Astor, John Jacob, a millionaire, son of a German peasant, who made a fortune of four millions in America by trading in furs (1763-1848). His son doubled his fortune; known as the “landlord of New York” (1792‒1875).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Aston Manor * Astor, William Waldorf