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Joseph Bruce Ismay
Birth name
Joseph Bruce Ismay
Birth date
December 12th,
Birth place
Crosby, near Liverpool
Death date
October 17th, (age 64)
Death cause
Cerebral Thrombosis
Joseph Bruce Ismay (December 12th, - October 17th, ) was a First Class passenger of the RMS Titanic and the managing director of White Star Line.
Biography[]
Early life[]
He was the eldest son of Thomas Henry Ismay and Margaret Bruce (daughter of Luke Bruce). Thomas Ismay was a senior partner in the firm of Ismay, Imrie and company and founder of the White Star Line. The family lived in Dawpool, Cheshire. He was a father of 4.
Bruce Ismay was educated at Elstree School and at Harrow. When he left Harrow he was tutored in France for a year before being apprenticed to Thomas Ismay's office for four years. He then went on a one year tour of the world and upon his return was posted to New York where he worked at the White Star Line office for a further year. At the end of that period, he was appointed the company agent in New York.
In , Ismay married Julia Florence Schieffelin (eldest daughter of George R. Schieffelin of New York) and together they had three sons and two daughters.
In Ismay and his family returned to England. That year he was made a partner in th
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J. Bruce Ismay
English businessman (–)
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| Born | Joseph Bruce Ismay ()12 December Crosby, Liverpool, England |
| Died | 17 October () (aged&#;74) Mayfair, London, England |
| Resting place | Putney Vale Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman and managing director of White Star Line |
| Title | Ship-owner |
| Spouse | Julia Florence Schieffelin &#; &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent | |
Joseph Bruce Ismay (;[1] 12 December [2] – 17 October ) was an English businessman who served as chairman and managing director of the White Star Line.[3] He was the highest-ranking White Star official to survive the sinking of the company's flagshipRMS&#;Titanic.
Early life
[edit]Ismay was born in Crosby, Lancashire. He was the son of Thomas Henry Ismay (7 January – 23 November ) and Margaret Bruce (13 April – 9 April ), daughter of ship-owner Luke Bruce.[2] Thomas Ismay was the senior partner in Ismay, Imrie and Company and the founder of the White Star Line.[a][4]
The younger Ismay was educated at Elstree School and Harrow, then tutored in France for a year. He was apprenticed at his father's office for 4 years, after which he toured the world. He then went to