Category:William Backhouse Astor

**William Backhouse Astor, Sr.**
	American businessman (1792-1875) William B. Astor Sr., 1870
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Date of birth	19 September 1792; New York City
Date of death	24 November 1875; New York City
Place of burial	Trinity Church Cemetery;
Country of citizenship	United States of America;
Educated at	Columbia University; University of Göttingen; Heidelberg University;
Occupation	entrepreneur;
Employer	Astor Library;
Position held	board member (Smithsonian Institution, 1861–1874);
Family	Astor family;
Father	John Jacob Astor I;
Mother	Sarah Todd;
Child	William Backhouse Astor, Jr.; John Jacob Astor III; Emily Astor; Laura Astor; Mary Alida Astor; Henry Astor; Sarah Astor;
Spouse	Margaret Rebecca Armstrong (1818 – unknown value);
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	Q870607; ISNI: 0000000048889356; VIAF ID: 36788227; GND ID: 1173545433; Library of Congress authority ID: nr93011571
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