Henry S. Harper
American businessman (1864–1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henry Sleeper Harper (11 March 1864 – 1 March 1944) was an American businessman. He was an incorporator of Harper & Brothers when the firm became a corporation in 1896. Harper is remembered as a passenger on the RMS Titanic when it sank on April 15, 1912,[1] particularly because his Pekingese called Sun Yat-sen was one of three dogs to survive the sinking of the Titanic,[2] and also for his work to save the Adirondack forests from logging.[3]
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Henry Sleeper Harper | |
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Born | (1864-03-11)March 11, 1864 |
Died | March 1, 1944(1944-03-01) (aged 79) |
Alma mater | Columbia University (BA) |
Occupation | Publisher |
Employer(s) | Director, Harper & Brothers |
Known for | Titanic survivor, forest conservation |
Board member of | The Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks |
Spouse(s) | Myra Raymond (Haxtun) Harper, m. 28 Feb 1889; Anne Waterman (Hopson) Harper |
Children | Henry Harper |
Parent(s) | Joseph Wesley Harper, Abigail Harper; Caroline Harper (stepmother) |
Relatives | Brother, Capt. William Armitage Harper; Sister, Josephine (Harper) Fiske; Sister, Mary Elizabeth (Harper) Silliman; Brother-in-law, Bradley A. Fiske |
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