Show ASTOR DIES IN ENGLAND expatriated multimillionaire passes 4 away after years illness london viscount NIl william llam NV aldorf astor died of heart disease october 18 at brighton on after a bears eara illness he ile was nas 71 sears old the body will be conveyed to the residence of his son on lion hon NN aldorf astor M P nt at 4 st james square it will be cremated and placed la in the family s private chapel at Cili eden since he lie left america in jaw to take tale up his residence in england de claring cl arins that america Is not a fit country for a gentleman to live in william NN Val aldorf dort astor had been al most continual continua ll in the public eye the temperament which caused his self expatriation kept him in hot water m ater in his ills adopted cou country n try for many years it was nas not until after the outbreak of the war nar that he lie man aged ged R to overcome the opposition to his ills ambition to acle a peerage he ile was made a baron by king ring george in 1910 and a ls is count in 1917 1017 in lecog anition of his generous financial contributions to war projects project |