Lucile Carter
American Titanic survivor (1875–1934) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lucile Stewart Carter Brooke (née Polk; October 8, 1875 – October 26, 1934) was an American socialite and the wife of William Ernest Carter, an extremely wealthy American who inherited a fortune from his father. The couple and their two children survived the RMS Titanic disaster after the ship struck an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912. She was said to be one of the heroines of the tragedy as she, with some of the other socially elite women, assisted in the rowing of one of the Titanic's lifeboats.
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Lucile Carter | |
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Born | Lucile Stewart Polk (1875-10-08)October 8, 1875 Baltimore, Maryland, US |
Died | October 26, 1934(1934-10-26) (aged 59) |
Resting place | St. Michael's Cemetery, Birdsboro, Pennsylvania |
Spouses | 2. George Brooke Jr. (1867–1963)
(m. 1914–1934) |
Children | 3 |
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