When John Jacob Astor IV died on the Titanic 111 years ago, he was one of the richest people in the world. He built landmark New York hotels like the Astoria Hotel and the St. Regis. Astor's wife, who ...
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Marking the 112th anniversary of the Titanic’s maiden voyage, Us Weekly sat down with researcher James Penca to get a glimpse into the life of passenger John Jacob Astor, the wealthiest man aboard the ...
What concerned the 47-year-old Astor most when he asked the ship’s quartermaster to join her was her “delicate condition.” ...
The watch was owned by John Jacob Astor IV, a businessman who died when the Titanic sank in 1912.
MR. SMITH, having written of Cornelius Vanderbilt, now turns to John Jacob Astor, who was less spectacular as a person but infinitely more colorful as an American. Both men built great fortunes out of ...
Today is the 262nd birthday of John Jacob Astor, who was born on July 17, 1763, in Walldorf, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He came to New York in 1783 and worked in a butcher ship ...
The gold watch worn by the Titanic’s richest passenger, John Jacob Astor, has set an auction record as the most expensive item of Titanic memorabilia. A private collector in the U.S. paid $1.5 million ...
The imperious Capt. Jonathan Thorn of Astor's ship Tonquin quarreled constantly with the men Astor designated as managers of the sea-going expedition around Cape Horn to the Columbia River. Thorn cost ...
He built landmark New York hotels like the Astoria Hotel and the St. Regis. Astor's wife, who was 30 years younger than him, was pregnant aboard the Titanic and survived. John Jacob Astor IV was one ...
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