Frederic Kimber Seward | |
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 Seward in 1925 passport application | |
| Born | (1878-03-23)March 23, 1878 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 1943(1943-12-07) (aged 65) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Columbia University New York Law School |
| Spouse | Sara Flemington Day |
Frederic Kimber Seward Sr. (sometimes misspelledFrederick) (March 23, 1878 – December 7, 1943) was a prominentcorporate lawyer inNew York City.[1] He was a passenger on theRMS Titanic, and later chaired a survivors' committee that honored the rescue shipRMS Carpathia.
Seward was born on March 23, 1890, inWhite Star, Delaware, the son of Reverend Samuel Swezey Seward II (1838–1916) and Christina Frederika (Kimber) Seward (1837–1906).[1] He had several siblings, among them a brother, John Perry Seward, ahomeopathic physician.[2] He graduated fromColumbia University in 1899 and was a member of itsGlee Club.[3] He married Sara Flemington Day (1878–1932) and had three children: Frederic K. Seward, Jr. (1904–1967); Katharine Seward (1907–1982) and Samuel S. Seward III (1910–1989).[1][4][5] He studied atNew York Law School and in 1908, he started work at the law firm of Curtis, Mallet, Prevot & Colt inNew York City.[1][6] He served on theBoard of Trustees ofGeorge Gustav Heye'sMuseum of the American Indian starting in 1916. DuringWorld War II he served onNew York City's wartime rationing board.[5]
Seward died ofheart failure on December 7, 1943, inNew York City.[5]
Seward, returning from Europe on a business trip, was on board RMSTitanic when itstruck an iceberg and sank on the night of April 14, 1912. At the time of impact, he was playing cards with William T. Sloper andDorothy Gibson in the first class lounge.[7] Seward survived the sinking, escaping inlifeboat 7, the first to leave the ship.[8][9][10] Seward filed a joint lawsuit with other survivors against White Star Lines; he himself was legal counsel for a victim of the sinking, John Montgomery Smart, and worked on settling his estate.[11] He also served as the chairman of a committee to honor the bravery of CaptainArthur Rostron of RMSCarpathia and his crew.[12]
Frederic ... Samuel S. and Christina F (Kimber) Seward; grad. Columbia, AB, 1899; NY Law Sch.; m. Aug. ...
... was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 20, 1868, son of Samuel S. and Chrissie (Kimber) Seward. ...
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Kimber Seward of Forest Hills Gardens, L. I., have sent out invitations for the marriage of their daughter Miss Katharine Seward to Donald Wati Gardner of Philadelphia, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Gardner of Brockton ...
Frederick K. Seward is a member of the firm of Curtis, Mallet, Prevot & Colt of 30 Broad Street, and had been to Europe on business for his firm. He was graduated from Columbia University in 1899, bring a prominent member of the Glee Club during his college days. He is married and lives at 542 West 112th Street. He is a brother of Dr. J. Perry Seward of this city.
Their bridge companions of the evening, Frederick Seward and William Sloper, were persuaded to join them. ...
Frederick K. Seward, counsel for J. Montgomery Smart, one of the victims of the Titanic disaster, is still searching the world for Mr. Smart's two children. The search has now been going on for several months without the slightest clue having been obtained as to their whereabouts.
The chairman of the committee, Mr. Frederick K. Seward, then addressed the crew in part as follows ...
