Who was the Chairman of the White Star Line who was on the Titanic's Maiden Voyage?
"Rothschild with his wife, Elizabeth, among others. ""Titanic""s owner J. P. Morgan was scheduled to travel on the maiden voyage but cancelled at the last minute. Also aboard the ship were the White Star Line's managing director J. Bruce Ismay and ""Titanic""s designer Thomas Andrews†, who was on board to observe any problems and assess the general performance of the new ship. The exact number of people aboard is not known, as not all of those who had booked tickets made it to the ship; about 50 people cancelled for various reasons, and not all of those who boarded stayed"
"British subject status in order to restore her American citizenship on 14 November 1949. Julia Florence Ismay, ""née"" Schieffelin, died 31 December 1963, aged 96, in Kensington, London. Citations Sources J. Bruce Ismay Joseph Bruce Ismay (; 12 December 1862 – 17 October 1937) was an English businessman who served as chairman and managing director of the White Star Line. In 1912, he came to international attention as the highest-ranking White Star official to survive the sinking of the company's brand new flagship RMS ""Titanic"", for which he was subject to severe criticism. Ismay was born in Crosby, Lancashire. He"
"J. Bruce Ismay Joseph Bruce Ismay (; 12 December 1862 – 17 October 1937) was an English businessman who served as chairman and managing director of the White Star Line. In 1912, he came to international attention as the highest-ranking White Star official to survive the sinking of the company's brand new flagship RMS ""Titanic"", for which he was subject to severe criticism. Ismay was born in Crosby, Lancashire. He was the son of Thomas Henry Ismay (7 January 1837 – 23 November 1899) and Margaret Bruce (13 April 1837 – 9 April 1907), daughter of ship-owner Luke Bruce. Thomas"
"William McMaster Murdoch William McMaster Murdoch (28 February 1873 – 15 April 1912) was a Scottish sailor who served as First Officer aboard the . He was notable as the officer in charge when the Titanic collided with an iceberg. Mystery also surrounds his death. Born from a family of sailors, William Murdoch was an officer of the Royal Naval Reserve; he was employed by the White Star Line in 1900 and quickly rose to the rank of officer. In 1903, his leadership became recognized when he avoided a collision with the ""Arabic"". In April 1912, Murdoch served as First"
"Philip Albright Small Franklin Philip Albright Small Franklin (1 February 1871 – 14 August 1939) was president and chairman of International Mercantile Marine Company (IMM) from 1916 to 1936. At the time of the ""Titanic"" disaster on April 15, 1912, Franklin was in charge of the White Star Line office and terminus affairs at IMM headquarters in New York City. At the time of the ""Titanic"" disaster on April 15, 1912, Franklin was in charge of the White Star Line office and terminus affairs at IMM headquarters in New York City. Upon hearing about the ship's sinking via wireless messages,"
"the low season and shipping from the UK had been disrupted by a coal miners' strike. Her passengers were a cross-section of Edwardian society, from millionaires such as John Jacob Astor and Benjamin Guggenheim, to poor emigrants from countries as disparate as Armenia, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Syria and Russia seeking a new life in America. The ship was commanded by 62-year-old Captain Edward John Smith, the most senior of the White Star Line's captains. He had four decades of seafaring experience and had served as captain of , from which he was transferred to command ""Titanic"". The vast majority of"
"Crew of the RMS Titanic The crew of the RMS ""Titanic"" were among the estimated 2,344 people who sailed on the maiden voyage of the second of the White Star Line's ""Olympic"" class ocean sea liners, from Southampton, England to New York City in the US. Halfway through the voyage, the ship struck an iceberg and sank in the early morning of 15 April 1912, resulting in the deaths of over 1,500 people, including approximately 688 crew members. The following is a full list of known crew members who sailed on the maiden voyage of the RMS ""Titanic"". Included in"
"might have had business with J. Bruce Ismay, chairman of the White Star Line; in any case, Ismay had invited Hays to join him on the RMS ""Titanic"". Hays, his wife, Clara, his daughter, Orian (see source note), his son-in-law, Thornton Davidson (son of Charles Peers Davidson), his secretary, Mr. Vivian Payne, and a maid, Miss Mary Anne Perreault, shared a deluxe suite (cabin B69) on B Deck, also known as the Bridge Deck. At 11:40 pm on April 14, 1912, ""Titanic"" struck an iceberg. Hays helped the women in his party into one of the ship's 20 lifeboats, but"
"fitted out for its inaugural Atlantic crossing, her navigational charts and sailing directions were supplied by Philip, Son & Nephew Ltd., ‘booksellers, mercantile and export stationers, map, chart and educational publishers etc.’ of 45-51 South Castle Street, Liverpool. J. Bruce Ismay, chairman and managing director of the White Star Line and a passenger on and a survivor of the ""RMS Titanic"" sinking, also bought his personal stationery from Philip, Son & Nephew Ltd. A letter survives in the J. Bruce Ismay archive in the Maritime Archives and Library (National Museum Liverpool) from a Mr. Radcliffe acknowledging receipt of a receipt"
"a message to send to White Star's New York office: ""Deeply regret advise you Titanic sank this morning fifteenth after collision iceberg, resulting serious loss life further particulars later. Bruce Ismay"". Ismay did not leave Dr. Mcgee's cabin for the entire journey, ate nothing solid, and was kept under the influence of opiates. Another survivor, 17-year-old Jack Thayer, visited Ismay to try to console him, despite having just lost his father in the sinking. When he arrived in New York, Ismay was hosted by Philip Franklin, vice president of the company. He also received a summons to appear before a"
"Thomas Henry Ismay Thomas Henry Ismay (7 January 1837 – 23 November 1899) was the founder of the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, more commonly known as the White Star Line. His son was Joseph Bruce Ismay, who travelled on (and survived) the maiden voyage of his company's ocean liner, the , in 1912. Thomas Ismay was born on 7 January 1837, in a small cottage in the town of Maryport, Cumberland. Some time after Thomas's birth, his father Joseph Ismay started a timber business, shipbrokers and shipbuilder. He bought shares in five vessels coming in and out of Maryport. When"
"as the Titanic sank. All members of the band drowned and the body of Wesley Woodward was never recovered. John Wesley Woodward John Wesley Woodward (11 September 1879 – 15 April 1912) was born in West Bromwich on 11 September 1879, the youngest of ten children born to parents Joseph and Martha Woodward. Known to all as Wesley, he became a professional musician, playing in Oxford, and Eastbourne. While in Eastbourne he joined the White Star Line musicians, playing on transatlantic ships. On 10 April 1912 he boarded the RMS Titanic at Southampton for her maiden voyage. Five days later,"
"command was the . He served as commanding officer of numerous White Star Line vessels, including the (which he commanded for nine years) and attracted a strong and loyal following amongst passengers. In 1904, Smith became the commodore of the White Star Line, and was responsible for controlling its flagships. He successfully commanded the , and the . In 1912, he was the captain of the maiden voyage of the RMS ""Titanic"", which struck an iceberg and sank on 15 April 1912; over 1,500 perished in the sinking, including Smith, who went down with the ship. For his stoicism and"
"RMS Titanic RMS ""Titanic"" was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early hours of 15 April 1912, after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. There were an estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, and more than 1,500 died, making it one of the deadliest commercial peacetime maritime disasters in modern history. RMS ""Titanic"" was the largest ship afloat at the time she entered service and was the second of three s operated by the White Star Line. She was built by the Harland and Wolff"
"Mauritz Håkan Björnström-Steffansson Mauritz Håkan Björnström-Steffansson (also referred to as Hokan B. Steffanson), (November 9, 1883 – May 21, 1962) was a Swedish businessman who survived the sinking of the RMS ""Titanic"" in 1912. In early 1913, Steffansson filed by far the largest claim for financial compensation made against the White Star Line, for the loss of a single item of luggage or cargo as a result of the disaster. Mauritz Håkan was born to Erik Samuel Steffansson and Berta Maria Björnström on November 9, 1883 in Österfärnebo, Sweden. His father was a pioneer in the Swedish wood pulp industry."
"""Titanic's"" rescued passengers and crew travelled back to Britain aboard her, departing New York on 2 May 1912. The passengers included White Star Line chairman J. Bruce Ismay and Millvina Dean, the disaster's youngest and last survivor. During World War I, ""Adriatic"" served as a troopship and survived the war without incident. After the war ended, she returned to passenger service. In 1928, she was converted to a ""cabin-class"" ship. In 1933, she was withdrawn from the North Atlantic route and was converted into cruising. Following the successful 1933 ""Peace Cruise"" in the Baltic by ""Calgaric"", in 1934 the British"
"the White Star Line to outdo the ""Mauritania"" and ""Lusitania"" which belonged to the rival Cunard Line. ""Titanic"" was 269 m long and weight 46,000 tons. She was described as a luxury hotel at sea and as ""unsinkable"". She was fitted with a double bottom and 16 watertight compartments so that even if two were flooded she would not sink. ""Titanic"" departed from Southampton on 10 April 1912 on her maiden voyage to America. She called at Cherbourg and then Queenstown (now Cobh) before heading for New York City. Despite warnings of icebergs, she continued at on the night of"
"J. Bruce Ismay, chairman and managing director of White Star Line, had survived, and the intention was to serve subpoenas on Ismay and the surviving officers and crew, requiring them to remain in the United States and give testimony at the inquiry. Smith and his colleagues boarded ""Carpathia"" and informed Ismay that he would be required to testify before the subcommittee the following morning. The hearings began on 19 April 1912 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, and later moved to Washington, D.C., where they were held in the Russell Senate Office Building. Seven senators served on the subcommittee, with"
"others William Pirrie, the chairman of Harland and Wolff and Bruce Ismay, chairman of White Star Line. RMS ""Cedric"" commenced her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York on 11 February 1903. This was the only route on which she was ever used, although ""Cedric"" was also sometimes used for winter cruises to the Mediterranean. For the next 11 years the ship plied the Atlantic crossing without any major incident. When the sank in April 1912, ""Cedric"" was in New York City and the ship's departure was delayed until the arrived with survivors, including crew members not required for the"
"Passengers of the RMS Titanic An estimated 2,400 people sailed on the maiden voyage of the RMS ""Titanic"", the second of the White Star Line's ""Olympic"" class ocean liners, from Southampton, England to New York City, New York, US. Partway through the voyage, the ship struck an iceberg and sank in the early morning of 15 April 1912, resulting in the deaths of over 1,500 people, including approximately 815 of the passengers. The ""Titanic""s passengers were divided into three separate classes, determined not only by the price of their ticket but by wealth and social class: those travelling in first"
"the end of the film, implying his heroic reputation. He is shown standing next to Thomas Andrews, smiling as Rose drifts by and clapping along with the rest of the crowd of happy onlookers as she and Jack kiss. William McMaster Murdoch William McMaster Murdoch (28 February 1873 – 15 April 1912) was a Scottish sailor who served as First Officer aboard the . He was notable as the officer in charge when the Titanic collided with an iceberg. Mystery also surrounds his death. Born from a family of sailors, William Murdoch was an officer of the Royal Naval Reserve;"
"Grand Staircase of the RMS Titanic The Grand Staircase is the name sometimes given to the large ornate staircases in the first-class section of the White Star Line liner RMS ""Titanic"", which sank following a collision with an iceberg in 1912. The staircase has been prominently featured in ""Titanic"" media and often recreated in film, making it one of the most recognizable features of the lost liner. Sited in the forward part of the ship, the Grand Staircase was the main communication between decks for First-Class passengers and the point of entry to numerous public rooms. It descended in seven"
"John Wesley Woodward John Wesley Woodward (11 September 1879 – 15 April 1912) was born in West Bromwich on 11 September 1879, the youngest of ten children born to parents Joseph and Martha Woodward. Known to all as Wesley, he became a professional musician, playing in Oxford, and Eastbourne. While in Eastbourne he joined the White Star Line musicians, playing on transatlantic ships. On 10 April 1912 he boarded the RMS Titanic at Southampton for her maiden voyage. Five days later, on 15 April 1912, the ship hit an iceberg and he and the other musicians famously continued to play"
"later. He and his wife are commemorated with a large grave at St Bartholomew's Church, Thurstaston, Wirral, inscribed: ""Great thoughts, great feelings came to him like instincts unawares"" and ""Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God."" Thomas Henry Ismay Thomas Henry Ismay (7 January 1837 – 23 November 1899) was the founder of the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, more commonly known as the White Star Line. His son was Joseph Bruce Ismay, who travelled on (and survived) the maiden voyage of his company's ocean liner, the , in 1912. Thomas Ismay was born on 7 January"
"died on the ship herself while she was being constructed and fitted out, and another two died in the shipyard workshops and sheds. Just before the launch a worker was killed when a piece of wood fell on him. ""Titanic"" was launched at 12:15 p.m. on 31 May 1911 in the presence of Lord Pirrie, J. Pierpoint Morgan, J. Bruce Ismay and 100,000 onlookers. 22 tons of soap and tallow were spread on the slipway to lubricate the ship's passage into the River Lagan. In keeping with the White Star Line's traditional policy, the ship was not formally named or"
"""Westernland"". This allowed the IMM to schedule a ship each day from the United Kingdom, and passengers to change their tickets to a position equivalent to another vessel of the company. Baker retired from the direction of the Atlantic Transport Line shortly after its integration with the IMM, and was replaced by Philip Franklin. He later became vice president of IMM, while Griscom was replaced as president by Joseph Bruce Ismay in 1904 (who was also president of the White Star Line). The early 1910s marked a turning point for the IMM. Indeed, on April 15, 1912, the ""Titanic"", flagship"
"full-color film ""The Miracle"". Mr. Harris wired his associate, Charles Klein, that he and Renee would be sailing on the maiden voyage of the new White Star liner ""RMS Titanic"". The thought of this was so upsetting to Klein, he wired back, pleading with his friend not to sail on the ship. Mr. Harris replied to Klein by wire saying it was too late to make any changes. ""Titanic"" made her way out of the port of Southampton on April 10, 1912. As she was being guided into the harbor, the giant ship caused a large displacement of water which"
"S.O.S. Titanic S.O.S. Titanic is a British -American 1979 television movie that depicts the doomed 1912 maiden voyage from the perspective of three distinct groups of passengers in First, Second, and Third Class. The script was written by James Costigan and directed by William Hale (credited as Billy Hale). It is the first ""Titanic"" film filmed and released in color. First Class passengers include a May–December couple, multi-millionaire John Jacob Astor IV (David Janssen) and his new wife Madeleine Talmage Force (Beverly Ross); their friend, the ""unsinkable"" Molly Brown (Cloris Leachman); another pair of honeymooners, Daniel and Mary Marvin (Jerry"
"had been founded by Marcus Garvey, a proponent of Black nationalism who had several goals, one being the recolonisation of Africa by black Americans and Jamaicans, preferably by establishing a black-nation state. As a part of this effort, he established the Black Star Line with funding from a stock issue, at $5 a share from members of his United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). The name of the Black Star Line was a play on the White Star Line, the owner of the ""Titanic"". Garvey was determined to employ an all-black crew for the venture, and a suitably qualified black skipper–a"
"Frederic Kimber Seward Frederic Kimber Seward, Sr. (sometimes misspelled Frederick) (March 23, 1878 – December 7, 1943) was a prominent corporate lawyer in New York City. He was a passenger on the ""RMS Titanic"", and later chaired a survivors' committee that honored the rescue ship RMS ""Carpathia"". Seward was born on March 23, 1878 in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of Reverend Samuel Swezey Seward II (1838–1916) and Christina Frederika (Kimber) Seward (1837–1906). He had several siblings, among them a brother, John Perry Seward, a homeopathic physician. He graduated from Columbia University in 1899 and was a member of its Glee"
"sinking of the ""Titanic"" in 1912, the White Star Line’s owner, J. Bruce Ismay, required that every passenger boat under his control would thereafter be fitted with sufficient lifeboats for all passengers. In his speech at the close of the British Wreck Commissioner’s inquiry into the sinking of the RMS ""Titanic"", the Attorney General called for more life saving devices at sea, including lifeboats, and regulations that would ‘apply to the vessels of all countries’ to enforce this request. In addition to ministering to his parish, the Reverend Edward Lyon Berthon of Romsey, Hampshire, ran a boat building and engineering"
"Mercantile Marine, which owned the White Star Line, and thus the Titanic. Morgan, who had attended the Titanic's launching in 1911, had a personal suite aboard the ship with his own private promenade deck and a bath equipped with specially designed cigar holders. He was reportedly booked on the ship's maiden voyage but instead canceled the trip and remained at the French resort of Aix-les-Bains to enjoy his morning massages and sulfur baths. His last-minute cancellation has fueled speculation among conspiracy theorists that he knew her fate. Another theory involves ""Titanic""s watertight doors. This theory suggests that if these doors"
"Marcus Garvey Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. ONH (17 August 188710 June 1940) was a Jamaican-born political leader, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator. He was President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL). He also was President and one of the directors of the Black Star Line, a shipping and passenger line incorporated in Delaware. The Black Star Line went bankrupt and Garvey was imprisoned for mail fraud in the selling of its stock. His movement then rapidly collapsed. Prior to the 20th century, leaders such as Prince Hall, Martin Delany, Edward Wilmot Blyden, and Henry Highland"