Titanic 2021: John Jacob Astor IV by ric gustafson
John Jacob Astor IV was the great grandson of John Jacob Astor. Astor was a real estate magnate and fur trade monopolist. Astor IV went to Harvard. He wrote a novel called ' A Journey in Other Worlds'. He patented several inventions including a bicycle brake, a turbine engine and a road improver.
Astor IV married Madeleine Force. She was 18 and he was 47. The large age gap was not viewed well by Astor's family. The couple traveled to Egypt and Europe. After Madeleine became pregnant, they booked a suite on the Titanic. He was the wealthiest man on the liner.
When the liner hit an iceberg, he put his young wife in Lifeboat 4. He then went down with the liner.
John Jacob Astor IV was 47 years old.
research help: ' The Titanic the shipwreck that shocked the world' by Centennial Media
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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