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The transcription of the "Birkenhead News" article on stewardess Sarah Stap's ET Bio indicates that Miss Stap was Lady Duff Gordon's stewardess.
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Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff Gordon
Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff Gordon was a prominent English landowner and Olympic fencer who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. As a first-class passenger, his experience during the disaster and subsequent controversy made him a notable figure in Titanic history.
Who was Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff Gordon?
Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff Gordon was born on July 22, 1862, to Cosmo Lewis Duff-Gordon and Anna Maria Antrobus.
He was a British aristocrat, landowner, and sportsman who gained both fame and notoriety for his role in the Titanic disaster. At the time of the sinking, he was 49 (forty-nine) years old.
Early Life and Background
Education and Title
- Educated at Eton College
- Became the 5th Baronet of his family estate in 1896
- Baronetcy created in 1813
Marriage and Business
Sir Cosmo married Lucy Wallace, the eldest daughter of Douglas Sutherland, in 1900.
Lucy, known professionally as ‘Lucile’, was a fashionable designer with her own cou
