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 * John Jacob Astor **

  ·  Ronda, History Project, http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/, 2/19/08  ·  John Jacob Astor, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jacob_Astor, 2/19/08  ·  John Jacob Astor, http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/werten_names/astor_john_jacob2/21/08
 * Birth/Death date: ** July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848
 * Birth place: ** Baden, Germany
 * Where they lived: **First he lived in Germany, then he emigrated to London, and then to America, next he extended to the Great Lakes region and Canada, and later expanded into the American West and Pacific coast, finally he diversified into New York City.
 * Childhood: ** Astor was born in Baden, Germany. His father, Johann Jacob Astor was a butcher. John learned English in London while working for his brother, George Astor, manufacturing musical instruments. Astor arrived in the United States in March 1784, just after the end of the Revolutionary War. He traded furs with Indians and then in the late 1780s he started a fur goods shop in New York City.
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Footlight MT Light','serif'">How did they: rise to wealth? : **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Footlight MT Light','serif'"> John Jacob Astor made his fortune in fur trading.
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Footlight MT Light','serif'">Robber baron or captain of industry? : **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Footlight MT Light','serif'"> John Jacob Astor was a robber baron he was a very successful business owners during the late 1800s and early 1900s. John Jacob Astor tricked during fur trades to benefit for himself. Astor made most of his fortune in real estate which made him the richest man in the United States and its' first millionaire on record.
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