John Jacob Astor
Born July 17, 1763
Waldorf, Germany
Died March 29, 1848
New York, New York
First American immigrant millionaire
John Jacob Astor. National Portrait Gallery.
"Rogues do t...
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An American fur trader, merchant, and capitalist, John Jacob Astor (1763-1848) used his profits from fur trading to invest in a wide range of business enterprises. By the time of his death he was the ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer who handled the
estate of the late philanthropist and socialite Brooke Astor
pleaded innocent on Friday to charges he helped her son plunder
her $198 million estate. ...
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New York's wealthy power brokers united in mourning with its working-class citizens Friday as the city that Brooke Astor loved so dearly bid a bittersweet farewell to the philanthropist and society...
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Brooke Astor, the civic leader, philanthropist and high society fixture who gave away nearly $200 million to support New York City's great cultural institutions and a host of humbler projects, died...
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Brooke Astor, the civic leader, philanthropist and high society fixture who gave away nearly $200 million to support New York City's great cultural institutions and a host of humbler projects, died...
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After a turbulent 105th year, Brooke Astor marked the start of her 106th Friday with a birthday so quiet that she dozed through a visit from her son.The philanthropist and socialite, ensconced at h...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The son of the late socialite
Brooke Astor was indicted Tuesday for allegedly stealing
from his mother's $198 million estate, built from marrying into
one of America's great o...
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(Updates with details from court appearance and lawyer's
statement) By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - The son of the late socialite
Brooke Astor pleaded innocent Tuesday to charges that he
swin...
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The original Oregon Trail brought pioneers from the Midwest to the West Coast 150 years ago.
But today's travelers are blazing a new Oregon trail, crossing the state for recreational ...
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The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel has traded hands as part of one of the biggest property deals in New York City in 2007.The Shareholders of Hilton Hotels Corporation turned over the hotel at 301 Park Ave...
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Brooke Astor was the grande dame of New York City society and philanthropy _ a woman as comfortable in a Harlem youth center as she was in a Fifth Avenue penthouse.She hobnobbed with the queen of E...
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Astor, John Jacob
John Jacob Astor
Lawyer pleads innocent to robbing Astor estate
