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Joseph Bruce Ismay (/ ˈ ɪ z m eɪ /; 12 December 1862 – 17 October 1937) was an English businessman who served as chairman and managing director of the White Star Line. In 1912, he came to international attention as the highest-ranking White Star official to survive the sinking of the company's new flagship RMS Titanic , for which he was ...
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May 5, 2024 · J. Bruce Ismay (born December 12, 1862, Crosby, near Liverpool, England—died October 17, 1937, London) was a British businessman who was chairman of the White Star Line and who survived the sinking of the company’s ship Titanic in 1912.
- J. Bruce Ismay inherited his father’s job. Ismay rose to one of the most powerful positions in transatlantic travel thanks to his father, who purchased a bankrupt White Star Line in 1868 and built it into the boating behemoth it became by the end of the century.
- He and his brother married sisters. In 1888, Ismay married into a wealthy and prestigious New York family when he took Florence Schieffelin as his wife.
- Ismay was mistakenly thought to have insulted members of the U.S. Congress. In 1889, Ismay was caught up in a media scandal following the (otherwise successful) maiden voyage of another White Star liner, the Teutonic.
- Ismay didn’t reduce the number of Titanic’s lifeboats, but he did care about the ship’s appearance. An oft-repeated story meant to illustrate the vanity and villainy of J. Bruce Ismay suggests that, against the wishes of the ship’s architect, he reduced the number of lifeboats Titanic carried because it made the deck appear too cluttered.
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Sep 1, 1996 · Learn about the life and career of Joseph Bruce Ismay, the eldest son of White Star Line founder Thomas Ismay and a survivor of the Titanic disaster. Find out his role in the shipping industry, his achievements, his controversies and his legacy.
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Jan 22, 2021 · Bruce Ismay – Hero or Villain. Chairman of the White Star Line, J. Bruce Ismay survived the sinking of the company’s ship Titanic in 1912. He became one of the most hated men in America, deemed to be responsible for giving the ship just 20 lifeboats…. It can be argued that no single event in history has sparked more worldwide fascination ...
Apr 15, 2012 · J Bruce Ismay, managing director of the White Star Line, left the Titanic in one of the last lifeboats to be launched, a decision that was to haunt him for the rest of his life.
Apr 13, 2012 · The film portrayed the Titanic's owner Joseph Bruce Ismay as a coward for abandoning the ship while others perished. Now descendants of Ismay, who have never been interviewed before, have...
