State of Missouri $1,000 Bond issued to William Backhouse Astor

Description: State of Missouri $1,000 Bond issued to William Backhouse Astor. Never seen before. William Backhouse Astor Jr. (July 12, 1829 " April 25, 1892) was an American businessman, racehorse breeder/owner, and yachtsman who was a prominent member of the Astor family. Astor's elder brother, financier and philanthropist John Jacob Astor III, became head of the English line of Astors, and William Jr. was head of the male American line of Astors with his wife, Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, serving as the head of New York society's "Four Hundred" during the Gilded Age. William Backhouse Astor Jr. was born on July 12, 1829, in New York City, New York. He was the middle son of real estate businessman William Backhouse Astor Sr. (1792"1875) and Margaret Rebecca (ne Armstrong) Astor (1800"1872). His siblings included elder brother John Jacob Astor III, who married Charlotte Augusta Gibbes; Emily Astor, who married Samuel Cutler Ward; Laura Eugenia Astor, who married Franklin Hughes Delano; Mary Alida Astor, who married John Carey; Henry Astor, who married Malvina Dinehart; and Sarah Astor, who died in infancy. Astor's paternal grandparents were fur-trader John Jacob Astor and Sarah Cox (ne Todd) Astor. His maternal grandparents were U.S. Senator John Armstrong Jr. and Alida (ne Livingston) Armstrong of the Livingston family. A well-liked man, Astor graduated from Columbia College in 1849. He supported the abolition of sla Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.

Price: 2710 USD

Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire

End Time: 2025-02-09T18:44:11.000Z

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