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381: 202: 42: 1435: 320:, between 4th and 7th Avenues, which rapidly increased in value. For about 13 years prior to 1873 he was largely engaged in building until much of his hitherto unoccupied land was covered by houses. He was said to own in 1867 as many as 720 houses, and he was also heavily interested in railroad, coal, and insurance companies. His management of the family 300:. William's elder brother John Jacob Astor Jr. was sickly and mentally unstable, and had no part in the business. He worked there until his father's death. One source argued that his role in the company was never anything more than as "an industrious and faithful head clerk", despite his official title of head of the firm's chief subsidiary, the 364:
William's eldest son John Jacob Astor III presented three lots adjoining the library building, and erected on them a third structure similar to the others, and added a story to the central building. His outlay, exclusive of land, was about $ 250,000, making the entire gift of the Astor family more than $ 1,000,000. In 1852–53, he built the
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Although William's fortunes grew with his father's company, he became a truly wealthy man when he inherited the estate, worth around $ 500,000 (equivalent to roughly $ 507 million in 2024), of his childless uncle Henry Astor I, who died in 1833. When John Jacob Astor Sr. died in 1848, William became
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Mr. William B. Astor. an illness of four days ends an honored and successful life the public events in Mr. Astor's career a ripe scholar and philanthropic man. Mr William B. Astor, after an illness of only a few days, died at his residence in this City yesterday at 9:30 A.M., aged eighty three
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He gave $ 50,000 to St. Luke's Hospital, and in his will he left $ 200,000 to the Astor Library, in addition to $ 49,000, the unexpended balance of his earlier donation. The gifts and bequests of William Backhouse Astor Sr. to the Astor Library amounted altogether to about $ 550,000. In 1879,
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He added to the bequest of his father for the Astor Library the sum of $ 250,000, of which he paid during his lifetime $ 201,000 in land, books, and money. The edifice was completed under his directions in May, 1853. In 1855 he presented to the trustees the adjoining lot, and erected thereon a
1014:"DEATH OF A NOTED CITIZEN.; MR. WILLIAM B. ASTOR. AN ILLNESS OF FOUR DAYS ENDS AN HONORED AND SUCCESSFUL LIFE THE PUBLIC EVENTS IN MR. ASTOR'S CAREER A RIPE SCHOLAR AND PHILANTHROPICMAN FAMILY INCIDENTS RETOLD. MR. ASTOR'S LIFE. MR. ASTOR'S PROPERTY. THE FUNERAL PREPARATIONS" 245:(1763–1848) and Sarah Cox Todd (1761–1834). His seven siblings were Magdalena (1788–1832), Sarah (1790–1790), John Jr. (1791–1869), Dorothea (1795–1874), Henry (1797–1799), Eliza (1801–1838), and an unnamed brother who died shortly after his November 13, 1802, birth. 1256:"MRS. ASTOR DIES AT HER CITY HOME; Only Her Daughter, Mrs. M. Orme Wilson, with Her When the End Came Early Last Night. HEART TROUBLE KILLED HER Col. Astor and His Wife Had Left His Mother When the Last Sinking Spell Set In -- Her Notable Career" 1284:"ASTOR WHO MARRIED POOR GIRL NO PAUPER; Gave Up $ 30,000,000 for Love of Gardener's Daughter, but Still Has Princely Income. IN RETIREMENT 50 YEARS Holds Trust Right In 125 Rich Parcels of Manhattan Realty Now Worth Millions" 1312:"HENRY ASTOR DIES IN COUNTRY HOME; Grandson of the Original John Jacob Astor Had Been Estranged from Brothers. WAS IN HIS 87TH YEAR He Inherited 119 Parcels of Manhattan Real Estate, but LivedSimply at West Copake" 1228:"William Astor Is Dead; Stricken Suddenly at the Hotel Liverpool, Paris. He Leaves a Fortune of Many Mill- Ions -- John Jacob Astor Will Inherit It -- the Body Will Be Brought Home for Burial" 911: 500:, in New York City. In 1866 he conveyed the adjoining 142 acres of Rokeby to his son, Henry. Henry Astor built a brick dwelling on this land, but in 1873 conveyed the property to Laura. 619:
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He attended local public schools. His spare hours and vacations were employed in assisting his father in the store. Official records show that he matriculated with the class of 1811 of
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similar structure, which was completed in 1859. He next gave $ 50,000 for the purchase of books. He gave much patient attention for many years to the administration of the library.
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years. Mr. Astor was in his usual good health, except for a slight cold, until Saturday of last week. On that morning his cold began to trouble him and occasioned a severe cough.
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In 1815, he returned to the United States and entered partnership with his father, who changed the name of his firm to John Jacob Astor & Son and engaged in the
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Margaret Astor died on February 15, 1872, William Astor survived his wife by three years dying on November 24, 1875, in his townhouse at
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on September 19, 1792, and named after William Backhouse, a friend of his father who was a New York merchant. He was a son of fur-trader
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Henry Astor III (1830–1918), who married Malvina Dinehart (1844–1918) in 1871 after which he was estranged from his family (no issue).
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holdings succeeded in multiplying their value, and he left an estate worth close to $ 50 million. His house at
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Mary Alida Astor (1823–1881), who married John Carey (1821–1881) on April 16, 1850, and had three children.
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On May 20, 1818, William married Margaret Alida Rebecca Armstrong (1800–1872), the daughter of Senator
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Following the example of his father, he invested in real estate, principally situated below
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As a wedding gift, Astor gave Franklin and Laura Delano the southernmost 100 acres of
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At Monte Carlo, Monaco, on Dec. 23, 1893, Franklin H. Delano of New-York City
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This article also has a paragraph on William Backhouse Astor Sr.
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Estersohn, Pieter; Aldrich, John Winthrop (September 18, 2018).
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and Margaret (née Beekman) Livingston as well as the sister of
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John Jacob Astor and the First Great American Fortune
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Her mother, a member of the prominent 260:, both undergraduate literary societies. 1396: 807: 698: 643: 615: 379: 149: 1818; died 1872) 14: 1569:American businesspeople in real estate 1541: 1447:The Biographical Dictionary of America 843:"National Register Information System" 1574:Philanthropists from New York (state) 1338: 982: 957:Livingston, Edwin Brockholst (1910). 865: 740: 738: 437:Emily Astor (1819–1841), who married 1604:19th-century American businesspeople 848:National Register of Historic Places 835: 789:. Century Company. 1876. p. 884 751:. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 465:Caroline Webster "Lina" Schermerhorn 400:Livingston) Armstrong and sister of 334:National Register of Historic Places 463:(1829–1892), who married socialite 286:Christian Charles Josias von Bunsen 24: 1624:Columbia College (New York) alumni 1614:Burials at Trinity Church Cemetery 1427: 735: 553:Samuel Cutler Ward, a banker with 25: 1640: 1584:Businesspeople from New York City 1523: 1450:. 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Shaver (May 2006). 644:Emmerich, Alexander (2013). 525:Rokeby (Barrytown, New York) 408:, was the youngest child of 308:the richest man in America. 18:William Backhouse Astor, Sr. 7: 1619:American Fur Company people 1530:William Backhouse Astor Sr. 518: 461:William Backhouse Astor Jr. 211:William Backhouse Astor Sr. 34:William Backhouse Astor Sr. 10: 1645: 1503:"Death of a noted citizen" 1494:Collier's New Encyclopedia 1189:(FDR Presidential Library) 1471:"Astor, John Jacob"  866:Huret, Romain D. (2014). 814:. Routledge. p. 14. 722:"Astor, John Jacob"  616:Reynolds, Cuyler (1914). 591:Franklin Delano Roosevelt 291: 199: 194: 183: 171: 156: 129: 111: 100: 84: 51: 39: 32: 1442:Astor, William Backhouse 945:Accompanying photographs 874:Harvard University Press 731:. New York: D. Appleton. 658:: CS1 maint: location ( 593:, who was born in 1882). 561:and the brother of poet 503:Astor's local newspaper 498:Frederick Clarke Withers 439:Samuel Cutler "Sam" Ward 282:University of Heidelberg 124:University of Heidelberg 1477:Encyclopædia Britannica 494:Trinity Church Cemetery 402:Horatio Gates Armstrong 265:University of Göttingen 227:New York Public Library 120:University of Göttingen 105:Trinity Church Cemetery 56:William Backhouse Astor 1480:(11th ed.). 1911. 992:Encyclopedia Americana 869:American Tax Resisters 575:Franklin Hughes Delano 555:Prime, Ward & King 516: 455:Franklin Hughes Delano 389: 964:. Knickerbocker Press 908:(Searchable database) 853:National Park Service 511: 383: 1375:. pp. 188–197. 1200:"Franklin H. Delano" 694:. Gillis Bros. 1881. 445:John Jacob Astor III 420:Robert R. Livingston 302:American Fur Company 269:German Student Corps 254:Peithologian Society 237:William was born in 27:American businessman 1511:. 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William Backhouse Astor, Sr.

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Philolexian Society
University of Göttingen
German Student Corps
Curonia
Baltic German
University of Heidelberg
Christian Charles Josias von Bunsen
China trade

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