1886 - 1971 (84 years)
Has more than 100 ancestors and 46 descendants in this family tree.
1879 - 1952 (72 years)
Birth |
19 May 1879 |
Died |
1952 |
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Father |
William Waldorf Astor, b. 31 Mar 1848, New York, New York, USA |
Mother |
Mary Dahlgren Paul, b. 1858 |
Married |
6 Jun 1878 |
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Family |
Nancy Witcher Langhorne, b. 19 May 1879 |
Married |
3 May 1906 |
Children |
+ | 1. William Waldorf Astor, III, b. 13 Aug 1907 |
+ | 2. Nancy Phyllis Astor, b. 1909 |
+ | 3. Francis David Langhorne Astor, b. 1912 |
+ | 4. Michael Langhorne Astor, b. 1916 |
+ | 5. John Jacob Astor, VII, b. 1918 |
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1879 - 1964 (84 years)
Birth |
19 May 1879 |
Died |
1964 |
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Father |
Chiswell Dabney Langhorne, b. 1843 |
Mother |
Anne Witcher Keene, b. 1848 |
Married |
1864 |
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Family 1 |
Robert Gould Shaw |
Divorced |
1903 |
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Family 2 |
William Waldorf Astor, Jr., b. 19 May 1879 |
Married |
3 May 1906 |
Children |
+ | 1. William Waldorf Astor, III, b. 13 Aug 1907 |
+ | 2. Nancy Phyllis Astor, b. 1909 |
+ | 3. Francis David Langhorne Astor, b. 1912 |
+ | 4. Michael Langhorne Astor, b. 1916 |
+ | 5. John Jacob Astor, VII, b. 1918 |
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1880 - 1972 (92 years)
Birth |
1880 |
Died |
1972 |
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Father |
William Waldorf Astor, b. 31 Mar 1848, New York, New York, USA |
Mother |
Mary Dahlgren Paul, b. 1858 |
Married |
6 Jun 1878 |
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Family |
Lt. Col. Herbert Henry Spencer-Clay, b. 4 Jun 1875 |
Married |
29 Oct 1904 |
Children |
| 1. Phyllis Mary Spencer-Clay, b. 1905 |
+ | 2. Rachel Pauline Spencer-Clay, b. 19 Jan 1907 |
| 3. Sybil Gwendolin Spencer-Clay, b. 1910 |
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1875 - 1937 (61 years)
Birth |
4 Jun 1875 |
Died |
15 Feb 1937 |
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Family |
Pauline Astor, b. 1880 |
Married |
29 Oct 1904 |
Children |
| 1. Phyllis Mary Spencer-Clay, b. 1905 |
+ | 2. Rachel Pauline Spencer-Clay, b. 19 Jan 1907 |
| 3. Sybil Gwendolin Spencer-Clay, b. 1910 |
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1881 - 1881 (0 years)
Birth |
1881 |
Died |
1881 |
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Father |
William Waldorf Astor, b. 31 Mar 1848, New York, New York, USA |
Mother |
Mary Dahlgren Paul, b. 1858 |
Married |
6 Jun 1878 |
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1884 - 1902 (18 years)
Birth |
1884 |
Died |
1902 |
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Father |
William Waldorf Astor, b. 31 Mar 1848, New York, New York, USA |
Mother |
Mary Dahlgren Paul, b. 1858 |
Married |
6 Jun 1878 |
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1886 - 1971 (84 years)
Birth |
20 May 1886 |
Died |
1971 |
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Father |
William Waldorf Astor, b. 31 Mar 1848, New York, New York, USA |
Mother |
Mary Dahlgren Paul, b. 1858 |
Married |
6 Jun 1878 |
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Family |
Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, b. 28 May 1889 |
Married |
28 Aug 1916 |
Children |
+ | 1. Baron Gavin Astor, b. 1 Jun 1918 |
+ | 2. Living |
+ | 3. John Astor, b. 26 Sep 1923 |
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1889 - 1965 (75 years)
Birth |
28 May 1889 |
Died |
1965 |
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Father |
Earl Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, b. 9 Jul 1845 |
Mother |
Mary Caroline Grey |
Married |
28 Jul 1883 |
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Family 1 |
Charles George Francis Mercer-Nairne, b. 12 Feb 1874 |
Married |
20 Jan 1909 |
Children |
| 1. Mary Margaret Elizabeth Mercer-Nairne, b. 6 Feb 1910 |
+ | 2. Marquess George John Charles, Petty-FitzMaurice, b. 27 Nov 1912 |
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Family 2 |
Baron John Jacob Astor, V, b. 20 May 1886 |
Married |
28 Aug 1916 |
Children |
+ | 1. Baron Gavin Astor, b. 1 Jun 1918 |
+ | 2. Living |
+ | 3. John Astor, b. 26 Sep 1923 |
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1848 - 1919 (71 years)
Birth |
31 Mar 1848 |
New York, New York, USA |
Died |
18 Oct 1919 |
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Father |
John Jacob Astor, III, b. 10 Jun 1822 |
Mother |
Charlotte Augusta Gibbes |
Married |
1846 |
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Family |
Mary Dahlgren Paul, b. 1858 |
Married |
6 Jun 1878 |
Children |
+ | 1. William Waldorf Astor, Jr., b. 19 May 1879 |
+ | 2. Pauline Astor, b. 1880 |
| 3. John Rudolph Astor, b. 1881 |
| 4. Gwendolyn Enid Astor, b. 1884 |
+ | 5. Baron John Jacob Astor, V, b. 20 May 1886 |
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1858 - 1894 (36 years)
Birth |
1858 |
Died |
22 Dec 1894 |
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Father |
James W. Paul |
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Family |
William Waldorf Astor, b. 31 Mar 1848, New York, New York, USA |
Married |
6 Jun 1878 |
Children |
+ | 1. William Waldorf Astor, Jr., b. 19 May 1879 |
+ | 2. Pauline Astor, b. 1880 |
| 3. John Rudolph Astor, b. 1881 |
| 4. Gwendolyn Enid Astor, b. 1884 |
+ | 5. Baron John Jacob Astor, V, b. 20 May 1886 |
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1889 - 1965 (75 years)
Birth |
28 May 1889 |
Died |
1965 |
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Father |
Earl Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, b. 9 Jul 1845 |
Mother |
Mary Caroline Grey |
Married |
28 Jul 1883 |
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Family 1 |
Charles George Francis Mercer-Nairne, b. 12 Feb 1874 |
Married |
20 Jan 1909 |
Children |
| 1. Mary Margaret Elizabeth Mercer-Nairne, b. 6 Feb 1910 |
+ | 2. Marquess George John Charles, Petty-FitzMaurice, b. 27 Nov 1912 |
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Family 2 |
Baron John Jacob Astor, V, b. 20 May 1886 |
Married |
28 Aug 1916 |
Children |
+ | 1. Baron Gavin Astor, b. 1 Jun 1918 |
+ | 2. Living |
+ | 3. John Astor, b. 26 Sep 1923 |
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1918 - 1984 (65 years)
Birth |
1 Jun 1918 |
Died |
1984 |
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Father |
Baron John Jacob Astor, V, b. 20 May 1886 |
Mother |
Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, b. 28 May 1889 |
Married |
28 Aug 1916 |
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Family |
Irene Violet Freesia Janet Augusta Haig, b. 7 Oct 1919 |
Married |
4 Oct 1945 |
Children |
+ | 1. Living |
+ | 2. Living |
+ | 3. Living |
+ | 4. Living |
| 5. Living |
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Father |
Baron John Jacob Astor, V, b. 20 May 1886 |
Mother |
Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, b. 28 May 1889 |
Married |
28 Aug 1916 |
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Family |
Living |
Children |
+ | 1. Living |
+ | 2. Living |
+ | 3. Living |
+ | 4. Living |
+ | 5. Living |
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1923 - 1987 (63 years)
Birth |
26 Sep 1923 |
Died |
1987 |
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Father |
Baron John Jacob Astor, V, b. 20 May 1886 |
Mother |
Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, b. 28 May 1889 |
Married |
28 Aug 1916 |
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Family 1 |
Diana Kathleen Drummond, b. 1926 |
Married |
1950 |
Children |
| 1. Living |
+ | 2. Living |
+ | 3. Living |
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Family 2 |
Penelope Eve Bradford |
Married |
1982 |
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Name |
John Jacob Astor |
Prefix |
Baron |
Suffix |
V |
Birth |
20 May 1886 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
1971 |
Siblings |
4 Siblings |
+ | 1. William Waldorf Astor, Jr., b. 19 May 1879 d. 1952 (Age 72 years) ▻ Nancy Witcher Langhorne, m. 3 May 1906 | + | 2. Pauline Astor, b. 1880 d. 1972 (Age 92 years) ▻ Lt. Col. Herbert Henry Spencer-Clay, m. 29 Oct 1904 | | 3. John Rudolph Astor, b. 1881 d. 1881 (Age 0 years) | | 4. Gwendolyn Enid Astor, b. 1884 d. 1902 (Age 18 years) | + | 5. Baron John Jacob Astor, V, b. 20 May 1886 d. 1971 (Age 84 years) ▻ Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, m. 28 Aug 1916 | |
Person ID |
I364018 |
Geneagraphie |
Last Modified |
26 Apr 2003 |
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Notes |
- 1st Baron Astor of Hever in 1956
dropped the Jacob to have his name sound more British
Got Hever Castle from his father and thereby created the Hever branch of the English Astor family. Like his older brother educated at Eton and Oxford, John Astor lived the life of a typical English gentleman, distinguishing himself in Worl War I and being a member of Parliament for 23 years. Like his father, he acquired a newspaper, but this time it was the London Times, Britain's most prestigious paper. This made the Astors press lords, in the same league as the Beaverbrooks, or the Hearsts and Pulitzers in America. The Times stayed in the Astor family until 1966, when it was merged with the Sunday Times and majority was transferred to the Thomson Group.
Unlike the Astors of previous generations, the English Astors were decidedly philantropic. John Astor's main recipient was the Middlesex Hospital. For his dedication to journalism and medicine, John Astor was made a Baron in 1956, as Lord Astor of Hever and Lord Lieutenant representing the Royal Family. Thus the Astors got their second English title in two generations. The Astors were thus decidedly British and dedicated to the British Crown. But their patriotism was still bounded by their efforts to saveguard their inherited wealth. When the British tax laws changed in 1962 and real estate owned outside Britain became subject to the prohibitive British inheritance taxes, Baron Astor of Hever expatriated himself to France. His sister Pauline did likewise and took residence on Guernsey, a tax haven. Hever Castle was made a commercial enterprise with the castle open to public visits and the fishing and shooting rights being rented out.
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