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William Backhouse Astor Jr. (July 12, 1829 – April 25, 1892) [1] was an American businessman, racehorse owner/breeder, and yachtsman who was a member of the prominent Astor family. His wife, Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, served as the leader of New York society's "Four Hundred" during the Gilded Age.
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.
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- Caroline Webster Schermerhorn
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 England.
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- July 12, 1829
- Caroline Webster (Schermerhorn) Astor
- April 25, 1892
21 de feb. de 2022 · With an eye on his real estate and railroad investments, Caroline Astor's husband, William Backhouse Astor Jr ., was anti-tariff—a "free trader." Caroline Astor would have ordered her dresses...
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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.
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.
