John Jacob Astor VI

This is a photo from my collection of John Jacob Astor VI taken on board the RMS Berengaria.  1st class passenger Madeline Astor was pregnant with him on the Titanic and his father, John Jacob Astor IV, was the wealthiest man on board.  John Jacob Astor IV requested to accompany his wife into the lifeboat due to her delicate condition, but he was refused to which he calmly said good bye to his wife and stepped back.  He did not survive.  John Jacob Astor VI was born in August of that year and dubbed the "Titanic Baby" by the press.  He inherited some money from his father when he turned 21 and he had a rather comfortable life.  When this photo was taken in 1930, Captain Rostron (who was the captain of the Carpathia when they rescued the Titanic survivors) was captain of that voyage.  Astor died in 1992 in Miami Beach, FL.