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Jack Thayer

Titanic Survivor born on

Detailed Information

Personal details and public facts.

Profession
Titanic Survivor
Died
Sep 20, 1945
Zodiac
Capricorn
Born in
Pennsylvania
About
Famous for surviving the 1912 Titanic disaster by jumping into the freezing water and subsequently being rescued by Lifeboat 12, Thayer later published his personal account of the tragic event that had resulted in the deaths of his father and numerous other passengers. 
Family
The son of Philadelphia Railroad vice president John Borland Thayer, Jr. and socialite Marian Thayer, he was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His marriage to Lois Buchanan Cassatt lasted from 1917 until his death and produced children named Edward, John, Julie, Pauline, and Lois.

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