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    Edward Smith (sea captain)

    British merchant navy officer (1850–1912)

    Edward John SmithRD RNR (27 January 1850 – 15 April 1912) was a British sea captain and naval officer.

    In 1880, he joined the White Star Line as an officer, beginning a long career in the British Merchant Navy. Smith went on to serve as the master of numerous White Star Line vessels. During the Second Boer War, he served in the Royal Naval Reserve, transporting British Imperial troops to the Cape Colony.

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    Smith served as captain of the ocean liner Titanic, and went down with the ship when she sank on her maiden voyage.

    Early life

    Edward John Smith was born on 27 January 1850 on Well Street, Hanley, Staffordshire,[1][2] England to Edward Smith, a potter, and Catherine Hancock, born Marsh, who married on 2 August 1841 in Shelton, Staffordshire.[citation needed] His parents later owned a shop.

    Smith attended the British School in Etruria, Staffordshire, until the age o