George Dunton Widener (June 16, 1861 – April 15, 1912) was an American businessman who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Widener was born in Philadelphia...
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of Fame. Widener was born into the prominent and wealthy Widener family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the younger son of George Dunton Widener and Eleanor...
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George Dunton Widener, and son, Harry Elkins Widener did not. She donated the Widener Library to Harvard University as a memorial to her son. Widener...
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Eleanor Widener Dixon (1891–1966) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was the daughter of George Dunton Widener and Eleanor Elkins Widener, and...
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Arrell Browne Widener (November 13, 1834 – November 6, 1915) was an American businessman, art collector, and patriarch of the Widener family of Philadelphia...
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The Widener family is an American family from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded by Peter Arrell Browne Widener (1834–1915) and his wife, Hannah Josephine...
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Pennsylvania, the son of George Dunton Widener (1861–1912) and Eleanor Elkins Widener, and the grandson of entrepreneur Peter A. B. Widener (1834–1915). He attended...
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Peter A. B. Widener (1834–1915) and Hannah Josephine Dunton (1836–1896). His older brother George Dunton Widener died on the RMS Titanic. Widener attended...
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Lynnewood Hall (category Widener family)
poor health. He was predeceased by his elder son George Dunton Widener and grandson Harry Elkins Widener, both of whom died when RMS Titanic sank in 1912...
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businesswoman Eleanor Elkins Widener (c. 1862–1937), American heiress George Widener (born 1962), autistic savant George Dunton Widener (1861–1912), American...
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businessman John B. Thayer† with his wife, Marian, and son Jack; George Dunton Widener† with his wife, Eleanor, and son Harry†; Noël Leslie, Countess of...
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the Titanic. His father George Dunton Widener also perished, but his mother Eleanor Elkins Widener survived. Harry Widener's will instructed that his...
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John B. Thayer Frank M. Warren Sr. George D. Wick George Dunton Widener Harry Elkins Widener Duane Williams George Henry Wright Survivors Rhoda Abbott...
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John B. Thayer Frank M. Warren Sr. George D. Wick George Dunton Widener Harry Elkins Widener Duane Williams George Henry Wright Survivors Rhoda Abbott...
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No one was very much alarmed but knew we had struck something." Fireman George Kemish heard a "heavy thud and grinding tearing sound" from the starboard...
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John George "Jack" Phillips (11 April 1887 – 15 April 1912) was a British sailor and the senior wireless operator aboard the Titanic during her ill-fated...
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John B. Thayer Frank M. Warren Sr. George D. Wick George Dunton Widener Harry Elkins Widener Duane Williams George Henry Wright Survivors Rhoda Abbott...
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John B. Thayer Frank M. Warren Sr. George D. Wick George Dunton Widener Harry Elkins Widener Duane Williams George Henry Wright Survivors Rhoda Abbott...
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and does not want to see him again. Richard joins Maude, Earl, and George Widener in the lounge to play auction bridge with them. The next morning, when...
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Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr. (category Widener family)
son of banker Fitz Eugene Dixon Sr. and Eleanor Widener (1891–1966), a member of the wealthy Widener family from Philadelphia. The Dixons built "Ronaele...
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John B. Thayer Frank M. Warren Sr. George D. Wick George Dunton Widener Harry Elkins Widener Duane Williams George Henry Wright Survivors Rhoda Abbott...
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at New York harbour, her stern collided with the smaller liner Fort St George, which had crossed into her path. The collision caused extensive damage...
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medal, presented by Margaret Molly Brown. Rostron was knighted by King George V, and was later a guest of President William Howard Taft at the White House...
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working on Boat No. 5. Murdoch was hard at work on Boat No. 7; when lookout George Hogg worked with him, Murdoch told him to step into the boat. Murdoch ordered...
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Musicians of the Titanic (redirect from Georges Alexandre Krins)
services, among other occasions; and the violin, cello, and piano trio of Georges Krins, Roger Bricoux [fr], and Theodore Brailey, that played at the À La...
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December 1985, Vol. 168, No.6 page 712 "The Two Deaths of John Jacob Astor -George Behe's "Titanic" Tidbits". 101 Things You Thought You Knew About the Titanic...
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Unexpectedly, the iceberg was not white, but a kind of dark blue. Quartermaster George Rowe stood under the docking bridge at the stern and hurried towards starboard...
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Lawn Cemetery, in Paterson, New Jersey. On film, Joughin was portrayed by George Rose in the 1958 film A Night to Remember, and by Liam Tuohy in the 1997...
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John B. Thayer Frank M. Warren Sr. George D. Wick George Dunton Widener Harry Elkins Widener Duane Williams George Henry Wright Survivors Rhoda Abbott...
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