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About William Backhouse Astor, Sr.
William Backhouse Astor Sr. was an American business magnate who inherited most of his father John Jacob Astor's fortune. He worked as a partner in his father's successful export business. His massive investment in Manhattan real estate enabled major donations to the Astor Library in the East Village, which became the New York Public Library.
Everything about William Backhouse Astor, Sr. →- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Position held
- board member
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 19, 1792
- Died
- November 24, 1875