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    Matthew Astor Wilks (March 3, 1844 – July 9, 1926) was an American clubman who was prominent in New York society during the Gilded Age. Wilks was born...
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    Matthew Astor Wilks (1844–1926) in Morristown, New Jersey. Wilks was a great-grandson of America's first millionaire John Jacob Astor. Although Wilks...
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  • Backhouse Astor Jr. (1829–1892) Matthew Astor Wilks (1844–1926) DeLancey Astor Kane (1844–1915) S. Nicholson Kane (1846–1906) William Waldorf Astor I (1848–1919)...
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    February 6, 1951. Mrs. H. Sylvia Ann Howland Green Wilks of 988 Fifth Avenue, widow of Matthew Astor Wilks, and daughter of Hetty Green, the famous woman...
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    during the Gilded Age, a group that was led by Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, the "Mrs. Astor", for many years. After her death, her role in society was filled...
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  • was married to Elizabeth Langdon Wilks (c. 1843–1930), who went by Eliza. She was the sister of Matthew Astor Wilks and, through her mother, the great-granddaughter...
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    the American heiress Eliza Astor and her English husband Matthew Wilks, and was later home tot their son Matthew Astor Wilks. The house has been used as...
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  • Stevens and Byam K. Stevens Jr. (who married Elizabeth Langdon Wilks, sister of Matthew Astor Wilks) His maternal grandfather was Albert Gallatin, the 4th U...
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    to be precise – I was sitting at one of the reading tables in the old Astor Library. ... It was a raw, unpleasant day and the comfortable reading room...
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  • based in the churchyard in the town centre, in the building known as Dr Wilks' Hall and which now houses the town's museum, but has moved several times...
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