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John Jacob Astor, 1822–90, American financier, Business Leaders
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John Jacob Astor 1822–90, American financier, b. New York City, educated at Columbia and GOttingen universities and at Harvard law school; son of William Backhouse Astor (1792–1875). He served in the Peninsular campaign in the Civil War and later took a minor part in New York civic and political affairs. His son was William Waldorf Astor.
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