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Titanic: Captain Prince John Smith's legacy
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Edward J. Smith facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Captain Edward Smith RNR | |
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| Born | Edward John Smith (1850-01-27)27 January 1850 Hanley, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 15 April 1912(1912-04-15) (aged 62) North Atlantic Ocean, 400 miles (640 km) east of Newfoundland |
| Occupation | Sea captain |
| Employer | White Star Line |
| Known for | Captain of RMS Titanic |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah E. Pennington (m. 1887) |
| Children | Helen Melville Smith |
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Edward John "E. J." Smith (27 January 1850 – 15 April 1912) was an English sea captain. He was the captain of the R.M.S Titanic, which sank when it struck an iceberg. Smith was to retire after the maiden voyage of the Titanic, but he died when the ship sank.
Early Life
Edward John Smith was born on 27 January 1850 on Well Street, Hanley, Staffordshire, England to Edward Smith, a potter, and Catherine Hancock, born Marsh, who married on 2 August 1841 in Shelton, Staffordshire. His parents later owned a shop.
Smith attended the Etruria British School until the age of 13 when he left and operated a steam hamm
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Edward Smith (sea captain)
British merchant navy officer (1850–1912)
Edward John SmithRD RNR (27 January 1850 – 15 April 1912) was a British sea captain and naval officer. In 1880, he joined the White Star Line as an officer, beginning a long career in the British Merchant Navy. Smith went on to serve as the master of numerous White Star Line vessels. During the Second Boer War, he served in the Royal Naval Reserve, transporting British Imperial troops to the Cape Colony. Smith served as captain of the ocean liner Titanic, and went down with the ship when she sank on her maiden voyage.
Early life
Edward John Smith was born on 27 January 1850 on Well Street, Hanley, Staffordshire,[1][2] England to Edward Smith, a potter, and Catherine Hancock, born Marsh, who married on 2 August 1841 in Shelton, Staffordshire.[citation needed] His parents later owned a shop.
Smith attended the British School in Etruria, Staffordshire, until the age of 13 when he left and operated a steam hammer at the Etruria Forge. In 1867, he went to Liverpool at the age of 17 in the footsteps of his half-brother Joseph Hancock, a captain on a sailing ship.[3] He began his apprenticeship on Senator Weber, owned by A Gibson & Co. of Liverpool.