Peerage Record – 12667

     Hon. Henrietta Charlotte Cholmondeley was born on 3 June 1823.² She was the daughter of Thomas Cholmondeley, 1st Baron Delamere of Vale Royal and Henrietta Elizabeth Williams-Wynn.¹ She married Henry William Wilson, 11th Lord Berners, son of Henry Wilson, 10th Lord Berners and Elizabeth Sumpter, on 21 July 1857 at Vale Royal, Cheshire, England^G.^2,3 She died on 13 August 1874 at age 51.¹
     From 21 July 1857, her married name became Wilson.²

     Henry William Wilson, 11th Lord Berners was born on 23 February 1797.¹ He was the son of Henry Wilson, 10th Lord Berners and Elizabeth Sumpter.² He married, firstly, Mary Letitia Crump, daughter of Colonel George Crump and Mary Wilson, on 24 February 1823.² He married, secondly, Hon. Henrietta Charlotte Cholmondeley, daughter of Thomas Cholmondeley, 1st Baron Delamere of Vale Royal and Henrietta Elizabeth Williams-Wynn, on 21 July 1857 at Vale Royal, Cheshire, England^G.^1,2 He died on 27 June 1871 at age 74, without issue.¹ His will was proven (by probate) on 11 September 1871, at under £40,000.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Rutland.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Leicestershire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Norfolk.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Baron Berners [E., 1455] on 26 February 1851.² He was President of the Royal Agricultural Society in 1858.² He held the office of Constable of Leicester Castle.¹ He lived at Keythorpe Hall, Leicestershire, England^G.¹ He lived at Ashwellthorpe Hall, Wymondham, Norfolk, England^G.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Leicestershire.¹

     John Long Armstrong, Jr. was born on 25 November 1758.¹ He married Alida Livingston, daughter of Robert R. Livingston and Margaret Beekman.¹ He died on 1 April 1843 at age 84.¹
     He held the office of U.S. Minister to France.² He held the office of Senator [U.S.], for Pennsylvania.² He held the office of Secretary for War [U.S.] in 1812.²

     Sarah Astor was born in 1832.¹ She was the daughter of William Backhouse Astor and Margaret Rebecca Armstrong.¹ She died, unmarried.¹

     William Backhouse Astor, Jr. was born in 1830.¹ He was the son of William Backhouse Astor and Margaret Rebecca Armstrong.¹ He married Caroline Webster Schermerhorn in 1853.¹ He died in 1892.¹
     He was educated at Columbia University, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹ He lived at Ferncliff, Dutchess County, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹ He lived at 350 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Caroline Webster Schermerhorn was born on 22 September 1830 at Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.A.² She married William Backhouse Astor, Jr., son of William Backhouse Astor and Margaret Rebecca Armstrong, in 1853.¹ She died on 30 October 1908 at age 78.¹
     From 1853, her married name became Astor.¹ She was a celebrated society queen of New York and Newport, Rhode Island.¹

     Lt.-Col. John Jacob Astor IV was born in 1864.¹ He was the son of William Backhouse Astor, Jr. and Caroline Webster Schermerhorn.¹ He married, firstly, Ava Loel Willing, daughter of Edward Shippen Willing and Alice Barton, on 17 February 1891.¹ He married, secondly, Madeleine Talmadge Force in September 1911.¹ He and Ava Loel Willing were divorced in 1910.¹ He died on 15 April 1912, killed by debris thrown around teh deck of R.M.S. Titanic, when it sank.¹
     Lt.-Col. John Jacob Astor IV also went by the nick-name of Jack.¹ He was educated at St. Paul’s School, Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.A.^G.¹ He was educated at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G.¹ He wrote the book A Journey in Other Worlds, published 1894.¹ He fought in the Spanish-American War in 1898.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1898 in the U.S. Army.¹ He lived at 840 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹
     He was the inventor of a pneumatic device for improving road surfaces, as well as the Astor bicycle brake, an improved turbine and an accumulator battery.¹

     William Vincent Astor was born on 15 November 1891.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. John Jacob Astor IV and Ava Loel Willing.¹ He married, firstly, Helen Dinsmore Huntington on 30 April 1914.¹ He and Helen Dinsmore Huntington were divorced in 1939.¹ He married, secondly, Mary Benedict Cushing, daughter of Dr. Harvey Cushing, in 1939.¹ He and Mary Benedict Cushing were divorced in 1953.¹ He married, thirdly, Mary Brooke Russell Marshall on 8 October 1953.¹ He died on 3 February 1959 at age 67, without issue.¹
     William Vincent Astor usually went by his middle name of Vincent.¹ He was educated at Westminster School, Simsbury, Connecticut, U.S.A.^G.¹ He was educated at St. George’s School, Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.A.^G.¹ He was educated at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the U.S. Naval Reserve.¹ He was commander of the New York militia airborne battalion in 1915.¹ He was a director of Chase National Bank.¹ He was a director of Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad.¹ He was a director of American Express.¹ He was a director of Illinois Central Railroad.¹ He was a director of Great Northern Railroad.¹ He was a director of International Mercantile Marine.¹ He was a director of North Atlantic Steamship Corporation.¹ He was a director of Western Union Telegraph.¹ He was a director of City and Surburban Homes Company.¹ He was a director of Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad.¹ He was a director of Fruit and Sugar Securities Company.¹ He was proprietor of Today magazine in 1933.¹ He was proprietor of Newsweek magazine in 1937.¹ He was Convoy Commodore.¹

     Helen Dinsmore Huntington married, firstly, William Vincent Astor, son of Lt.-Col. John Jacob Astor IV and Ava Loel Willing, on 30 April 1914.¹ She and William Vincent Astor were divorced in 1939.¹ She married, secondly, Lytle Hull after 1939.¹
     From 30 April 1914, her married name became Astor.¹ From after 1939, her married name became Hull.¹

     Lytle Hull married Helen Dinsmore Huntington after 1939.¹
     He was a real esate broker.¹