Encyclopedia Titanica

John Edward Maguire

First Class Passenger

John Edward Maguire
John Edward Maguire

Mr John Edward Maguire was born in Boston, Massachusetts on 7 February 1880.

He was the son of John Maguire (b. 1850) and Alice Lilian White (1851-1904). Of Irish descent, both his parents were born in Massachusetts and had been married in Brockton, Massachusetts on 2 July 1879. He had five known siblings: Joseph Francis (b. 1881), Mary A. (b. 1882), Frederick Leo (b. 1885), George Lester (b. 1887) and Elizabeth May (b. 1890).

John was seemingly raised in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He appears there on both the 1900 and 1910 census records. He was a salesman for the Dunbar Pattern Company of Brockton. In 1910 he had been in charge of the Brockton Lodge, Elks (a fraternal organisation), and by 1912 he lived at 30 Spruce Street, Brockton. He was unmarried.

He and his friends George Quincy Clifford and Walter Chamberlain Porter left Boston aboard Megantic on 20 February 1912 and they were travelling to Europe for a vacation. After touring England and other parts of Europe Maguire was returning home from his first trip abroad.

All three boarded the Titanic at Southampton as first class passengers. Maguire held ticket number 110469, which cost £26, and he occupied cabin C-108.

Maguire died in the sinking, his body, if recovered, was never identified.

The Worcester Evening Gazette (18 April 1912) reported that upon learning about the death of John Maguire, his unmarried aunt Katherine Maguire (b. 1860), with whom he had a special attachment, took suddenly ill and died from the shock on 16 April 1912.

References and Sources

Boston Daily Globe (Massachusetts), (morning edition), 16 April 1912, p.4
Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279])

Newspaper Articles

Brockton Daily Enterprise (15 April 1912) Brockton And Stoughton Men Aboard Titanic
New York Times (18 April 1912) Shock Of Disaster Kills Woman
Worcester Evening Gazette (18 April 1912) Shock Of Loss Proves Fatal
San Francisco Bulletin (20 April 1912) Two U.c. Men Lost In Wreck Of Titanic
New York Times (22 April 1912) Insured For $110,000

Comment and discuss

  1. Jan C. Nielsen

    Jan C. Nielsen

    The San Francisco Chronicle had an article from April 20, 1912, referring to James Edward McGuire, a prominent local person who was returning from South Africa, where he had worked for a number of years. I take it that this is a case of mistaken identity - - because the ET site lists John E. Maguire, a different person. Does anyone know what's going on here?
  2. Jan C. Nielsen

    Jan C. Nielsen

    LOOK I want to know who this guy is? Did he go down on Titanic, or did John Maguire go down and this is it a case of mistaken identity?
Open Thread Leave a Reply

Titanic Passenger Summary

Name: Mr John Edward Maguire
Age: 30 years 2 months and 8 days (Male)
Nationality: American
Marital Status: Single
Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 110469, £26
Cabin No. C108
Died in the Titanic disaster (15th April 1912)
Body Not Identified

Linked Biographies

Page Options

Watch this page

Improve this Biography

If you have any corrections or something to add please  get in touch