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4. Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848, American Merchant. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixt 2001. Astor, John Jacob, 1763–1848, American merchant. ( s´t r) (KEY) ,1763–1848, American merchant, b. Walldorf, near Heidelberg, Germany. http://www.bartleby.com/65/as/AstrJJGer.html

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A Classification of American Wealth History and genealogy of the wealthy families of America Part 1 : Colonial and Mercantile America Part 2 : America in the Gilded Age Part 3 : America in the Twentieth Century Encyclopedia of American Wealth Info FAQ Site map ... american.wealth@raken.com Part I-Chapter 4 : New YorkCity Landlords John Jacob Astor « Previous Next » John Jacob Astor (1763-1848) : the richest man in America John Jacob Astor (1763-1848) emigrated from his hometown Waldorf in Germany, when he was 18 years old and first joined his older brother George Peter Astor, who was dealing in musical instruments in London. Two years later John Jacob Astor set on to America, where he first reached Baltimore and then settled in New York, his ultimate goal. At this time his sole capital was 50 $ and seven flutes, he had brought from England to sell in the New World Astor never forgot to concentrate on his core business, the fur trade. In 1808, he founded the American Fur Company, a business enterprise that was set with an initial capital of 500'000 $, then a sizeable fortune. Astor's plan was the concentration of American fur trade under the umbrella of this company to counter the influence of the British-Canadian Hudson Bay Company, a well structured organization which dominated trade in Canada and the North-West of America New Registration Dear visitor

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Entries Publication Data Advisory Board Contributors ... World Civilizations The Reader's Companion to American History ASTOR, JOHN JACOB , fur trader, businessman, and real estate investor. Astor began life as one of twelve children of a poor German butcher and died the richest man in America. The making of a great fortune was the aim and purpose of Astor's life, and he accomplished it by dominating the American fur trade and investing his profits in the real estate of burgeoning New York City. Shortly before his death, Astor was asked if he would have done anything differently with his life. He is supposed to have replied that his only regret was not having bought all of Manhattan. Astor was born in the small town of Waldorf, near Heidelberg, Germany. At twenty he followed his older brother Henry to New York, arriving with hardly a penny. He became a clerk to a fur trader and mastered that business quickly. His employer was impressed with Astor's intelligence and energy and entrusted him with more and more responsibilities, including buying furs upstate and selling them in London. Before long Astor was operating on his own account and prospered at once. He began putting his profits into Manhattan real estate, investing nearly $7,000, a large sum of money in those days, between 1789 and 1791. Astor's strategy was to buy, very cheaply, land that lay far beyond the developed area of the city and then to wait for the city's rapid growth to reach his lots. In 1803, for instance, he paid $25,000 for seventy acres located more than an hour's ride north of what were then the city's physical limits. By the 1870s the land was worth $20 million to the Astor family. Today the area is known as Times Square.

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Entries Publication Data Dedication Advisory Board ... World Civilizations The Great American History Fact-Finder Astor, John Jacob , German-born merchant, fur trader, and financier. Astor organized a lucrative fur trade with China and formed the American Fur Company to capitalize on the newly acquired lands of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1811 he built a trading post at the mouth of the Columbia River, naming it Astoria, a claim later used by the U.S. government to establish control over the Oregon Territory . Astor invested his fur-trading profits in Manhattan real estate, becoming the wealthiest man in the country. When he died, he left an estate variously estimated at between $20 million and $40 million. Site Map I Partners I Press Releases I Company Home I Contact Us Terms and Conditions of Use Privacy Statement , and Trademark Information

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Daily Tours Victorian Ghost Stories Murder Mystery Tours Beechwood Speakeasy ... About Us Astor, John Jacob —1763-1848 John Jacob Astor was born in Waldorf, Germany in 1763 and emigrated to the New World at the close of the Revolutionary War, when he was 21. He arrived in Baltimore, penniless, but was shrewd and ambitious. He opened a small fur shop in 1786 in New York City and soon became a leader of the China trade. In 1790, John Jacob Astor married Sarah Todd, whose mother was a Brevoort. Sarah Todd met Astor when she came to buy furs to make herself a coat. Her ability to judge furs and make them up won the heart of the dealer. The marriage brought young Astor into "the best Dutch New York society." This marriage was a business partnership as well as marital and proved a success in every way. His AMERICAN FUR COMPANY (1808) created the first American monopoly on the fur trade in U.S. territories. The Lewis and Clark Expeditions had opened his eyes to new opportunities in the Northwest Territories. He sent out two expeditions of his own to establish a fur trading post at Fort Astor, which eventually became the city of Astoria, Oregon. " You should buy Manhatten, they aren't making anymore of it."

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Dictionaries: General Computing Medical Legal Encyclopedia Astor Word: Word Starts with Ends with Definition Noun Astor - British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964) Nancy Witcher Astor Viscountess Astor pol political leader ... politician - a person active in party politics viscountess - a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right Astor - United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848) John Jacob Astor capitalist - a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business) Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Examples from classic literature: More John Jacob Astor to establish an American emporium for the fur trade at the mouth of the Columbia, or Oregon River; of the failure of that enterprise through the capture of Astoria by the British, in 1814; and of the way in which the control of the trade of the Columbia and its dependencies fell into the hands of the Northwest Company. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West

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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS ST. LOUIS MERCANTILE LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS M-2 Astor, John Jacob HISTORY: John Jacob Astor (1763-1848) American merchant and fur trader. SCOPE: Two letters. The first written to Charles Gratiot, Esq., St. Louis, Indian Territory concerning fur trade. The second to Ant. C. Cazenove, Alexandria, VA., concerning a business offer. HOLDINGS: Letters dated July, 24, 1811, A. L. S.. and February, 11, 1813, A. L. S. ACCESS: Due to rarity and condition, access to this collection is limited please contact the staff members listed below. A digital copy of this collection is available for download M-002 John Jacob Astor (.pdf) The collection is available for on-site use only in the Rare Book and Manuscripts Reading Room during service hours 8:00 A.M.- 10:15 P.M., Monday 8:00 A.M.- 5:00 P.M., Tuesday-Friday, Saturday and Sunday by appointment. In observance of security procedures, hours for certain services may slightly vary for on-site use shortly before closing. Researchers are advised to call ahead concerning changes in hours due to University intersessions and holidays. The St. Louis Mercantile Library is located on levels one and two of the Thomas Jefferson Library building. Question about this collections should be referred to: Charles Brown Reference Librarian St. Louis Mercantile Library

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Astor Family wealthy American family whose fortune, rooted in the fur trade, came to be centred on real estate investments in New York City. John Jacob Astor (1763-1848) was the founder of the family fortune. His son, William Backhouse Astor (1792-1875), who inherited the major portion of the estate, continued his father's program of investing in Manhattan real estate, and greatly expanded the Astor Library. Stung by accusations that he was a slum landlord, he attempted to renovate some of the older tenements owned by the Astors. At the same time, he more than doubled the family fortune, leaving an estate valued at nearly $50,000,000. John Jacob Astor (1822-90), son of William Backhouse Astor, increased the fortune to between $75,000,000 and $100,000,000. But he was a more active philanthropist than his predecessors, making substantial gifts to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Trinity Church as well as to the Astor Library. 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. He became a British subject in 1899 and, in 1917, became 1st Viscount Astor, of Hever Castle. He used much of his wealthaside from that spent building the Waldorf section of what eventually became the Waldorf-Astoria Hotelrestoring Hever Castle and funding conservative political causes in England.

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