The Astor family achieved prominence in

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, society, and politics in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 19th and 20th centuries. With ancestral roots in the Italian Alps region of Italy by way of Germany, the Astors settled in Germany, first appearing in North America in the 18th century with John Jacob Astor, one of the wealthiest people in history.

Founding family members

John Jacob Astor 1763-1848 photogravure after painting by Gilbert Stuart

John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor) was the youngest of four sons born to Johann Jacob Astor (1724–1816) and Maria Magdalena vom Berg (1730–1764). The Astor family can trace their ancestry back to Giovan Asdour (1595–1668) and Gretta Ursula Asdour (1589–). Giovan was born in

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, Italy, and died in Zürich, Switzerland. Their son, Hans Pieter Asdor, was born in Switzerland and died in Nußloch. John Jacob and his brother George left Germany and moved to London in 1778. There, they established a flute making company. In 1783, John Jacob left for

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, leaving his brother in charge of the London business, and was active first as a dealer in

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, then in New York as a merchant in

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, furs, pianos, and real estate. After moving to New York, John met and married Sarah Cox Todd (1762–1842). She worked alongside her husband as a consultant, and was accused of witchcraft after her success with the company in 1817. The accusations never led to legal action. They had eight children, including John Jacob Astor Jr. (1791–1869) and real estate businessman

William Backhouse Astor Sr. William Backhouse Astor Sr. (September 19, 1792 – November 24, 1875) was an American business magnate who inherited most of his father John Jacob Astor's fortune. He worked as a partner in his father's successful export business. His massive in ...

(1792–1875). John Jacob's fur trading company established a

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trading post at Fort Astoria in 1811, the first United States community on the Pacific coast. He financed the overland Astor Expedition in 1810–1812 to reach the outpost, which was in the then-disputed

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. Control of Fort Astoria played a key role in English and American territorial claims on the region. John and George's brother Henry (born Heinrich) (1754–1833) also emigrated to America. Henry was a

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enthusiast, and purchased a thoroughbred named

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, who had been brought from England to America in 1788. The horse became the founding sire of all Standardbred horses in the United States today. The third brother Melchior remained in Germany. During the 19th century, the Astors became one of the wealthiest families in the United States. Toward the end of that century, some of the family moved to England and achieved high prominence there. During the 20th century, the number of American Astors began to decline, but their legacy lives on in their many public works including the

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. English descendants of the Astors hold two

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ages: Viscount Astor and Baron Astor of Hever. While many of Astor members joined the Episcopal Church, John Jacob Astor remained a member of the

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to his death.Reformed Congregation James Parton
Life of John Jacob Astor: To which is appended a Copy of his last will
(The American News Comp., 1865), pg. 81

Family namesake places

For many years, the members of the Astor family were known as "the landlords of New York". Their New York City namesakes are the famous Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, an Astor Row, Astor Court, Astor Place, and Astor Avenue in the Bronx, where the Astors stabled horses. The neighborhood of Astoria, Queens, was renamed to incite John Jacob Astor to invest there. Beyond New York City, the Astor family name is imprinted in a great deal of United States history and geography. Astor Street, in Chicago's landmark Gold Coast district, is named after John Jacob Astor. There are towns of Astor in the states of Florida, Georgia, Iowa, and Kansas and there are Astorias in Illinois, Missouri, and Oregon. In Astoria, Oregon, the primary elementary school is called John Jacob Astor Elementary and the city is home to the

Astoria Column The Astoria Column is a tower in the Pacific Northwest, northwest United States, overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River on Coxcomb Hill in Astoria, Oregon. Built in 1926, the concrete and steel structure is part of a city park. The -tall colu ...

. There is a neighborhood called Astor Park just south of downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin. At the heart of this neighborhood is a park (also called "Astor Park"); the Astor family donated this land for the building of a trade school. The Astors were also prominent on

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, Michigan, and Newport, Rhode Island, with their summer house, Beechwood. At Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, there are the Lord and Lady Astor Suites; the hotel salon is called Astor's. There is even a Hostel in York, England called The Astor. In addition, a dormitory at St. George's School in Newport, Rhode Island, bears Astor's name. The Danubius Hotel Astoria in the center of Pest, Budapest, Hungary, opened in 1914, was given its name by the original hotel owners and Mihály Gellér, the first General Manager of the hotel, who formerly worked for the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. In Shanghai, China there is the Astor House Hotel in the Bund. Mount Astor in Antarctica was named after Vincent Astor by the explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd.

Astor family tree

* John Jacob Astor Sr. (1763–1848) **Magdalena Astor (1788–1832) *** Charles Astor Bristed Sr. (1820–1874) **

(1792–1875) ***Emily Astor (1819–1841) **** Margaret Astor "Maddie" Ward (1838–1875) *****

John Armstrong Chaloner John "Archie" Armstrong Chaloner (né Chanler; October 10, 1862 – June 1, 1935) was an American writer and activist, known for his catch phrase "Who's looney now?". Early life Chaloner was born John Armstrong Chanler on October 10, 1862 to Mar ...

(1862–1935) ***** Winthrop Astor Chanler (1863–1926) ****** Theodore Chanler (1902–1961) ***** William Astor "Willie" Chanler Sr. (1867–1934) ***** Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler Sr. (1869–1942) *****

Margaret Chanler Aldrich Margaret Livingston Chanler Aldrich (1870–1963) was an American philanthropist, poet, nurse, and woman's suffrage advocate. She served as a nurse with the American Red Cross during the Spanish–American War and Philippine–American War, tra ...

(1870–1963) *****

Robert Winthrop Chanler Robert Winthrop Chanler (February 22, 1872 – October 24, 1930) was an American artist and member of the Astor and Dudley–Winthrop families. A designer and muralist, Chanler received much of his art training in France at the École des Beaux- ...

(1872–1930) *** John Jacob Astor III (1822–1890) **** William Waldorf Astor I (1848–1919) ***** Waldorf Astor (1879–1952) ****** William Waldorf "Bill" Astor II (1907–1966) ******* William Waldorf Astor III (born 1951) ********Flora Katherine Astor (born 1976) ********William Waldorf "Will" Astor IV (born 1979) ******** James Jacob Astor (born 1981) ******Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor, Countess of Ancaster (1909–1975) ******* Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (born 1938) ****** Francis David Langhorne Astor (1912–2001) ****** Michael Langhorne Astor (1916–1980) ****** John Jacob "Jakie" Astor VII (1918–2000) *****The Hon. Pauline Astor (1880–1972) ****** Rachel Pauline Spender-Clay, Lady Bowes-Lyon (1907–1996) *******Davina Katherine Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Stair (1930–2017) ******** John Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair (born 1961) *******

Simon Bowes-Lyon Sir Simon Alexander Bowes-Lyon (born 17 June 1932) is a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and was Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire from 1986 to 2007. He was created a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in The Queen's Birthday Hono ...

(born 1932) *****

John Jacob Astor V Lieutenant-Colonel John Jacob Astor V, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, DL (20 May 1886 – 19 July 1971) was an American-born English newspaper proprietor, politician, sportsman, military officer, and a member of the Astor family. Biography Astor wa ...

(1886–1971) ****** Gavin Astor (1918–1984) ******* John Jacob "Johnny" Astor VIII (born 1946) ****** John Astor (1923–1987) ***Mary Alida Astor (1826–1881) **** Margaret Laura Astor Carey (1853–1911) *****

Louis Zborowski Louis Vorow Zborowski (20 February 1895 – 19 October 1924) was an English racing driver and automobile engineer, best known for creating a series of aero-engined racing cars known as the "Chitty-Bang-Bangs", which provided the inspiration for ...

(1895–1924) ***

William Backhouse Astor Jr. 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 II ...

(1829–1892) ****Emily Astor (1854–1881) ***** James Laurens Van Alen (1878–1927) ****** Jimmy Van Alen (1902–1991) ****** Louise Astor Van Alen (1910–1997) ****Helen Schermerhorn Astor (1855–1893) ***** James Roosevelt "Tadd" Roosevelt Jr. (1879–1958) **** Carrie Astor Wilson (1861–1948) ***** Marshall Orme Wilson Jr. (1885–1966) **** John Jacob "Jack" Astor IV (1864–

1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ...

) ***** William Vincent Astor (1891–1959) ***** Ava Alice Muriel Astor (1902–1956) ****** Prince Ivan Sergeyevich Obolensky (1925–2019) *******Marina Ivanovna Obolensky (born 1951) *******Ivan Ivanovich Obolensky (born 1952) *******David Ivanovich Obolensky (born 1953) ********Natalya Elizabeth Davidovna Obolensky (born 1984) ********Octavia Willing Davidovna Obolensky (born 1989) *******Sergei Ivanovich Obolensky (born 1960) ********Alexander Vasily Sergeyevich Obolensky (born 1994) ********Christopher Chapman Sergeyevich Obolensky (born 1999) ****** Sylvia Sergeyevna Obolensky (1931–1997) ***** John Jacob "Jakey" Astor VI (1912–1992) ******Mary Jacqueline Astor (1949-present) *******Nicholas Astor Drexel (1987- present) ** Dorothea Astor 1795–1874) ***Eliza Astor Langdon (1818–1896) ****

Matthew Astor Wilks Matthew Astor Wilks (March 3, 1844 – July 9, 1926) was an American clubman who was prominent in New York society during the Gilded Age. Early life Wilks was born in New York City on March 3, 1844. He was the one of seven children born to Matt ...

(1844–1926) *** Louisa Dorothea Langdon (1820–1894) **** DeLancey Astor Kane (1844–1915) **** S. Nicholson Kane (1846–1906) **** John Innes Kane (1850–1913) ****Emily Astor Kane (1854–1932) ***** Peter Augustus Jay (1877–1933) ****** Susan Mary Jay (1918–2004) ****

Sybil Kent Kane Sybil Kent Kane (1856 – February 15, 1946) was an American socialite who was prominent in New York Society during the Gilded Age. Early life Kane was born at the family home on August 28, 1844, in Newport, Rhode Island. She was the second you ...

(1856–1946) **** Woodbury Kane (1859–1905)

Members by birth order

# John Jacob Astor Sr. (1763–1848) #

(1792–1875) # Charles Astor Bristed Sr. (1820–1874) # John Jacob Astor III (1822–1890) #

(1829–1892) #

(1844–1926) # DeLancey Astor Kane (1844–1915) # S. Nicholson Kane (1846–1906) # William Waldorf Astor I (1848–1919) # John Innes Kane (1850–1913) #

(1856–1946) # Woodbury Kane (1859–1905) # Carrie Astor Wilson (1861–1948) #

(1862–1935) # Winthrop Astor Chanler (1863–1926) # John Jacob "Jack" Astor IV (1864–1912, died in the sinking of the ''Titanic'') #Sasha Chanler (1866-1934) # William Astor "Willie" Chanler Sr. (1867–1934) # Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler Sr. (1869–1942) #

(1870–1963) #

(1872–1930) # Peter Augustus Jay (1877–1933) # Waldorf Astor (1879–1952) # James Roosevelt "Tadd" Roosevelt Jr. (1879–1958) # Marshall Orme Wilson Jr. (1885–1966) #

(1886–1971) # William Vincent Astor (1891–1959) #

(1895–1924) # Theodore Chanler (1902–1961) # Ava Alice Muriel Astor (1902–1956) # Jimmy Van Alen (1902–1991) # William Waldorf "Bill" Astor II (1907–1966) # Francis David Langhorne Astor (1912–2001) # John Jacob "Jakey" Astor VI (1912–1992) # Michael Langhorne Astor (1916–1980) # Susan Mary Jay (1918–2004) # John Jacob "Jakie" Astor VII (1918–2000) # Gavin Astor (1918–1984) # John Astor (1923–1987) # Prince Ivan Sergeyevich Obolensky (1925–2019) # Princess Sylvia Sergeyevna Obolensky (1931–1997) #

(born 1932) # Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (born 1938) # John Jacob "Johnny" Astor VIII (born 1946) # William Waldorf Astor III (born 1951) # John Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair (born 1961)

Spouses by birth order

Vincent Rumpff Vincent II, Count von Rumpff (10 January 1789 – 13 February 1867) was a German diplomat who served as Minister of the Hanseatic cities to the United States and Paris. Early life Count von Rumpff was born on 10 January 1789 in Hamburg, Germany, ...

(1789–1867): husband of Eliza Astor #

Franklin Hughes Delano Franklin Hughes Delano (July 27, 1813 – December 23, 1893) was an American merchant, diplomat and society man. Early life Delano was born in Dartmouth, Massachusetts on July 27, 1813 and grew up in Fairhaven. He was a son of Captain Warren De ...

(1813–1893): husband of Laura Eugenia Astor # Samuel Cutler "Sam" Ward (1814–1884): husband of Emily Astor # John Winthrop Chanler (1826–1877): husband and widower of Margaret Astor Ward # Caroline Webster Schermerhorn (1830–1908): widow of

# James John Van Alen (1848–1923): husband and widower of Emily Astor #

Augustus Jay Augustus Jay (October 17, 1850 – December 25, 1919) was an American diplomat and member of the prominent Jay family. Early life Jay was born on October 17, 1850 in Washington, D.C. He was the only child of Peter Augustus Jay and Josephine (n� ...

(1850–1919): husband of Emily Astor Kane # James Roosevelt "Rosey" Roosevelt Sr. (1854–1927): husband and widower of Helen Schermerhorn Astor # Count William Eliot Morris Zborowski (1858–1903): 2nd husband of Margaret Laura Astor Carey # Marshall Orme Wilson (1860–1926): husband of Caroline Schermerhorn Astor # John Jay Chapman (1862–1933): husband of Elizabeth Astor Winthrop Chanler # Richard Aldrich (1863–1937): husband of Margaret Livingston Chanler #

Amélie Louise Rives ''Amélie'' (also known as ''Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain''; ; en, The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain, italic=yes) is a 2001 French-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume La ...

(1863–1945): wife of

Ava Lowle Willing Ava Lowle Willing (September 15, 1868 – June 9, 1958) was an American socialite. She was the first wife of Colonel John Jacob Astor IV and later married Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale. Early life Ava Lowle Willing was born on September ...

(1868–1958): 1st wife of John Jacob "Jack" Astor IV # Harriet Sylvia Ann Howland Green(1871–1951): wife and widow of

# Julia Remington Chamberlain (1872-1936):1st wife of Robert Winthrop Chanler and mother of his 2 children Dorothy and Julia # Natalina Cavalieri (1874–1944): 2nd wife of

# Herbert Henry Spender-Clay (1875–1937): husband of Pauline Astor # Margaret Louise Post (1876–1969): wife and widow of James Laurens Van Alen #

Robert Joseph Collier Robert Joseph Collier (June 17, 1876 – November 8, 1918) was the son of Peter Fenelon Collier and a principal in the publishing company P. F. Collier & Son. Upon his father's death, he became head of the company and, for a time, was editor o ...

(1876–1918): husband of Sarah Steward Van Alen # Nancy Witcher Langhorne (1879–1964): widow of Waldorf Astor, first female British MP to sit in the house of commons. # Minnie W. Collins (1880–1946): widow of William Astor "Willie" Chanler #

Julia Lynch Olin Julia Lynch Olin (October 21, 1882 – March 11, 1961) was an American author and Baháʼí who co-founded the New History Society in New York City, and was later expelled from the religion by Shoghi Effendi around 1939. Through marriage, she ...

(1882–1961): 2nd wife and widow of Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler # Theodore Douglas Robinson (1883–1934): husband of Helen Rebecca Roosevelt # Lawrence Grant White (1887–1956): husband of Laura Astor Chanler # Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound (1889–1965): wife of

# Prince Sergei Platonovich Obolensky Neledinsky-Meletzky (1890–1978), 1st husband of Ava Alice Muriel Astor #

Helen Dinsmore Huntington Helen Dinsmore Huntington Astor Hull (April 9, 1893 – December 11, 1976) was an American socialite, arts patron, and political hostess. Early life Helen Dinsmore Huntington was born on April 9, 1893, to Helen Gray Dinsmore (1868–1942) and ...

(1893–1976): 1st wife and widow of William Vincent Astor # Madeleine Talmage Force (1893–1940): 2nd wife and widow of John Jacob "Jack" Astor IV # Louis Bancel LaFarge (1900–1989): husband and widower of Hester Alida Emmet # Roberta Brooke Russell (1902–2007): 3rd wife and widow of William Vincent Astor # The Hon. Sir David Bowes Lyon (1902–1961): husband of Rachel Pauline Spender-Clay # Mary Benedict "Minnie" Cushing (1906–1978): 2nd wife of William Vincent Astor # John Aylmer Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair (1906-1996): husband of Davina Katherine Bowes-Lyon # Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster (1907–1983): husband and widower of Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor # Joseph Wright Alsop V (1910–1989): 2nd husband of Susan Mary Jay # Irene Violet Freesia Janet Augusta Haig (1919–2001): widow of Gavin Astor # Hon. Sarah Kathleen Elinor Norton (1920–2013): 1st wife of William Waldorf "Bill" Astor II # Janet Bronwen Alun Pugh (1930–2017): 3rd wife and widow of William Waldorf "Bill" Astor II # Roderick McEwen (1932–1982): husband of Romana von Hofmannsthal # Annabel Lucy Veronica Jones (born 1948): wife of William Waldorf Astor III, mother-in-law of British PM

David Cameron David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016. He previously served as Leader o ...

# Elizabeth Constance "Liz" Mackintosh (born 1950): 2nd wife of John Jacob "Johnny" Astor VIII # Jools Miles Holland (born 1958): 2nd husband of Christabel Mary McEwen # Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond (born 1955): husband of Janet Elizabeth Astor # Edward Richard Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham (born 1961): 1st husband of Christabel Mary McEwen # Laura Rose Parker Bowles (born 1978): wife of Harry Marcus George Lopes

Lines of Succession to the Family Titles

Both in the

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, the titles Coronet of a British Viscount

Viscount Astor, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent (1917), with subsidiary title Coronet of a British Baron

Baron Astor, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent (1916), and Coronet of a British Baron

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''The Right Hon. William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (1848 - 1919)'' ** Coronet of a British Viscount

''The Right Hon. Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor, DL (1879 - 1952)'' *** Coronet of a British Viscount

''The Right Hon. William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor (1907 - 1966)'' **** Coronet of a British Viscount

''The Right Hon.''

William Waldorf Astor, 4th Viscount Astor William Waldorf Astor III, 4th Viscount Astor (born 27 December 1951) is an English businessman and politician who sits as a Conservative hereditary Lord Temporal in the House of Lords. He is a member of the Astor family, which is known fo ...

(b. 1951) ***** (1) ''The Hon.'' William Waldorf Astor (b. 1979) ****** (2) William Waldorf Astor (b. 2012) ****** (3) Conrad Charles Astor (b. 2016) ***** (4) ''The Hon.'' James Jacob Astor (b. 1981) *** '' The Hon. Francis David Langhorne Astor, CH (1912 - 2001)'' **** (5) Richard David Langhorne Astor (b. 1955) **** (6) Thomas Robert Langhorne Astor (b. 1962) *** '' The Hon. Michael Langhorne Astor (1916 - 1980)'' **** (7) David Waldorf Astor (b. 1943) ***** (8) Henry Waldorf Astor (b. 1969) ****** (9) George Astor (b. 1998) ****** (10) Jakie Astor (b. 2003) ****** (11) Charles Edgar Spence Astor (b. 2007) ****** (12) Michael Allstar Astor (b. 2009) ***** (13) Thomas Ludovic David Astor (b. 1972) ****** (14) Frederick Michael Astor (b. 2003) ****** (15) Vincent David Astor (b. 2009) **** (16) James Colonsay Langhorne Astor (b. 1945) ***** (17) Tobias Michael de Chazal Astor (b. 1980) ****** (18) Griffith Charles William Astor (b. 2016) *** ''

Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

The Hon. Sir John Jacob Astor, MBE,

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(1918 - 2000)'' **** (19) Michael Ramon Langhorne Astor (b. 1946) ***** (20) James Edward Astor (b. 1976) ** Coronet of a British Baron

''The Right Hon. Lt-Col John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, DL (1886 - 1971)'' *** Coronet of a British Baron

''The Right Hon.

Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever (1 June 1918 – 28 June 1984), was an English soldier, publisher, peer, and member of the Astor family. Biography Astor was the eldest son of John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886–1971), an ...

(1918 - 1984)'' **** (21) Coronet of a British Baron

''The Right Hon.'' John Jacob Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, PC, DL (b. 1946) ***** (1, 22) ''The Hon.'' Charles Gavin John Astor (b. 1990) **** (2, 23) ''The Hon.'' Philip Douglas Paul Astor (b. 1959) *** ''Lt-Col The Hon. Hugh Waldorf Astor (1920 - 1999)'' **** (3, 24) Robert Hugh Astor (b. 1958) ***** (4, 25) Nicholas Louis Robert Astor (b. 1996) ***** (5, 26) Jonathan Hugh Astor (b. 1997) **** (6, 27) James Alexander Waldorf Astor (b. 1965) ***** (7, 28) Alexander Richard Astor (b. 2000) *** '' The Hon. John Astor (1923 - 1987)'' **** ''John Richard Astor (1953 - 2016)'' ***** (8, 29) Charles John Astor (b. 1982) **** (9, 30) George David Astor (b. 1958) ***** (10, 31) Thomas David Astor (b. 1987)

References

External links

The Astor Family Papers 1719-1943 at the New York Historical Society

The Astor Family Business
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