Months before his death, 47-year-old real estate developer John Jacob Astor IV scandalized New York high society by marrying ...
Astor also bought and sold acres upon acres of land in and around New York City, including what is now Times Square. In 1785, he married Sarah Todd. They had three children: Magdalena, John Jacob ...
John Jacob Astor VI levels specific allegations against Brooke Astor, saying she tricked her husband, Vincent Astor (John Jacob's half-brother) into changing his will. John Jacob alleges that ...