most significant Research libraries. Members of the British branch hold two hereditary peerages, a viscountcy and a barony. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. A viscount ( VAI-count is a member of the European Nobility whose comital title ranks usually as in the British peerage, above a Baron is a specific Title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin (liber

John Jacob Astor's brother also immigrated to America. Henry Astor, a horse racing enthusiast, purchased a thoroughbred named Messenger who had been brought from England in 1788. Henry Astor (died 1833 was a member of the Astor family, the brother of furrier and 18th century New York City Real estate mogul John Jacob Astor This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. The Thoroughbred is a horse breed Messenger (born 1780 was an English Thoroughbred stallion bred by a John Pratt and imported into the newly formed United States of America just England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The horse became the founding sire of all Standardbred horses in the United States today.

Beyond the famous Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, the Astor family name is imprinted in a great deal of United States history and geography. The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel is a famously luxurious hotel in New York There is a town of Astor in the states of Florida, Georgia, Iowa, and Kansas and there are Astorias in Illinois, Missouri, New York, and Oregon. Astor is a Census-designated place (CDP in Lake County, Florida, United States. Astoria (formerly Vienna is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. Astoria is a Neighborhood in the northwestern corner of the borough of Queens in New York City. The City of Astoria is the County seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. There is an Astor Park in Florida and an Astor Court and Astor Place in New York City, Chicago and a large number of town and city thoroughfares bearing the family name. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Early Morning Alamo by David Shankbonejpg|thumb|right|200px|Tony Rosenthal's Alamo ]]The single block of Astor Place The City of New York Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The New York City neighborhood of Astoria, Queens is named after the family as well. A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised Community within a larger City, Town or Astoria is a Neighborhood in the northwestern corner of the borough of Queens in New York City.

A number of Astor family members are buried in Trinity Church Cemetery in Manhattan, New York. Trinity Church Cemetery consists of three separate burial grounds associated with Trinity Church in Manhattan, New York, USA. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York

The Astors were also prominent on Mackinac Island, Michigan. Mackinac Island (ˈmækɨnɔː) is an island covering in land area belonging to the U Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. At Grand Hotel (Mackinac Island), there are the Lord and Lady Astor Suites; the hotel salon is called Astors. The Grand Hotel is a historic lodging facility located on Mackinac Island, Michigan, a small island located at the eastern end of the Straits

Relatives

Listed By Ancestry/Generation:

John Jacob Astor (1763-1848), married Sarah Todd

  1. Magdalena Astor (1788-1832), married 1st 1807, Adrian Bentzon; married 2nd 1820, John Bristed (1778-1855)
    1. Charles Astor Bristed (1820-1874)
  2. John Jacob Astor II (1791-1869)
  3. William Backhouse Astor, Sr. (1792-1875)
    1. Emily Astor (1819-1841), married Samuel Ward Jr (1814-1884), financier, lobbyist, author. For other pages relating to Astor see John Jacob Astor (disambiguation John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob or Johann Jacob Astor) ( July Charles Astor Bristed ( October 6, 1820 - January 15, 1874) was an American scholar and author sometimes writing under the William Backhouse Astor Sr ( September 19, 1792 &ndash November 24, 1875) was a businessman and member of the prominent Astor family
      1. Margaret Astor Ward (1838-1875), married 1856 John Winthrop Chanler (1826-1877), New York Congressman. Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=C000302 Their children are collectively referred to as the Astor Orphans.
        1. John Armstrong Chanler (1862-1935)
        2. Winthrop Astor Chanler (1863-1926)
        3. Emily Astor Chanler (1864-1872)
        4. Elizabeth Astor Winthrop Chanler (1866-1937)
        5. William Astor Chanler (1867-1934), United States Congressman
          1. William Astor Chanler
          2. Sydney Ashley Chanler (1907-1994)
        6. Marion Ward Chanler (1868-1883) died of a surfeit of Turkish Delight
        7. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, (1869-1942), New York Congressman
          1. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Jr. Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=C000303 Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler ( September 24, 1869 Newport Rhode Island - February 28, 1942) was a New York lawyer and politician (1891-1963)
          2. Alida Chanler (1894-1983)
          3. William Chamberlain Chanler (1895-1981)
        8. Margaret Livingston Chanler, (1870-1963)
        9. Robert Winthrop Chanler, (1872-1930), artist
        10. Alida Beekman Chanler, (1873-1969)
    2. John Jacob Astor III (1822-1890) 1st son of William
      1. William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (1848-1919)
        1. William Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (1879-1952)
          1. William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor (1907-1966)
            1. William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor (born 1951) (from 1st marriage)
            2. Emily Astor (from 2nd marriage)
            3. Janet Elizabeth Astor (born 1961) (from 3rd marriage)
            4. Pauline Marian Astor (from 3rd marriage)
          2. Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor (1909-1975)
          3. Francis David Langhorne Astor (1912-2001)
          4. Michael Langhorne Astor (1916-1980)
          5. John Jacob Astor (1918-2000)
        2. Pauline Astor (1880-1972)
        3. John Rudolph Astor (1881-1881)
        4. John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886-1971)
          1. Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever (1918-1984)
            1. John Jacob Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever (born 1946)
            2. Hon. Robert Winthrop Chanler (1872-1930 was born in New York City to John Winthrop Chanler and Margaret Astor Ward in a sea of wealthy and interconnected Hudson River John Jacob Astor III ( June 10, 1822 &ndash February 22, 1890) was the elder son of William Backhouse Astor Sr William Waldorf Astor 1st Viscount Astor ( March 31, 1848 &ndash October 18, 1919) was a Financier and Statesman Waldorf Astor 2nd Viscount Astor ( 19 May 1879 &ndash 30 September 1952) was a businessman and politician and a member of the prominent William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor ( 13 August 1907 – 7 March 1966) was a British businessman and Conservative Party William Waldorf Astor 4th Viscount Astor (born 27 December 1951) is a British businessman and politician who sits as an elected Hereditary peer Janet Elizabeth Gordon-Lennox Countess of March and Kinrara (born 1 December 1961) is the second wife of Charles Earl of March and Kinrara. Francis David Langhorne Astor CH ( March 5, 1912, London &ndash December 7, 2001, London) was a Newspaper Michael Langhorne Astor (10 April 1916 &ndash 28 February 1980 was a British Conservative Party politician and fourth child of Waldorf Astor 2nd Viscount Astor Sir John Jacob "Jakie" Astor MBE ( 29 August 1919 &ndash 10 September 2000) was a British Politician Gavin Astor 2nd Baron Astor of Hever (1 June 1918 &ndash 1984 was a British soldier publisher and peer John Jacob Astor VIII 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, DL (born 16 June 1946) is a British businessman and Conservative elected Hereditary Bridget Mary Astor (b. 1948)
            3. Hon. Elizabeth Louise Astor (b. 1951)
            4. Hon. Sarah Violet Astor (b. 1953)
            5. Hon. Philip Douglas Paul Astor (b. 1959)
          2. Hugh Waldorf Astor (1920-1999)
          3. John Astor MP (1923–1987)
            1. Elizabeth Kathleen Astor (born 1951)
            2. John Richard Astor (born 1953)
            3. George David Astor (born 1958)
    3. William Backhouse Astor, Jr. (1830-1892) 2nd son of William
      1. Emily Astor (1854-1881), married 1876, James John Van Alen (1848-1923)
        1. James Laurens Van Alen (1878-1927), married 1910, Margaret Louise Post (1876-1969)
          1. Louise Astor Van Alen (1910-1997), married 1st 1931 (div 1932), Alexei Mdivani (1905-1936); married 2nd 1936, Sergei Mdivani (1903-1936); married 3rd 1947, Alexander Saumderson (1917- )
      2. Helen Schermerhorn Astor (1855-1893)
      3. Charlotte Augusta Astor (1858-1920)
      4. Caroline Schermerhorn Astor (1830-1908)
      5. John Jacob Astor IV (1864-1912)
        1. William Vincent Astor (1891-1959) son by 1st wife
        2. Ava Alice Muriel Astor (1902–1956) daughter by 1st wife
        3. John Jacob Astor VI (1912-1992) son by 2nd wife
          1. Mary Jacqueline Astor
          2. William Backhouse Astor III (born 1935)
          3. Wesley Andrew Astor IV 1940

Spouses

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John Astor ( September 26 1923 &ndash 27 December 1987) was a Conservative Member of Parliament for Newbury A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. William Backhouse Astor Jr ( July 12, 1830 &ndash April 25, 1892) was a businessman and a member of the prominent Astor family. Mdivani (Georgian - მდივანი is the name of a family of Nobility, originating from the nation of Georgia. Mdivani (Georgian - მდივანი is the name of a family of Nobility, originating from the nation of Georgia. Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor ( September 22, 1830 &ndash October 30, 1908) was a prominent American Socialite of the last John Jacob Astor IV ( July 13, 1864 – April 15, 1912) was an American millionaire businessman real estate builder inventor writer William Vincent Astor ( November 15, 1891 - February 3, 1959) was a businessman and Philanthropist and a member of the prominent John Jacob Astor VI ( August 14, 1912 - June 26, 1992) was a member of the Astor family. Elizabeth Baroness Astor of Hever (born 4 May 1950) is the second wife of John Jacob Astor 3rd Baron Astor of Hever. John Jacob Astor VIII 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, DL (born 16 June 1946) is a British businessman and Conservative elected Hereditary Brooke Astor ( March 30, 1902 &ndash August 13, 2007) was an American philanthropist and Socialite who was the William Vincent Astor ( November 15, 1891 - February 3, 1959) was a businessman and Philanthropist and a member of the prominent Irene Astor Baroness Astor of Hever ( 7 October 1919 -2001 was the widow of Gavin Astor 2nd Baron Astor of Hever. Field Marshal Douglas Haig 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, Gavin Astor 2nd Baron Astor of Hever (1 June 1918 &ndash 1984 was a British soldier publisher and peer Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor ( September 22, 1830 &ndash October 30, 1908) was a prominent American Socialite of the last William Backhouse Astor Jr ( July 12, 1830 &ndash April 25, 1892) was a businessman and a member of the prominent Astor family. Ava Lowle Willing ( September 15, 1868 &ndash June 9, 1958) was an American Socialite and the first wife of John John Jacob Astor IV ( July 13, 1864 – April 15, 1912) was an American millionaire businessman real estate builder inventor writer Madeleine Force Astor Talmage-Force, previously Astor and Fiermonte)--> ( June 19, 1893 – March 27, John Jacob Astor IV ( July 13, 1864 – April 15, 1912) was an American millionaire businessman real estate builder inventor writer Nancy Witcher Astor Viscountess Astor, CH, ( May 19, 1879 &ndash May 2, 1964) was the first woman to serve as a Member of Parliament Waldorf Astor 2nd Viscount Astor ( 19 May 1879 &ndash 30 September 1952) was a businessman and politician and a member of the prominent William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor ( 13 August 1907 – 7 March 1966) was a British businessman and Conservative Party William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor ( 13 August 1907 – 7 March 1966) was a British businessman and Conservative Party Bronwen Astor (born 6 June 1930 in London, England) was the forerunner of today's supermodels William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor ( 13 August 1907 – 7 March 1966) was a British businessman and Conservative Party Annabel Lucy Veronica Astor Viscountess Astor (born 1948 is an English Socialite is known as the former owner of a jewellery business William Waldorf Astor 4th Viscount Astor (born 27 December 1951) is a British businessman and politician who sits as an elected Hereditary peer Michael Langhorne Astor (10 April 1916 &ndash 28 February 1980 was a British Conservative Party politician and fourth child of Waldorf Astor 2nd Viscount Astor Michael Langhorne Astor (10 April 1916 &ndash 28 February 1980 was a British Conservative Party politician and fourth child of Waldorf Astor 2nd Viscount Astor Michael Langhorne Astor (10 April 1916 &ndash 28 February 1980 was a British Conservative Party politician and fourth child of Waldorf Astor 2nd Viscount Astor Julia Lynch Olin ( October 21, 1882 - March 11, 1961) was an American author and Bahá'í who co-founded the New History Society in Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler ( September 24, 1869 Newport Rhode Island - February 28, 1942) was a New York lawyer and politician
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