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Duff-Gordon is best known for the circumstances in which he survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912, along with his wife and her secretary, Laura Mabel Francatelli. Duff-Gordon and his wife had cabin A16 in the First Class quarters on the Titanic. [8] The three were among only 12 people who escaped in Lifeboat #1, which had a capacity ...
Titanic. Survivors. Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff Gordon (Mr Morgan) Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff-Gordon was born on 22 July 1862 the son of Cosmo Lewis Duff-Gordon and Anna Maria Antrobus. 1. Cosmo Duff-Gordon was educated at Eton and in 1896 he became the fifth Baron of his family estate (the baronetcy having been created in 1813).
- Male
- English
- London, England
- Landowner
- Examined by The Attorney-General, Sir Rufus Isaacs.
- Examined by Mr. Clement Edwards.
- Examined by Mr. Lewis.
- Examined by Mr. Duke.
12869. Lady Duff Gordon, you will remember on the night of this disaster to the Titanic you were awakened, I think, by the collision? –– I was. 12870. I only want you to tell me one thing before we get to the situation of the lifeboat. Had there been offers to you to go into any of the other lifeboats? –– Oh, yes, they came and tried to drag me awa...
12920. There is one question. Have you seen in the London Daily News what purports to be an article specially written by yourself in America? –– I have. 12921. Did you write such an article? –– No. 12922. It is an entire invention from beginning to end? –– Which article? 12923. The one in the Daily News which appeared on the 20th of April. –– Yes, ...
12957. Do you write for any papers at all? –– Yes, the Sunday American 12958. Did you supply an article to the Evening Herald? –– No. Mr. Duke: I do not think Lady Duff Gordon can hear. I cannot –– whether "he" wrote or "she." The Attorney-General: She 12959. (Mr. Lewis) Do you write for the Evening Herald? –– No. The Commissioner: Mr. Duke, do you...
12960. When you were in New York you went to an hotel? –– Yes. 12961. And that evening you had supper together with your husband? –– Several people - six ladies. 12962. Did Mr. Merritt come there? –– Yes. 12963. Was he a gentleman you had known? –– A great friend of ours. 12964. Had you any idea of publication of anything at that time? –– Yes. 1296...
- Lady Duff Gordon
On the Titanic. Sir Duff-Gordon and Lady Duff-Gordon boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg with ticket 11755 (£39 12s) Sir Cosmo occupied cabin A-16 and Lady Duff-Gordon cabin A-20. The Duff-Gordons signed onto the ship as Mr and Mrs Morgan. On the night April 14, Titanic had struck an iceberg and it became clear she would sink.
21/21. Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon and his wife Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon were two of the most prominent passengers on board the Titanic. Duff-Gordon was a major landowner and society figure in the UK ...
Jul 7, 2004 · New York Times. LONDON, April 20---Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, survivor of the Titanic disaster of 1912, died in London today at the age of 68. Sir Cosmo married in 1900 Lucy Wallace, daughter of the late Douglas Sutherland. Lady Duff-Gordon is "Lucile," famous London fashion expert and sister of Mrs. Elinor Glyn, novelist, She was with her husband ...
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Apr 20, 2023 · Duff-Gordon - born on July 22, 1862 - and his wife were travelling on the RMS Titanic along with Lucy's secretary. They had been using the A16 cabin in the first class quarters of the doomed vessel. Only 12 people managed to escape in lifeboat number one, which had a capacity of 40 people. Duff-Gordon and the two women were among the three.
