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John Jacob Astor

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Noun1.John Jacob Astor - United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848)John Jacob Astor - United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848)


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John Jacob Astor, relative to that portion of our country, and to the adventurous traders to Santa Fe and the Columbia.
John Jacob Astor to establish an American emporium for the fur trade at the mouth of the Columbia, or Oregon River; of the failure of that enterprise through the capture of Astoria by the British, in 1814; and of the way in which the control of the trade of the Columbia and its dependencies fell into the hands of the Northwest Company.
 
 
 
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