William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor
Politician
1848 – 1919
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Who was William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor?
William Waldorf "Willy" Astor, 1st Viscount Astor was a wealthy American attorney, politician, businessman, and newspaper publisher. He moved with his family to England in 1891, became an English subject in 1899, and was made a peer as Baron Astor in 1916 and Viscount Astor in 1917 for his contributions to war charities. He was a prominent member of the Astor family.
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- Born
- Mar 31, 1848
New York City - Parents
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Germany
- Education
- Columbia Law School
- Died
- Oct 18, 1919
Brighton
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on July 23, 2013
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