John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (3045 bytes)
1: ...paper proprietor, and a member of the prominent [[Astor family]].
3: ...th child of [[William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor]] (1848-1919) and Mary Dahlgren Paul (1858-1894)....
7: ...cessful climb to the summit of [[Mount Everest]]. Astor remained chairman of the paper until 1959 when hi...
9: ...922 to 1945 and in 1956, he was created ''[[Baron Astor of Hever]]''.
13: John and Violet Astor are buried together on the grounds of Hever Castl...

John Jacob Astor IV (4589 bytes)
1: ...entor, and writer and a member of the prominent [[Astor family]].
3: ...storIV.jpg|framed|left|''John Astor IV & Madeline Astor'']]
4: ....]] and his wife, [[Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor]].
6: ...[[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]]. As well, John Jacob Astor IV was a lieutenant colonel during the [[Spanish-...
8: ...nd child was named [[Alice Astor|Ava Alice Muriel Astor]], always known as Alice; her actual parentage, h...

John Jacob Astor (3747 bytes)
1: [[Image:JohnJAstor1.jpg|right]]
2: .... He is the founder of what became known as the [[Astor family]].
4: ...[[London]] while working for his brother [[George Astor|George]] whose business was manufacturing musical...
6: Astor arrived in the [[United States]] in [[1784]] just...
8: ... making the island a metropolis of the fur trade. Astor withdrew from the company in [[1834]].

John Jacob Astor VI (2678 bytes)
1: ...I, and the 3rd Baron Astor of Hever is John Jacob Astor VIII.
3: ...onths honeymooning in Egypt and Europe. Madeleine Astor was five months pregnant when her husband put her...
5: ...est of her husband's estate was left to [[Vincent Astor]], her late husband's son by his first wife.
7: ...but their marriage also ended in divorce in 1954. Astor VI married a third time to Dolores Fullman in 195...
9: John Jacob Astor VI died in [[Miami Beach, Florida]] in 1992 at th...

John Jacob Astor III (2719 bytes)
1: ...e Astor, Sr.]] and the wealthiest member of the [[Astor family]] in his generation, which meant one of th...
3: <table align=right><tr><td>[[Image:JJAstor3.jpg]]</td></tr></table>
4: John Jacob III studied at [[Columbia College]] and [[Götting...
6: ...rincipal business interest was of course the vast Astor Estate real estate holdings in [[New York City]],...
10: ...e "Astor Pavilion." By a twist of fate, Charlotte Astor died of uterine cancer.

William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor (2176 bytes)
1: ...an and politician and a member of the prominent [[Astor family]].
3: ...e son of [[William Waldorf Astor II]] and [[Nancy Astor|Nancy Witcher Langhorne]]. He was educated at [[...
9: ..., he inherited his title, becomg the 3rd Viscount Astor and took over the [[Cliveden]] estate in [[Berksh...
11: William Waldorf Astor married three times:
12: ...ad one son, [[William Waldorf Astor, 4th Viscount Astor]] (born 1951)

William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (3819 bytes)
1: ...ier and statesman and a member of the prominent [[Astor family]].
3: ...rving there until 1885. While living in [[Rome]], Astor developed a life-long passion for art and sculptu...
5: ...d the complex then became known as the [[Waldorf=Astoria Hotel]].
7: ...] and his new daughter-in-law, the former [[Nancy Astor|Nancy Langhorne]], the Cliveden estate as a weddi...
9: With ambitions to be part of the literary world, Astor wrote two novels, became the owner of the ''[[Pal...

Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (5077 bytes)
1: ...an and politician and a member of the prominent [[Astor family]].
3: <table align=right><tr><td>[[Image:WWaldorfAstorII.jpg]]</td></tr></table>
4: ...William Waldorf Astor]] (1848-1919), 1st Viscount Astor, and Mary Dahlgren Paul (1858-1894). He grew up i...
6: ... 1906, he married the American divorcee, [[Nancy Astor|Nancy Witcher Langhorne]] and a few years later e...
8: ...ry influential over the affairs of state. Waldorf Astor was a friend and supporter of Prime Minister [[Da...

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (3672 bytes)
1: ...ialite politician and a member of the prominent [[Astor family]].
3: <table align=right><tr><td>[[Image:NancyAstor.jpg]]</td></tr></table>
4: ...uential British decorating firm [[Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler]].
6: ...1st Viscount Astor]] and grandson of [[John Jacob Astor III]].
8: ...] as MP for [[Plymouth | Plymouth Sutton]]. Nancy Astor then became the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conserv...

John Jacob Abel (1240 bytes)
1: ...]] he became the first chair of pharmacology at [[Johns Hopkins University]] (one of the many schools at...
9: [[Category:1857 births|Abel, John Jacob]]
10: [[Category:1938 deaths|Abel, John Jacob]]
11: [[Category:Biochemists|Abel, John Jacob]]
12: [[Category:American scientists|Abel, John Jacob]]

John Edward Jacob (311 bytes)
1: '''John Edward Jacob''' (born [[1934]]) was a [[United States of Ameri...
5: [[Category:1934 births|Jacob, John Edward]]
6: [[Category:The Astors]]

John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (1427 bytes)
1: '''''John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt''''' is a traditional childr...
3: :''John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt,''
7: :''"There goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt."''
9: :''John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt,''

Astor (237 bytes)
1: '''Astor''' refers to:
2: * The [[Astor family]], a wealthy 19th century [[United States|...
3: * The [[ASTOR]] surveillance program, for the [[Royal Air Force...
4: *A Town [[Astor, Florida]]

Astor Piazzolla (4916 bytes)
1: '''Astor Piazzolla''' ([[March 11]], [[1921]] &ndash; [[Ju...
3: ...in his native land as "El Gran Astor" ("The Great Astor") he is widely considered the most important tang...
13: ...ctator [[Jorge Rafael Videla]]. As recounted in ''Astor Piazzolla, A manera de Memorias'' (a comprehensiv...
17: ::- ''Astor Piazzolla, A manera de Memorias'', Libros Perfil ...
40: [[de:Astor Piazzolla]]

Mary Astor (4154 bytes)
1: '''Mary Astor''' ([[May 3]], [[1906]] &ndash; [[September 25]],...
3: [[Image:MaryAstor.jpg|thumb|Mary Astor]]
4: ...asconcellos Langhanke''' in [[Quincy, Illinois]], Astor was signed to a [[Hollywood]] contract at the age...
5: She achieved success playing opposite [[John Barrymore]] in ''[[Beau Brummell]]'' ([[1924 in f...
7: ...d to separate her private and professional lives, Astor refused to apologise and her career was renewed b...

Brooke Astor (1659 bytes)
1: ...ortsmouth]], [[New Hampshire]], the daughter of [[John Henry Russell]], a Marine Corps officer, and his ...
5: ...on of [[RMS Titanic|Titanic]] victim [[John Jacob Astor IV]] ([[1864]]-[[1912]]).
7: ... his fortune, and despite liquidating the Vincent Astor Foundation in [[1997]] has continued to be active...
12: [[Category:1902 births|Astor, Brooke]]
13: [[Category:The Astors|Astor, Brooke]]

Astor family (2432 bytes)
1: ...by the [[Germany|German]] immigrant, [[John Jacob Astor]] and his wife Sarah Todd, became the wealthiest ...
3: ...Astor's brother also immigrated to America. Henry Astor, a horse racing enthusiast, purchased a [[thoroug...
5: ...s an Astor Park in Florida and an Astor Court and Astor Place in New York City and a large number of town...
7: A number of Astor family members are buried in [[Trinity Church Cem...
9: Astor Family connection (''alphabetical listing''):

Astor, Florida (3126 bytes)
1: '''Astor''' is a [[census-designated place]] located in [[...
3: ..., naming it Manhattan. Later, it would be renamed Astor in his honor.
6: [[Image:FLMap-doton-Astor.PNG|right|Location of Astor, Florida]]
7: Astor is located at 29&deg;9'50" North, 81&deg;32'4" We...
23: [[Category:The Astors]]

Vincent Astor (4835 bytes)
1: ...nd philanthropist and a member of the prominent [[Astor family]].
3: <table align=right><tr><td>[[Image:WVincentAstor.JPG]]</td></tr></table>
5: ...ican Society. He was the son of Col. [[John Jacob Astor IV]], a gangly, unattractive, and highly amorous ...
7: ...timately divorced in [[1909]]. A year later, Jack Astor married [[Madeleine Talmadge Force]], an 18-year-...
9: ...d and having inherited a massive fortune, Vincent Astor dropped out of [[Harvard University]]. He set abo...

David Astor (5470 bytes)
1: ...newspaper publisher and member of the prominent [[Astor family]].
3: ...tor, 2nd Viscount Astor]] (1879-1952) and [[Nancy Astor|Nancy Witcher Langhorne]] (1879-1964). The produc...
5: An extremely shy person, David Astor was greatly influenced by his father but as a you...
7: ...e, and high death taxes in England, in 1945 David Astor and his brother transferred ownership of the pape...
9: ...e right and left sides of the political spectrum. Astor&#8217;s policies were passionate about the plight...

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