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Apr 2, 2014 · Smith stopped going to school around the age of 12. Beginning his life on the sea as a teenager, he signed on to the crew of the Senator Weber in 1867. For years, Smith rose up the ranks and ...
May 7, 2024 · Edward J. Smith (born January 27, 1850, Hanley [now in Stoke-on-Trent], Staffordshire, England—died April 15, 1912, at sea, northern Atlantic Ocean) was the British captain of the passenger liner Titanic, which sank in 1912. Titanic. The Titanic. Smith began working on boats while he was a teenager.
Edward John Smith RD 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.
Apr 16, 2024 · The Seafaring Career Of Edward Smith. Born on January 27, 1850 in Staffordshire, England, Edward John Smith started his seafaring journey at a young age. At 12 or 13, he left school and by 1867 had joined the crew of the Senator Weber. From there, he enjoyed a fairly rapid rise.
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Edward John Smith was born at Hanley, Staffordshire, England on January 27, 1850. He died April 15, 1912 in the vicinity of 41 degrees 43 minutes 32" N, 49 degrees 56 minutes 49'’W. He spent 43 of his 62 years at sea, 26 of them with a single company—the White Star Line. When Edward was born, the Smith family lived in Well Street, Hanley.
1912 Film of Captain Smith and the Titanic. Watch on. Captain Edward John Smith was born at Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent on 27 January 1850, the son of potter Edward Smith and Catherine Smith. His parents later owned a shop 1. Edward attended the Etruria British School until the age of 13 when he went to Liverpool to begin a seafaring career.
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Apr 21, 2014 · Edward John Smith came into the world on January 27, 1850 in Staffordshire, England. Both of his parents worked, but Smith had a love of the sea that finally came to fruition when Smith was 17 years old, and he decided to go out to sea.
