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Arthur Larned Ryerson
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Biological Information
Full name

Arthur Larned Ryerson

Gender

Male

Born

January 12, 1851

Death

April 15, 1912 (age 61)

Cause

Perished on the Titanic

Background Information
Family
  • Susan Parker Ryerson (daughter)
  • Arthur Larned Ryerson, Jr. (son)
  • Emily Borie Ryerson (daughter)
  • Ellen Ashfordbye Ryerson (daughter)
  • John Borie Ryerson (son)
  • George Washington Patterson III (son-in-law)
  • George Hyde Clarke (ex son-in-law)
  • Stephen Beach Cooke (son-in-law)
  • Mary Hyde Clarke (granddaughter)
  • Emily Ryerson Clarke (granddaughter)
  • Susan Parker Clarke (granddaughter)
  • Jane Clarke (granddaughter)
  • George Hyde Clarke, Jr. (grandson)
  • Ann Hyde Clarke (granddaughter)
  • Arthur Clarke (grandson)
Romances

Emily Maria Ryerson (m. 1889, his death 1912)

Hometown

Cook County, Illinois, USA

Religion

Christian

Titanic Statistics
Boarded

Cherbourg, France

Destination

New York, U.S.A.

Occupation

Passenger

Class

First-Class

Fate

Perished on the Titanic

Production
Classification

Historical character

Arthur Ryerson was a minor character and a first class passenger of the RMS Titanic.

Jack Dawson "borrowed" his coat and hat in order to enter the 1st class and approach Rose DeWitt Bukater. It was while wearing this coat that he was planted with the Heart of the Ocean by Spicer Lovejoy to be accused as a thief by Cal as revenge for "stealing" Rose from him. Since the coat was not his, it was also used as a way to frame Jack for being a crook.

Behind the scenes[]

Ryerson's coat is seen sitting on a bench next to a man with a boy. Although not mentioned in dialogue, a viewer would suppose that Ryerson is the elderly man watch Douglas Spedden spin his top.

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