- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEdward John Smith
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- E.J. Smith was born on January 27, 1850 in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK. He was married to Sarah Eleanor Smith. He died on April 15, 1912 in North Atlantic Ocean.
- SpouseSarah Eleanor Smith(January 13, 1887 - April 15, 1912) (his death, 1 child)
- ChildrenHelen Melville Smith
- Smith held the rank of Commander within the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) and wore his two decorations when in uniform: the Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve and the Transport Medal.
- Other people on the RMS Titanic include John Jacob Astor, Ruth Becker Blanchard, Joseph Boxhall, Margaret Brown, Millvina Dean, Lady Duff Gordon, Jacques Futrelle, May Futrelle, Dorothy Gibson, Edith Haisman and Eva Hart.
- Captain of the RMS Titanic, which went down on her maiden voyage on April 15, 1912 taking him with her. He planned to retire after completing the doomed ship's maiden voyage.
- His body was never recovered after the Titanic had sunk. A large bronze statue of Smith was unveiled in July 1914 at the western end of the Museum Gardens in Beacon Park, Lichfield. For his stiff upper lip self-discipline, stoicism and fortitude in the face of adversity, the plague below the statue states, "Bequeathing to his countrymen, the memory [and] example of a great heart, a brave life and a heroic death, 'be British'.".
- I could not imagine any condition which would a cause a ship to founder. Modern shipbuilding has gone beyond that.
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