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The Controversial History Of The Astor Family, One Of America’s Most Prominent Dynasties
The story of the Astor family is one of immense fortune, ambition, tragedy, and scandal. It all began with John Jacob Astor, ...
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The Shocking Story Of John Jacob Astor IV, The Multimillionaire Who Went Down With The Titanic
John Jacob Astor IV was thus born into the upper echelons of New York society, and benefited greatly from it. Astor attended elite schools, including Harvard, and later continued the family ...
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how did john astor become rich/?
Today, the amount is $21 billion. But it was John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the renowned Astor family, who was best known. There are 87 million dollars in his net worth. In our day, Astor's fortune ...
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12 famous people who died on the Titanic — and 11 who survived
DIED: John Jacob Astor, millionaire John Jacob Astor, 48, was a member of the prominent Astor family and helped build the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. He was also an inventor ...
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JOHN JACOB ASTOR'S PIANO.
Letter from John Broadwood & Sons to the Editor of the London Times. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Full text is unavailable for this digitized ...
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John Jacob Astor IV was one of the richest men in the world when he died on the Titanic. Here's a look at his life.
John Jacob Astor IV was born on July 13, 1864, in New York into one of the most affluent families in the world. The Astor family dates back to the early 1700s when the original John Jacob Astor ...