William Waldorf Astor
wealthy American-born attorney, politician, philanthropist, and newspaper publisher.
Years: 1848 - 1919
William Waldorf "Willy" Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (March 31, 1848 – October 18, 1919), is a wealthy American-born attorney, politician, philanthropist, and newspaper publisher.
Astor moves with his family to England in 1891, becomes a British subject in 1899, andis made a peer as Baron Astor in 1916 and Viscount Astor in 1917 for his contributions to war charities.
He is a prominent member of the Astor family.
