Biography
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor, was born 31 March 1848 in Manhattan, New York, United States to John Jacob Astor (1822-1890) and Charlotte Augusta Gibbes (1825-1887) and died 18 October 1919 Western House, Brighton, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom of heart failure. He married Mary Dahlgren Paul (1858-1894) 6 June 1878 .
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (1879-1952) | 19 May 1879 Manhattan, New York, United States | 30 September 1952 Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | Nancy Witcher Langhorne (1879-1964) |
| Pauline Astor (1880-1972) | |||
| John Rudolf Astor (1881-1881) | |||
| John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor (1886-1971) | 20 May 1886 Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States | 19 July 1971 Cannes, France | Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound (1889-1965) |
| Gwendolyn Enid Astor (1889-1902) | |||
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