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Edward John Smith
27 January &#; 15 April
Although an experienced and long-serving skipper at the time he served as Captain of the Titanic, today &#; as then &#; there are mixed opinions on his performance in charge of the great ship.
Biography captain smith titanic
Smith&#;s judgement, decision-making, and his culpability (or otherwise) are still debated today. Here we present the key facts about the life and career of Captain Smith, and leave it to the reader to judge whether he was a hero or not.
Above: Titanic Captain Edward John Smith.
Early Life
27 January &#; the date of Captain Smith&#;s birth, in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England.
86 Well Street &#; the address in Hanley where Edward was born (note: the house number is often, and wrongly, quoted as 51; this is a misreading of a reference to the census, within which Smith first appears).
07 October &#; the date on which Smith&#;s father, Edward senior, died at home.
Aged 59, he had finally succumbed to