Mr Frederic Kimber Seward

 

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New York Herald, April 18, 1912

Mr Frederic Kimber Seward, 34, was born in Wilmington, Delaware on 23 March 1878, the son of Samuel S. Seward and Crissie Kimber.

A corporation lawyer, he lived in from New York City. He boarded the Titanic at Southampton as a first class passenger (ticket number 113794, £26, 11s).

On the night of the accident Seward played cards with William T. Sloper and his church friend Dorothy Gibson in the first class lounge.

Gibson was able to help her friends to escape with her in lifeboat 7.

Whilst returning to New York on the Carpathia, Seward organised a group of other survivors (Karl H. Behr, Molly Brown, Mauritz Björnström-Steffansson, Frederic Oakley Spedden, Isaac Frauenthal and George Harder) to honour the bravery of Captain Rostron and his crew. They would present the Captain with an inscribed silver cup and medals to each of the 320 crew members.

He died in Queens, New York on 7 December 1943.

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Summary
Born: Saturday 23rd March 1878
Age: 34 years
Last Residence: in New York City New York United States
Occupation: Lawyer
1st Class passenger
First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 113794 , £26 11s
Rescued (boat 7)
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
Died: Tuesday 7th December 1943
Cause of Death: Heart Failure / Disease
Buried: Fresh Pond Crematory Queens New York United States

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