![]() She had class and maintained the highest of standings. As a multimillionaire and philanthropist she became synonymous with wealth, prestige, and privilege. The Tragic Story Of Brooke Astor And Tony Marshall.įor most of her adult life, Brooke Astor (who married the great-great grandson of John Jacob Astor IV) was known as the queen of New York society. Four more generations later, and the tables would turn, associating the Astor name not with heroics, but fodder for tabloids and the courts. Even after retiring, he would continue to support culture in America, including the ornithologist John James Audubon, the poet/writer Edgar Allan Poe, and the presidential campaign of Henry Clay.įour generations of success later, dozens of heroic stories would revolve around John Jacob Astor IV, a super wealthy American who died on the Titanic, helping women and children to the lifeboats. ![]() Johann Jacob Astor was the first multi-millionaire in the United States. Not everyone knows the Astor name today, but everyone did from the late 1700s on. ![]()
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