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The Astor family is a significant Anglo -American business, social, and political family of German descent. John Jacob Astor and his wife Sarah Todd came to the United States from Walldorf , Germany in the late 18th century and during the 19th century became the wealthiest family in the United States . Towards the end of that century, a branch moved to England and achieved great prominence there. As the 20th century wore on the family fortunes declined, but their legacy lives on in their many public works including the New York Public Library , and members of the British branch hold two hereditary peerages , a viscountcy and a barony .
John Jacob Astor's brother also immigrated to America. Henry Astor , a horse racing enthusiast, purchased a thoroughbred named Messenger who had been brought from England in 1788 . The horse became the founding sire of all Standardbred horses in the United States today.
Beyond the famous
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel , the Astor family name is imprinted in a great deal of United States history and geography. There is a town of Astor in the states of
Florida ,
Georgia ,
Iowa , and
Kansas and there are
Astorias in
Illinois ,
Missouri ,
New York , and
Oregon . There is an
Astor Park in
Florida and an
Astor Court and
Astor Place in
New York City ,
Chicago and a large number of town and city thoroughfares bearing the family name. The New York City
neighborhood of
Astoria, Queens is named after the family as well.
A number of Astor family members are buried in Trinity Church Cemetery in Manhattan , New York.
Relatives
Listed By Ancestry/Generation:
John Jacob Astor (1763 -1848 ), married Sarah Todd
Magdalena Astor (1788 -1832 ) - John Bristed (1778 -1855 )
Charles Astor Bristed (1820 -1874 )
John Jacob Astor II (1791 -1869 )
William Backhouse Astor, Sr. (1792 -1875 )
Emily Astor (1819 -1841 ), married Samuel Ward Jr (1814 -1884 ), financier, lobbyist, author.
Margaret Astor Ward (1838 -1875 ), married 1856 John Winthrop Chanler (1826 -1877 ), New York Congressman. Their children are collectively referred to as the Astor Orphans.
John Armstrong Chanler (1862 -1935 )
Winthrop Astor Chanler (1863 -1926 )
Emily Astor Chanler (1864 -1872 )
Elizabeth Astor Winthrop Chanler (1866 -1937 )
William Astor Chanler (1867 -1934 ), United States Congressman
Marion Ward Chanler (1868 -1883 )
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler , (1869 -1942 ), New York Congressman
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Jr. (1891 -1963 )
Alida Chanler (1894 -1983 )
William Chamberlain Chanler (1895 -1981 )
Margaret Livingston Chanler , (1870 -1963 )
Robert Winthrop Chanler , (1872 -1930 ), artist
Alida Beekman Chanler , (1873 -1969 )
John Jacob Astor III (1822 -1890 ) 1st son of William
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (1848 -1919 )
William Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (1879 -1952 )
William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor (1907 -1966 )
William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor (born 1951 ) (from 1st marriage)
Emily Astor (from 2nd marriage)
Janet Elizabeth Astor (born 1961 ) (from 3rd marriage)
Pauline Marian Astor (from 3rd marriage)
Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor (1909 -1975 )
Francis David Langhorne Astor (1912 -2001 )
Michael Langhorne Astor (1916 -1980 )
John Jacob Astor (1918 -2000 )
Pauline Astor (1880 -1972 )
John Rudolph Astor (1881 -1881 )
John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886 -1971 )
Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever (1918 -1984 )
John Jacob Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever (born 1946 )
Hon. Bridget Mary Astor (b. 1948)
Hon. Elizabeth Louise Astor (b. 1951)
Hon. Sarah Violet Astor (b. 1953)
Hon. Philip Douglas Paul Astor (b. 1959)
Hugh Waldorf Astor (1920 -1999 )
John Astor MP (1923 –1987 )
Elizabeth Kathleen Astor (born 1951 )
John Richard Astor (born 1953 )
George David Astor (born 1958 )
William Backhouse Astor, Jr. (1830 -1892 ) 2nd son of William
Emily Astor (1854 -1881 )
Helen Schermerhorn Astor (1855 -1893 )
Charlotte Augusta Astor (1858 -1920 )
Caroline Schermerhorn Astor (1861 -1948 )
John Jacob Astor IV (1864 -1912 )
William Vincent Astor (1891 -1959 ) son by 1st wife
Ava Alice Muriel Astor (1902 –1956 ) daughter by 1st wife
John Jacob Astor VI (1912 -1992 ) son by 2nd wife
Mary Jacqueline Astor (from 1st marriage)
William Backhouse Astor III (born 1935 ) (from 2nd marriage)
Dieter Astor, city architect of
Walldorf , Germany
Spouses
Elizabeth, Baroness Astor of Hever (born 1950 ) - 2nd wife of John Jacob Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever
Brooke Russell Marshall Astor (born 1902 )
Irene Astor, Baroness Astor of Hever (1919 -2001 ) - daughter of Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig and widow of Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever
Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor (1830 -1908 ) - widow of William Backhouse Astor Jr
Ava Lowle Willing - 1st wife of John Jacob Astor IV
Madeleine Talmadge Force (1894 -1940 ) - 2nd wife of John Jacob Astor IV
Nancy, Lady Astor (1879 -1964 ) - widow of William Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
Sarah Norton - 1st wife of William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor
Philippa Hunloke - 2nd wife of William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor
Janet Bronwen Alun Pugh - 3rd wife and widow of William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor
Annabel Sheffield - wife of William Waldorf Astor, 4th Viscount Astor
Barbara McNeil - 1st wife of Michael Langhorne Astor
Pandora Jones - 2nd wife of Michael Langhorne Astor
Judy Innes - 3rd wife and widow of Michael Langhorne Astor
Julia Lynch Olin - wife of Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
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