Astor

(as′tər)

Astor, Viscountess (born Nancy Witcher Langhorne) 1879-1964; 1st woman member of the Brit. House of Commons (1919-45): born in the U.S.
Astor, John Jacob 1763-1848; U.S. fur merchant & financier, born in Germany

See Astor in American Heritage Dictionary 4

German-born American fur trader and capitalist who became the wealthiest man of his time in the United States.

, Nancy Witcher Langhorne. Viscountess Astor. 1879-1964.

American-born British politician. In 1919 she became the first woman to sit in the House of Commons, serving there until 1945.

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