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	William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (March 31, 1848–October 18, 1919) was a financier and statesman and a member of the prominent Astor family.
		William Astor was born in New York City, the only child of John Jacob Astor III (1822-1890) and Charlotte Augusta Gibbes (c.1825 -1887).
		As a citizen in England, William Waldorf Astor used his great wealth for numerous public causes, especially during World War I for which King George V rewarded him with a baronetcy in 1916 and a year later made him 1st Viscount Astor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Waldorf_Astor,_1st_Viscount_Astor (513 words)

	John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, born May 20, 1886 in New York City, United States – died July 19, 1971 in Cannes, France, was a military officer, statesman, a newspaper proprietor, and a member of the prominent Astor family.
		Lord Astor of Hever was the fourth child of William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (1848-1919) and Mary Dahlgren Paul (1858-1894).
		In addition to his newspaper business, John Astor served in the Parliament of the United Kingdom for 23 years as a member of the House of Commons from 1922 to 1945 and in 1956, he was created Baron Astor of Hever.
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	Encyclopedia: John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (May 20, 1886â“July 19, 1971), was a military officer, statesman, a newspaper proprietor, and a member of the prominent Astor family.
		Lord Astor of Hever was born in New York City in 1886, the fourth child of William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (1848-1919) and Mary Dahlgren Paul (1858-1894).
		John Astor (September 26, 1923 - 1987) was a Conservative MP for Newbury and member of the prominent Astor family, being the son of John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/John-Jacob-Astor,-1st-Baron-Astor-of-Hever (2114 words)

	Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (May 19, 1879–September 30, 1952) was a businessman and politician and a member of the prominent (Click link for more info and facts about Astor family) Astor family.
		Waldorf Astor was active in charitable causes and served as a governor of the Peabody Trust and Guy's Hospital.
		However, Nancy Astor was often fiercely critical of the (A German member of Adolf Hitler's political party) Nazis, and Waldorf had protested to Hitler about his treatment of the (A person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties) Jews.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/W/Wa/Waldorf_Astor,_2nd_Viscount_Astor.htm (570 words)

	Viscount Astor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Viscount Astor, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
		It was created in 1917 for William Waldorf Astor, who had previously been created Baron Astor, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent.
		The 1st Viscount's second son was created Baron Astor of Hever in 1956.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Viscount_Astor (92 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 8153
		Hugh Waldorf Astor was the son of Lt.-Col. John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever and Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound.
		Virginia Lucy Astor is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon.
		William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor was the son of Colonel John Jacob Astor and Charlotte Augusta Gibbes.
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
		Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (May 19, 1879–September 30, 1952) was a businessman and politician and a member of the prominent Astor family.
		Born William Waldorf Astor II in New York, New York, United States, he was the son of the extremely wealthy William Waldorf Astor (1848-1919), 1st Viscount Astor, and Mary Dahlgren Paul (1858-1894).
		Waldorf Astor was a friend and supporter of Prime Minister David Lloyd George and during World War I he served as the prime minister's parliamentary secretary.
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	William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1897, his cousin, John Jacob Astor IV (1864-1912) built the Astoria Hotel adjoining the Waldorf, and the complex then became known as the Waldorf-Astoria hotel.
		Arriving in England, at first Astor rented Lansdowne House in London until 1893 when he purchased a country estate at Cliveden-on-Thames in Taplow, Berkshire from Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster.
		In 1899 Astor became a British citizen and in 1903 acquired Hever Castle near Edenbridge, Kent about 30 miles south of London.
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	Astor, William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		New York City, educated in Germany and in Italy and at the Columbia law school; son of John Jacob Astor (1822–90).
		He was made a baron in 1916 and a viscount in 1917.
		His elder son, Waldorf Astor, 1879–1952, succeeded him as viscount and was a leader of “Tory democracy.” His wife was Nancy, Lady Astor.
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	Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		One of her nieces, Joyce Grenfell was a noted British monologuist and actress, while another niece, Nancy Lancaster, became famous as a 20th-century tastemaker and the owner of the influential British decorating firm Sibyl Colefax and John Fowler.
		Her husband automatically became a member of the House of Lords and as a result of this appointment he was required to give up his seat in the British House of Commons as MP for Plymouth Sutton.
		However, Nancy Astor was often fiercely critical of the Nazis, and her husband had protested to Hitler about his treatment of the Jews.
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	Astor, William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		New York City, educated in Germany and in Italy and at the Columbia law school; son of John Jacob Astor (1822-90).
		His elder son, Waldorf Astor, 1879-1952, succeeded him as viscount and was a leader of “Tory democracy.” His wife was Nancy, Lady Astor.
		The younger son, John Jacob Astor, 1886-1971, bought a major share of The Times of London and was made 1st Baron Astor of Hever.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/a/astrw1w1.asp (279 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Astor family
		The Astor family, founded by the jewish German immigrant, John Jacob Astor and his wife Sarah Todd, became the wealthiest family in the United States during the 19th century.
		There is an Astor Park in Florida and an Astor Court and Astor Place in New York City and a large number of town and city thoroughfares bearing the family name.
		A number of Astor family members are buried in Trinity Church Cemetery in Manhattan, New York.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Astor_family (442 words)

	Search Results for "Astor" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Astor, William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount, 1848-1919, American-British financier, b.
		Astor, William Backhouse, 1792–1875, American financier, 1792-1875, American financier, b.
		Astor, William Backhouse, 1829–92, American financier and sportsman, 1829-92, American financier and sportsman, b.
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	The Astors: Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		William Waldorf Astor (1848-1919) was more fussy about his transport, serving as US minister to Italy in 1882-85 before moving to the UK in 1890.
		His son Waldorf Astor (1879-1952), who died in 1952, served as private secretary to Prime Minister Lloyd George and as publisher of The Observer (acquired from the Harmsworths), both of which appear to have been less frightening than marriage to Nancy Astor.
		William Waldorf's Valentino: an Historical Romance of the Sixteenth Century in Italy (1885), Sforza: a Story of Milan (1889) and Pharoah's Daughter (1890) are forgettable.
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	Nancy Astor Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Regardless of such protestations she did in fact get an English husband, Waldorf Astor His temperament complemented, he shared some of her moral attitudes, and his heart condition may have encouraged him toward a restraint she found comforting.
		Winston Churchill told her a woman being in the Parliament was like one intruding on him in the bathroom, to which she retorted "You’re not handsome enough to have such fears." This was one in a series of back and forths between the two.
		On a briefly lighter note it is generally believed that it was Nancy Astor who, during a World War II speech, first referred to the men of the 8th Army fighting the Italian campaign as the D-Day Dodgers.
	www.karr.net /search/encyclopedia/Nancy_Astor (4328 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 8155
		Flora Katherine Astor is the daughter of William Waldorf Astor, 4th Viscount Astor and Annabel Lucy Veronica Jones.
		Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor was the son of William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor and Mary Dahlgren Paul.
		Francis David Langhorne Astor was the son of Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor and Nancy Witcher Langhorne.
	www.thepeerage.com /p8155.htm (1990 words)

	Titanic: Astor Family
		John Jacob Astor (1763-1848) was the founder of the family fortune.
		His son, William Waldorf Astor (1848-1919), was politically ambitious, but after a stint in the New York state legislature and three years as U.S. minister to Italy, he moved permanently to England in 1890.
		John Jacob Astor (1864-1912) was a cousin of William Waldorf Astor and a great-grandson of the fur trader who founded the family fortune.
	www.britannica.com /titanic/astor.html (419 words)

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		At her death, it was bought by an owner who became the 1st Baronet of Hever Castle, but from 1749-1903, it fell into disrepair until it was bought by the American millionaire William Waldorf Astor.
		Finally, Viscount Astor combed the world for art to decorate and furnish his castle, and the result is a treasure house of collections set in elaborately decorated rooms, in many of which the plaster work and woodwork is incredibly and intricately beautiful.
		William Astor died in 1919, but fortunately, his family continued with his restorative work and also contributed enormously to charity.
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	The Astor Bloodline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Astor became a banker, and sat on the board of 5 directors of the new national bank that Hamilton created for the U.S. government called the Bank of the United States.
		The William Waldorf Foundation states that its purpose is ‘Promotion of mutual understanding and the diffusion of knowledge and culture among the United States and the dominions, colonies, and countries of the British Commonwealth.’ This sounds very similar to the public statement of purpose that the secretive Pilgrim Soc.
		The Astor family also used Owen Lattimore as their proxy for opium trade, who in turn used Laura Spelman who was funded by the Institute for Pacific Relations (I. The I. R was the group that supervised the Illuminati’s decision to allow Red China to share in the Opium trade.
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	Uktravel.com - Castle Guide
		William Waldorf Astor, Johann Jakob Astor's great-grandson, inherited the family fortune and became American Ambassador to Italy between 1882 and 1885.
		In 1916 he was made 1st Baron of Hever Castle and the following year he became Viscount Astor.
		William Waldorf's youngest son, John Jacob V, inherited Hever Castle in 1918 and became 1st Baron Astor of Hever in 1956.
	www.uktravel.com /castlecontent.asp?timeID=Hever&offset=60 (671 words)

	Waldof Astor
		Waldorf Astor, the son of William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor, wa
		On the death of his father in 1919, Astor became a member of the House of Lords.
		Astor remained in the government and served as parliamentary secretary to the Local Government Board (January 1919 to June 1919) and parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Health (June 1919 to April 1921).
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /PRastor.htm (259 words)

	Hever Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sir Thomas Bullen, a Knight of the Garter, Viscount Rochford, 1525.
		Henry, 1st Baron of Waldegrave, Comptroller of the Kings Household; married Henriette Fitz James, natural daughter of King James II by Arabella Churchill, sister of the first Duke of Marlborough, and only daughter of the first Winston Churchill
		William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor of Hever, married Mary Paul of Philadelphia
	www.genealogysource.com /hever.htm (631 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 8154
		Pauline Astor was the daughter of William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor and Mary Dahlgren Paul.
		Bridget Mary Astor is the daughter of Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever and Lady Irene Violet Freesia Janet Augusta Haig.
		Emily Mary Astor is the daughter of William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor and Phillipa Victoria Hunloke.
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	William Waldegrave - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation William Waldegrave (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		William Waldegrave - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation William Waldegrave.
		William Arthur Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill, PC (born August 15, 1946), educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford and now a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford is a British Conservative politician who served in the Cabinet from 1990 until 1997.
		He was elected to the House of Commons as MP for Bristol West in 1979.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/William-Waldegrave.html (338 words)

	Cliveden Buckinghamshire
		In 1893 the estate was purchased by William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor.
		After the 1914-1948 War, Lord Astor's son, the 2nd Viscount Astor and his wife Nancy, made Cliveden a centre of literary and political society.
		Lord Astor also added the Roman sarcophagi and the Italian sculpture which are a feature of the gardens.
	www.touruk.co.uk /houses/housebucks_clive.htm (479 words)

	AllRefer.com - Astor, William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount, (Business Leaders, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Astor, William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount, Business Leaders
		Astor, William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount 1848–1919, American-British financier, b.
		His estates, Cliveden and Hever Castle, were magnificent, his entertainments extravagant, his contributions to public causes : especially in World War I : munificent.
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	The Schøyen Collection --1.4.The Latin Bible translation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Commentary: The full-page miniature is related both in iconography and in its near unique inclusion in a New Testament, with that of the Astor New Testament in the J. Paul Getty Museum, MS Ludwig I.5.
		On the occasion of the 1st International Memory of the World Conference, organized by the Norwegian Commission for UNESCO and the National Library of Norway, at the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, 3 June - 14 July 1996.
		William Lighfield, monk of Benedictine Priory of Christ Church, Canterbury (14th c.); 3.
	www.nb.no /baser/schoyen/4/4.1/414.html (2006 words)

	Tufton
		Sir William was knighted and lived in the Lathe of Scray in Kent at the latter end of the reign of Henry III (1216-1272), either at Sileham or at Tufton in Rainham, Kent.
		John HEVER was a descendant of the Hevers of Kent, the founders of Hever Castle.
		Magnificantly restored by William Waldorf ASTOR, 1st Viscount Astor of Hever, a double moat, gardens and a Tudor Village surround Hever Castle today.
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