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 Genealogy of the Cushing Family
 by Warren Cushing
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William Vincent, Captain Astor16 SmartMatches
Birth:Nov 1891 in New York City, New York
Death:3 Feb 1959 in New York City, New York
Sex:M
Father:John Jacob IV, Colonel Astor b. 13 Jul 1864 in Rhinebeck, New York
Mother:Ava Lowle (Lady Ribblesdale) Willing b. 15 Sep 1868 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  
Changed: 5 Nov 2002

Spouses & Children 
Mary Benedict (Minnie) Cushing (Wife) b. 27 Jan 1906 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Marriage: 27 Sep 1940
Divorce: 1953
 
Mary Brooke (Pookie) Russell (Wife)
Marriage: 8 Oct 1953 in Bar Harbor, Maine
 
Helen Dinsmore Huntington (Wife) b. About 1895
Marriage: 30 Apr 1914 in New York City, New York
Divorce: 1939
 
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Notes 
Individual:
Education: Westminster School, Simsbury, Connecticut

St. George's School, Newport, Rhode Island
Harvard University, Boston, Massachu setts
Military: 1915, Commander New York Militia Airborne Battalion
Captain U.S. Naval Reserve
Convoy Commodore
Occupation: Propri etor of Today magazine 1933
Proprietor of Newsweek magazine 1937
Director of International Mercantile Marine, American Express, Chas e National Bank, Chicago St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad, City and Surburban Homes Company, Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad, Fruit and Sugar Securities Company, Great Northern Railroad, Illinois Central Railroad, North Atlantic Steamship Corporation, Western Union Telegraph

Sources:
1. Burke's Peerage, Baron etage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes, Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Wilmington, Delaware, 2003, Volume 1, page 171

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SmartMatches 
Individuals from other files that are believed to be the same person:
William ASTOR of Ketcham
William Backhouse Astor of WJD
William Waldorf Astor of WJD
William Backhouse Astor, Jr. of Mary Anne's Family Tree
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor of Mary Anne's Family Tree
William Vincent Astor of Mary Anne's Family Tree
William Waldorf, 1st Viscount Astor of Ballard-Willis Family Tree
William Backhouse Astor of my family File
William Waldorf Astor of Jason's Research July 2007
William Backhouse Astor of Jason's Research July 2007
William Vincent Astor of Jason's Research July 2007
William Backhouse II Astor of Taylor Ancestors-Descendants
William Waldorf Astor of Taylor Ancestors-Descendants
William Waldorf Astor of Carolina
William Backhouse Astor of Carolina
William Vincent Astor of Carolina

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