Mr. J. Bruce Ismay

PASSENGER NAME:

Mr. J. Bruce Ismay

CLASS:

First Class

Age: 50 years old

Job: Owner of White Star Line, the company that built the Titanic

Titanic Survivor: Rescued on Boat C and the Carpathia

• He ultimately made the choice to not have enough lifeboats on the Titanic in order to add more passengers

• Lifeboats were only for women and children but he claimed there weren’t any around. Other passengers disagreed.

Source: Encyclopedia Titanica https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-passenger-list/