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  The Astor Bloodline
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.
Astor knew the War of 1812 was coming and he set himself up to profit from it in several ways.
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  Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (19 May 1879–30 September 1952) was a businessman and politician and a member of the prominent Astor family.
Waldorf Astor was a friend and supporter of David Lloyd George and during the First World War he served as the Prime Minister's Parliamentary Secretary.
In addition, he succeeded as 2nd Viscount Astor and automatically became a member of the House of Lords, and his seat in the House of Commons was forfeited.
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 Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (May 19, 1879–September 30, 1952) was a businessman and politician and a member of the prominent Astor family.
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.
Waldorf Astor was active in charitable causes and served as a governor of the Peabody Trust and Guy's Hospital.
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 William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Waldorf Astor, (August 13, 1907 - March 7, 1966), was a businessman and politician and a member of the prominent Astor family.
Known as Bill Astor, he was the son of William Waldorf Astor II, the 2nd Viscount Astor and Nancy Witcher Langhorne.
On his father's passing in 1952, he inherited his title, becoming the 3rd Viscount Astor and took over the Cliveden estate in Buckinghamshire where he and his family continued to live until his passing in 1966.
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 Viscount Astor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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 ASTOR FAMILY STYLES, FASHION AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Astor family, founded by the German immigrant John_Jacob_Astor and his wife Sarah Todd, became the wealthiest family in the United_States during the 19th_century.
There is a town of Astor in the states of Florida, Georgia, Iowa, and Kansas and there are Astorias in Illinois, Missouri, New York, and Oregon.
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.
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 CONK! Encyclopedia: Nancy_Astor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Regardless of such protestations she did in fact get an English husband, Waldorf Astor, who curiously was born on exactly the same day as Nancy.
While Nancy Astor holds the record as the first female member of the House of Commons who actually took up her seat, she was not the first woman to be elected to the House.
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.
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'''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.
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 Encyclopedia: Nancy Astor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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 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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 Read about Astor family at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Astor family and learn about Astor family here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Beyond the famous hotels, the Astor family name is imprinted in a great deal of United States history and geography.
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.
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 WALDORF ASTOR, 2ND VISCOUNT ASTOR FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (19_May 1879–30_September 1952) was a businessman and politician and a member of the prominent Astor_family.
Born in New_York_City in the United_States, he was the son of the extremely wealthy William_Waldorf_Astor (1848-1919) (later 1st Viscount Astor), and Mary Dahlgren Paul (1858-1894).
He grew up in New York City but when he was 12 the family moved to England where he received an education at Eton_College and at New_College,_Oxford.
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Emily Mary Astor, daughter of William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor and Phillipa Victoria Hunloke, in 1984.
She is the daughter of William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor and Janet Bronwen Alun Pugh.
Pauline Marian Astor, daughter of William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor and Janet Bronwen Alun Pugh, on 13 October 1990 in Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street, London, England.
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     William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor was born on 13 August 1907 in Cliveden, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England.
He was the son of Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor and Nancy Witcher Langhorne.
     William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor was educated in Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.
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 William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor (1907-1966), Politician
William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor (1907-1966), Politician
The online database contains information on 96,792 works, 51,382 of which are illustrated; the National Portrait Gallery's collection includes over 330,000 works.
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The Astor family, founded by the German immigrant, John Jacob Astor and his wife Sarah Todd, became the wealthiest family in the United States during the 19th century.
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In 1906, he married the American divorcee, Nancy Witcher Langhorne and a few years later entered politics, winning in the election of 1910 as a Conservative Party member of the British House of Commons for the Sutton division of Plymouth, England.
She would be re-elected many times, serving until 1945.
Although the Astor family donated the Cliveden Estate, Cliveden-on-Thames, Berkshire, England, to the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, Waldorf Astor lived there until his death in 1952 and his wife remained until her passing in 1964.
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 Astor family Article, Astorfamily Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Astor family, founded by the German immigrant, John Jacob Astor and his wife Sarah Todd, became the wealthiest family inthe 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 citythoroughfares bearing the family name.
A number of Astor family members are buried in TrinityChurch Cemetery in Manhattan, New York.
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 ipedia.com: Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor 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...
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 Peerage News: Philippa Viscountess Astor (1930-2005)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Philippa Viscountess Astor, who died 20 July, 2005, after a short illness, was the secnd of the three wives of the 3rd Viscount Astor [1907-66], of Cliveden, a peer embroiled in the Profumo Affair, 1963.
Nassau, Bahamas 8 Mar, 1966, [son of the 2nd Viscount and of Nancy Viscountess Astor]
Emily Astor, born 1956; by her second husband James Anderson (grandson of James, 16th Earl of Perth) she has 2 sons and 2 daughters.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 1315
She married William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor, son of Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor and Nancy Witcher Langhorne, on 26 April 1955 in St.
She and William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor were divorced on 3 June 1960.
She married Henry de Percy, 3rd Lord Percy, son of Sir Henry Percy, 2nd Lord Percy and Idoine de Clifford, in 1365.
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 WILLIAM WALDORF ASTOR, 3RD VISCOUNT ASTOR FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor facts and information
William Waldorf Astor, (August_13, 1907 - March_7, 1966), was a businessman and politician and a member of the prominent Astor_family.
Known as Bill_Astor, he was the son of William_Waldorf_Astor_II, the 2nd_Viscount_Astor and Nancy Witcher Langhorne.
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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.
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A 15-year-old girl died Wednesday after being struck by a woman in a sport utility vehicle who plowed into her and another young Astor girl walking along a dark stretch of road to a 16th birthday party, state troopers sai...
ASTOR -- A 15-year-old girl who was among a group of five people struck late Tuesday by a sport utility vehicle while walking along a road died of her injuries early today, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
By WILL ASTOR Rochester Business Journal November 4, 2005 Xerox Corp. broke ground today in Webster for its $59 million emulsion aggregate toner plant.
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 Descendants of John Jacob Astor and Sarah Todd
4.2.1.1.1.William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor (1907-1966), m.1st 1945 (div 1953) Honourable Sarah Katherine Elinor Norton [of the barons Grantley] (*1919), m.2nd 1955 (div 1960) Philippa Victoria Hunloke (1930-2005), m.3rd 1960 Bronwen Hugh (*1932)
4.2.1.5.1.1.John Jacob Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever (*1946), m.1st 1970 (div 1990) Fiona Diana Lennox Harvey, m.2nd 1990 Honourable Elizabeth Constance Mackintosh [of the viscounts Mackintosh of Halifax] (*1950)
4.5.1.2.3.Louise Astor Van Alen (1910-1997), m.1st 1931 (div 1932) Alexei Mdivani (1905-1936) [remarried 1933 (div 1935) Barbara Hutton (1912-1979)], m.2nd 1936 Sergei Mdivani (1903-1936) [former husband of Barbara Apollonia Chalupec (Pola Negri) (1894-1987) and of Mary MacCormick], m.3rd 1947 Alexander Saunderson (*5-9-1917)
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 Astor family - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Astor family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Astor family - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Astor family.
The list of the Astor family Authors is
The orginal Astor family article can be editet
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 5 General and miscellaneous correspondence, mostly congratulatory unless otherwise stated, arranged alphabetically by ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
With correspondence from representatives of Canada; messages of congratulation from Mayors and other representatives of the corporation of Cheltenham; correspondence relating to an obituary notice by Ismay for Frederick Alexander Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell of Oxford with Ismay's notes.
Correspondence, mostly congratulatory and social between Ismay and correspondents with surnames beginning with 'I' including FM William Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside, 1940 relating to the possible move of the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret to Canada during World War Two, with reply from Ismay relating to the Princesses' opposition to the plan.
With letters written by correspondents from Italy and from India including letter from Hashmalulla Khan, 1933 relating to his opposition to Indianisation of the Army and to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
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Central Park was the first large landscaped park in an American city.
The need for a great public park as History of New York City New York City expanded was voiced by the poet William Cullen Bryant and by the first American landscape architect, Alexander Jackson Downing.
A stylish place for open-air driving, like the Bois de Boulogne in Paris or London s Hyde Park, London Hyde Park, was a need felt by many influential New Yorkers.
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