What is John Jacob Astor IV?
[[File:John Jacob Astor IVb.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Astor in c. 1895]] '''John Jacob Astor IV''' (July 13, 1864 – April 15, 1912) was an [[Americans|American]] businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, and writer. He was a lieutenant colonel in the [[Spanish-American War]]. Astor was born on July 13, 1864 in [[Rhinebeck, New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.titanic-passengers.com/johnjacobastor.htm|accessdate=February 16, 2012|title=John Jacob Astor IV|publisher=titanic-passengers.com|archive-date=July 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717063734/http://www.titanic-passengers.com/johnjacobastor.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> He studied at [[Harvard University]]. Astor was married to Ava Lowle Willing from 1891 until they divorced in 1909. He was later married to Madeleine Talmage Force from 1911 until his death in 1912. He had two children with Willing and one before his death with Force. Astor died on April 15, 1912 during the sinking of the Titanic. He was 47 years old. In [[James Cameron]]'s ''[[Titanic (1997 movie)|Titanic]]'', he is played by actor [[Eric Braeden]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat}} * {{gutenberg author|id=John_Jacob_Astor|name=John Jacob Astor IV}} *[http://news.hrvh.org/cgi-bin/newshrvh?a=d&cl=search&d=kingstondaily19120503.2.136 Funeral of Col. Astor] at http://news.hrvh.org {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Astor, John Jacob, IV}} [[Category:1864 births]] [[Category:1912 deaths]] [[Category:American military personnel of the Spanish-American War]] [[Category:American colonels]] [[Category:Victims of the RMS Titanic]] [[Category:Writers from New York (state)]] [[Category:Military people from New York (state)]]