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Hace 5 días · Back in 1854, William Backhouse Astor Jr. gifted his wife Caroline Astor a parcel of land at 34th Street and 5th Avenue, on which one of the first 5th Avenue mansions was built. In...
Hace 2 días · He received an elite education, attending St Paul‘s School in New Hampshire and Harvard University. However, he did not graduate, instead joining the family business under his father William Backhouse Astor Jr. Real Estate Tycoon. In the 1890s, John Jacob Astor IV took over management of the family‘s vast real estate holdings.
Hace 5 días · In 1854, Caroline Webster Schermerhorn married William Backhouse Astor, Jr., the grandson of John Jacob Astor. Caroline epitomized the late 19th-century socialite, as described by Edith Warton...
Hace 6 días · In 1853 Caroline married William Backhouse Astor, Jr., linking one of New York’s most prominent families to one of its wealthiest.
10 de may. de 2024 · The originator of the line John Jacob Astor III (pictured) was richer than his younger brother William Backhouse Jr, with a peak net worth of $100 million. That's over $3 billion today.
15 de may. de 2024 · A born and bred New Yorker with a prestigious family pedigree, William Backhouse Astor Jr. was the patriarch of the American line of the illustrious Astor family for most...
7 de may. de 2024 · In 1881, William Backhouse Astor Jr splashed out $190,000 (£154k) – almost certainly at the behest of his wife – to purchase the Italianate Beechwood mansion in Newport, Rhode Island.
