Talk:William Backhouse Astor Sr.

Richest Man In The USA/World?
This article contains this statement, "When his father died in 1848, however, he became the richest man in America; he was the last member of the Astor family to enjoy this distinction." The entry for John Jacob Astor IV, who died in the sinking of the Titanic includes this statement, "He was the richest passenger aboard the Titanic, and was considered to be the richest person in the world at that time." Both statements could be correct if JJA IV was not "in America", for example if he was part of the British branch of the family, but he wasn't. So which of them is correct? Darkstar8799 (talk) 16:35, 15 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Jack Astor aka John Jacob Astor IV is part of the American branch youngest child n only son of William Backhouse Astor Jr his older brother John Jacob Astor III is the British ancestor of the Astor branch WILDMANC (talk) 17:11, 3 February 2024 (UTC)