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William Backhouse Astor Jr. (July 12, 1829 – April 25, 1892) was an American businessman, racehorse owner/breeder, and yachtsman who was a member of the prominent Astor family. His elder brother, financier and philanthropist John Jacob Astor III, became head of the British line of Astors in the United Kingdom.
William Backhouse Astor Jr. (Nueva York, 12 de julio de 1829 - París, 25 de abril de 1892) fue un empresario, criador/propietario de caballos de carreras y navegante de Estados Unidos. También fue un miembro prominente de la familia Astor.
William Backhouse Astor, Jr. died of a heart attack in 1892 in Paris, France. In his will he left a fortune of $50 million to his son, John, while some $10 million was left to Caroline and $1 million to his two surviving daughters. William's total estate was said to be worth $90 million.
They had eight children, including John Jacob Astor Jr. (1791–1869) and real estate businessman William Backhouse Astor Sr. (1792–1875). [4] Portrait of Henry Astor. John Jacob's fur trading company established a Columbia River trading post at Fort Astoria in 1811, the first United States community on the Pacific coast.
William Backhouse Astor Jr. ( Nueva York, 12 de julio de 1829 - París, 25 de abril de 1892) fue un empresario, criador/propietario de caballos de carreras y navegante de Estados Unidos. También fue un miembro prominente de la familia Astor.
6 de ene. de 2015 · Learn about the life and legacy of William Backhouse Astor Jr., a prominent entrepreneur and member of the Astor family.
30 de ene. de 2022 · William Backhouse Astor Jr. died of an aneurysm at the Hotel Liverpool in Paris, France. Astor, an Episcopalian, was buried in Trinity Church Cemetery in New York City, New York. He is one of several responsible for opening up the tourist trade in Florida.
