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Carrie Astor Wilson
American heiress (–)
Caroline Schermerhorn Astor Wilson (October 10, – September 13, )[1] was an American heiress, social leader,[2] and prominent member of New York society.
Early life
[edit]Caroline Schermerhorn Astor was born in New York City on October 10, , and was known as "Carrie". She was the fourth of five children born to William Backhouse Astor Jr. and Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, leader of the "Four Hundred". Her three elder sisters were Emily Astor, who married socialite James Van Alen; Helen Astor, who married diplomat James Roosevelt Roosevelt (the elder half-brother of future president Franklin D. Roosevelt); and Charlotte Astor, who married James Coleman Drayton and, after his death, George Ogilvy Haig. She had one younger brother, Colonel John Jacob Astor IV, who died aboard the RMS Titanic in [3]
Carrie was a descendant of many prominent Americans. Her paternal grandparents were William Backhouse Asto
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History of Astor Services for Children & Families
Astor Services for Children & Families — originally the Astor Home for Boys and later the Astor Home for Children — was established in in response to an initiative of the New York State Department of Mental Hygiene to create children’s residential treatment programs that would reduce the need for psychiatric hospitalization of children.
The Astor Home For Children
Its first home — now the agency’s administrative offices and its residential treatment center — was located in Rhinebeck, NY on property donated by Vincent Astor to the Archdiocese of New York. At its inception, The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul assumed administrative responsibility for the agency. Later, administration of the Astor agency passed to a staff of committed and innovative professionals who are responsible for the wide range of services and programs which today constitute Astor Services for Children & Families.
Growth of Community-based
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Vincent Astor
American businessman and philanthropist (–)
William Vincent Astor (November 15, – February 3, ) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and member of the prominent Astor family.[1]
Early life
[edit]Called Vincent, he was born in New York City on November 15, Astor was the elder child of John Jacob Astor IV, a wealthy businessman and uppfinnare, and his first wife, Ava Lowle Willing, an heiress from Philadelphia.
He graduated in from St. George's School in Middletown, Rhode Island, and attended Harvard College from to , leaving school without graduating.[2] In Vincent Astor's father, John Jacob Astor IV died on the Titanic and left him the biggest fortune at that time and made Vincent Astor one of the richest people in the world.[3][4]
Interests
[edit]Like his father, Astor belonged to the New York Society of Colonial Wars. Having joined the U.S. Naval Reserve Force prior to America's entry to the First Worl