William Backhouse Astor Jr.
William Backhouse Astor Jr. (1830-1892) was the younger son of William Backhouse Astor, Sr. and joint heir to the Astor real estate empire, though he left its active management to his elder brother John Jacob Astor III (1822-1890).
In 1853 he married the socially ambitious Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor, who reigned over New York and Newport society as simply "the Mrs. Astor". William, however, had little interest in society parties, and his wife would try to have him kept late at his club to prevent him coming home and throwing the orchestra out and sending his children to bed.
He died in Paris of a heart attack.
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Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor | John Jacob Astor IV | William Backhouse Astor, Sr. | William Backhouse Astor Sr.
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