Mr. Robert Henry Cannon, Inspector

Robert Cannon, 52, was a British subject from the Isle of Man working for the British Government and serving as an inspector on Lusitania to safeguard the ship.  Cannon was lost in the Lusitania sinking.  His body was recovered, number 176. This biography is made possible by a collaboration with Peter Kelly and the Merseyside Maritime …

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Mr. Patrick Melia, Greaser

image:  Bill Wilson Collection Patrick Melia, 52, was born in Liverpool, England in 1863 to Patrick and Mary Melia. He was married to Mary Ann Melia, nee Murphy. They lived at 15 Rockbrook Street, Liverpool. His parents came from Ireland and the family name was then “O’Melia.” During those days the English Government frowned upon …

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Mr. George A. Kessler

George Kessler Saloon Passenger Saved Michael Poirier Collection/National Archives Born 23 January 1863 Died 13 September 1920 (age 57) Paris, France Age on Lusitania 52 Ticket number 46162 Cabin number A 23 Lifeboat collapsible Rescued by Bluebell Citizenship United States Residence New York City, New York, United States Spouse(s) Cora Parsons (? – 1920), his …

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