Mr. George Robert Copping

George Copping (1861 – 1915), 53, was a commercial merchant and commissioned agent who traveled among Canada, the United States, and England frequently. He was president of the Reliable Knitting Company and the founder of the G. R. Copping and Sons Manufacturing Company. He was traveling aboard Lusitania with his wife Emma. Both he and …

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Mr. Dwight Carlton Harris

Dwight C. Harris (1884 – 1969), 31, was a United States national from New York City, New York. He was traveling aboard Lusitania to be married that summer. Harris survived the Lusitania sinking on 7 May 1915 and married Aileen Cavendish Foster that July. Early life Dwight Harris was born on 6 January 1884. Harris’ …

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Mr. Franklin Arthur Peardon

Franklin Peardon (1877 – 1915), 37 ?, was an employee of the Robert Simpson Company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was traveling aboard Lusitania with Frank Rogers and Rogers’ wife Agnes. Rogers was also an employee of the Robert Simpson Company. They were sailing to England as part of “the Dominion’s [Canada’s] war-time promise of …

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