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William Backhouse Astor, Sr.

American businessman (1792-1875)
Person human Q870607
William Backhouse Astor, Sr.

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
September 19, 1792
Date of death
November 24, 1875
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[17]
Occupation
entrepreneur
Employer
Astor Library[19]
Position held
board member[18]
Educated at
Columbia University, University of Göttingen, Heidelberg University[20][21][22]
Father
John Jacob Astor I[7]
Mother
Sarah Todd[8]
Spouse
Margaret Rebecca Armstrong[9]
Child
William Backhouse Astor, Jr., John Jacob Astor III, Emily Astor, Laura Astor, Mary Alida Astor, Henry Astor, Sarah Astor[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Archives at
Smithsonian Institution Archives, New York Public Library Main Branch[25][26]
Depicted by
William Backhouse Astor (1792–1875)[29]
Described by source
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, The Biographical Dictionary of America, The Encyclopedia Americana, Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[30][31][32][33]
Different from
William Backhouse Astor[34]
Family
Astor family[24]
Family name
Astor[27]
Generational suffix
L252248-F2
Given name
William[28]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, WikiProject New York Public Library[36][37]
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P14536
351923[38]
Place of burial
Trinity Church Cemetery[6]
Significant person
James Leary[35]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Astor en William Backhouse Astor en William Backhouse Astor, Sr. en William B. Astor, Sr. de William Backhouse Astor senior de William Backhouse Astor, Sr he וויליאם ב. אסטור, האב ja ウィリアム・バックハウス・アスター ja ウィリアム・バックハウス・アスター・シニア ru Уильям Бакхауз Астор-ст. ru Уильям Бакхауз Астор-старший sv Backhouse Astor zh 老威廉·巴克豪斯·阿斯特
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000048889356
VIAF cluster ID
36788227
Library of Congress authority ID
nr93011571
GND ID
1173545433
Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America ID
3234
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02245293
FAST ID
319358
FactGrid item ID
Thavung
FamilySearch person ID
KP7W-K1C
Find a Grave memorial ID
31939422
Freebase ID
/m/01w6t_
Genealogics.org person ID
I00047047
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000000889123250
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
William_Backhouse_Astor
Kindred Britain ID
I30281
LittleSis people ID
225726
Prabook ID
187010
Rodovid ID
35761
SNAC ARK ID
w6794drf
The Peerage person ID
p12666.htm#i126658
WeRelate person ID
William_Astor_(6)
Webb-site person ID
35721
WikiTree person ID
Astor-17
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJc3KX8GWfw9CdQ3htdhHC

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 3
Columbia University, Heidelberg University, University of Göttingen
Child 2
John Jacob Astor III, William Backhouse Astor, Jr.
Children (paternal) 2
John Jacob Astor III, William Backhouse Astor, Jr.
Archives at 1
New York Public Library Main Branch
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
FactGrid item ID 1
Thavung
Family 1
Astor family
Family name 1
Astor
Father 1
John Jacob Astor I
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
entrepreneur
Parent of 1
John Jacob Astor I
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of burial 1
Trinity Church Cemetery
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

William Backhouse Astor, Sr. was born on September 19, 1792[1], in New York City[2]. William Backhouse Astor, Sr. died on November 24, 1875[3], in New York City[4]. William Backhouse Astor, Sr. worked as an entrepreneur[5].

FAQs

Where was William Backhouse Astor, Sr. born?

William Backhouse Astor, Sr. was born in New York City[2].

Where did William Backhouse Astor, Sr. die?

William Backhouse Astor, Sr. died in New York City[4].

Who were William Backhouse Astor, Sr.'s parents?

William Backhouse Astor, Sr.'s father was John Jacob Astor I[7]. William Backhouse Astor, Sr.'s mother was Sarah Todd[8].

Who was William Backhouse Astor, Sr. married to?

William Backhouse Astor, Sr.'s spouses include Margaret Rebecca Armstrong[9].

What did William Backhouse Astor, Sr. do for work?

William Backhouse Astor, Sr. worked as an entrepreneur[5].

Where did William Backhouse Astor, Sr. go to school?

William Backhouse Astor, Sr. was educated at Columbia University[20], University of Göttingen[21], and Heidelberg University[22].

Related Entities

entrepreneur John Jacob Astor I New York City United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . research.frick.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Kindred Britain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . americanaristocracy.com. americanaristocracy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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