William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor
1848 – 1919 British businessman, politician, newspaper owner
Astor heir who transplanted the dynasty to Britain and gained a peerage.
- Religion
- Protestant (Episcopalian, later Church of England).
- Affiliations
- Moved the Astor family to Britain; owner of The Observer and the Pall Mall Gazette; created Viscount Astor.
Frustrated with American life, he emigrated to England, bought newspapers and country estates including Cliveden and Hever Castle, and was made Viscount Astor. His branch became firmly established in the British aristocracy and politics.
Connections
- family of John Jacob Astor — His great-grandfather, founder of the fortune.
- family of John Jacob Astor — His great-grandson, who moved the family to Britain.