John jacob astor biography video for students

  • John jacob astor biography video for students
  • Madeleine astor!

    John Jacob Astor IV facts for kids

    Quick facts for kids

    John Jacob Astor IV

    Astor in 1895

    BornJuly 13, 1864

    Rhinebeck, New York, U.S.

    DiedApril 15, 1912 (aged 47)

    RMS Titanic, North Atlantic Ocean

    Resting placeTrinity Church Cemetery, New York City, New York, U.S.
    EducationSt Paul's School
    Alma materHarvard University
    Net worth US$87 million (equivalent to $2.64 billion in 2022)
    Political partyRepublican
    Spouse(s)Ava Lowle Willing (1891-1910) (divorced)
    Madeleine Talmage Force (1911-1912) (his death)
    Children
    • Vincent Astor
    • Ava Alice Muriel Astor
    • John Jacob Astor VI
    Parent(s)
    RelativesSee Astor family

    John Jacob "Jack" Astor IV (July 13, 1864 – April 15, 1912) was an American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War, and a prominent member of the Astor family.

    Astor died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic during the early hours of Apr