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Astor’s Legacy

Astor’s wife, Sarah Cox Todd, was a lower class but had a frugal and business-centered mind. He often said that his wife was smarter than many men he worked with, and she greatly helped build his empire and bore him several children to carry on the rich legacy.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.