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Archibald Gracie IV (January 15, 1858 – December 4, 1912) was an American writer, soldier, amateur historian, real estate investor, and passenger aboard RMS Titanic. Gracie survived the sinking of the Titanic by climbing aboard an overturned collapsible lifeboat and wrote a popular book about the disaster. [1]
Learn about the life and experiences of Colonel Archibald Gracie IV, a first-class passenger on the Titanic who survived the disaster and wrote a book about it. Find out how he offered his service to three unaccompanied women, played squash and swam, and witnessed the sinking of the ship.
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Gracie was born in Mobile, Alabama, a member of the wealthy Scottish-American Gracie family of New York. He was a namesake and direct descendant of the Archibald Gracie who had built Gracie Mansion, the current official residence of the mayor of New York City, in 1799. His father, Archibald Gracie III, had been an officer with the Washington Light ...
Gracie boarded the Titanic at Southampton on April 10th, 1912, and was assigned first-class cabin C-51. His ticket was 113780 at a price of £28 10. He spent much of the voyage chaperoning various unaccompanied women, including Mrs. Helen Churchill Candee, Mrs. E.D. (Charlotte) Appleton, Mrs. R.C. (Malvina) Cornell and Mrs. J.M. (Caroline) Brown. He...
Gracie returned to New York aboard the Carpathia and immediately started on a book about his experiences aboard the Titanic and Collapsible "B". His is one of the most detailed accounts of the events of the evening; Gracie spent months trying to determine exactly who was in each lifeboat and when certain events took place. He later got a message fr...
Gracie never recovered from the ordeal. Although he survived the sinking itself, he did not survive the year. His health was severely affected by the hypothermia and physical injuries he suffered, and he died of complications of diabetes on December 4, 1912, less than eight months after the sinking. He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx; ...
As one of the most well-known survivors of the sinking, Gracie has been featured as a character in many of the dramatizations of the Titanicsinking.
Titanic: A Survivor's Story by Colonel Archibald Gracie, Sutton Publishing 1913 ISBN 0-86299-179-XThe Truth about Chickamauga, by Archibald Gracie, 1911 ISBN 0-89029-038-5Titanic: Triumph and Tragedy, by John P. Eaton and Charles A. Haas, W.W. Newton & Company, 2nd edition 1995 ISBN 0-393-03697-9A Night to Remember, by Walter Lord, ed. Nathaniel Hilbreck, Owl Books, rep. 2004, ISBN 0-8050-7764-2Learn about Archibald Gracie IV, a survivor of the Titanic disaster and a writer of a popular book about it. Find out his biography, his experience on board, his health and death, and his portrayals in media.
Colonel Archibald Gracie IV was a prominent American writer, amateur historian, and survivor of the RMS Titanic disaster. Born on January 17, 1859, in Mobile, Alabama, Gracie’s life would become inextricably linked to one of the most infamous maritime tragedies in history.
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Archibald Gracie (1755-1829) was a Scottish-born merchant and businessman in New York and Virginia. He was a friend of Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, and his grandson Archibald Gracie IV survived the Titanic disaster.
Colonel Archibald Gracie IV (January 17, 1859 – December 4, 1912) was an American writer, amateur historian, real estate investor, and survivor of the sinking of the R.M.S Titanic. He survived the sinking by climbing aboard an overturned lifeboat.
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Discover the incredible story of Archibald Gracie IV, one of the most remarkable survivors of the Titanic disaster. A first-class passenger, Gracie not only survived the sinking but...
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