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Joseph Bruce Ismay (December 12, 1862 – October 17, 1937) was an English businessman. He was chairman and managing director of the White Star Line. He was known as the man who created the RMS Titanic. He was one of the survivors, but because he survived many people thought he was afraid of dying and would later destroy his reputation.

Ismay was born on December 12, 1862 in Crosby, Lancashire, England. He was married to Julia Florence Schieffelin from 1888 until his death in 1937. They had five children. Ismay died on October 17, 1937 in Mayfair, London, England from a stroke, aged 74.^[1]

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↑ "J. Bruce Ismay, 74, Titanic Survivor. Ex-Head of White Star Line Who Retired After Sea Tragedy Dies in London". New York Times. 19 October 1937. Joseph Bruce Ismay, former chairman of the White Star Line and a survivor of the Titanic disaster in 1912, died here last night. He was 74 years old.

Other websites

J. Bruce Ismay at Encyclopedia Titanica
J. Bruce Ismay at Find a Grave
Article on Ismay and the Titanic Archived 2010-03-13 at the Wayback Machine

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[NYT_obit-1] "J. Bruce Ismay, 74, Titanic Survivor. Ex-Head of White Star Line Who Retired After Sea Tragedy Dies in London". New York Times. 19 October 1937. Joseph Bruce Ismay, former chairman of the White Star Line and a survivor of the Titanic disaster in 1912, died here last night. He was 74 years old.

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 '''Joseph Bruce Ismay''' (December 12, 1862 &ndash; October 17, 1937) was an [[English people|English]] businessman. He was chairman and managing director of the [[White Star Line]]. He was known as the man who created the [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']]. He was one of the survivors, but because he survived many people thought he was afraid of dying and would later destroy his reputation.
-Ismay was born on December 12, 1862 in [[Crosby]], [[Lancashire]], England. He was married to Julia Florence Schieffelin from 1888 until his death in 1937. They had five children. Ismay died on October 17, 1937 in [[Mayfar]], [[London]], England from a [[stroke]], aged 74.<ref name="NYT obit">{{cite news | title = J. Bruce Ismay, 74, Titanic Survivor. Ex-Head of White Star Line Who Retired After Sea Tragedy Dies in London | quote = Joseph Bruce Ismay, former chairman of the White Star Line and a survivor of the Titanic disaster in 1912, died here last night. He was 74 years old. | newspaper = [[New York Times]] | date = 19 October 1937 }}</ref>
+Ismay was born on December 12, 1862 in [[Crosby]], [[Lancashire]], England. He was married to Julia Florence Schieffelin from 1888 until his death in 1937. They had five children. Ismay died on October 17, 1937 in [[]], [[London]], England from a [[stroke]], aged 74.<ref name="NYT obit">{{cite news | title = J. Bruce Ismay, 74, Titanic Survivor. Ex-Head of White Star Line Who Retired After Sea Tragedy Dies in London | quote = Joseph Bruce Ismay, former chairman of the White Star Line and a survivor of the Titanic disaster in 1912, died here last night. He was 74 years old. | newspaper = [[New York Times]] | date = 19 October 1937 }}</ref>
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