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Frederic Kimber Seward (1878 - 1943)

Frederic Kimber Seward
Born in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United Statesmap
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Died at about age 65 in Queens, New York City, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

Frederic Seward was aboard the RMS Titanic.

Frederic Kimber Seward was born on March 23rd, 1878, in Wilmington, Delaware to Christiana F. Kimber and Rev. Samuel S. Seward.[1]

In 1880, Frederick [sic] K. Seward (age 2) was listed in the New York, NY household of father Samuel S. Seward (age 42, Clergyman) and mother Crissie K. Seward (age 43), brother John P. Seward (age 11), sister Lidie K. Seward (age 9), sister Mary Seward (age 7), brother Samuel S. Seward (age 4), aunt Sarah C. Seward (age 47), and housekeeper Mary T. Whiston (age 35).[2]

Frederic Kimber Seward graduated from Columbia College in 1899[3], and worked at the law office of Petrasch & Burnet until it disbanded. In 1900, he entered New York University Law School after business hours, while continuing his clerkship.[4]

In 1901, he met Sara Fennington Day of Philadelphia, and they were married on August 30th, 1902.[5]

In April 1902, he took a position with the Corporation Trust Co.[6]After graduation from New York Law School in 1903, he was admitted to the bar and became associated with the law firm Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, where he was admitted to membership in 1908. In his career, he aided in the formation of several large corporations, including the Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies Steamship Lines and the Regal Shoe Company.[7][8]

In 1910, Frederick [sic] Seward (age 32) was listed as the head of his Manhattan, NY household, living with his wife Sara D. Seward (age 31), son Kimber (age 6), daughter Katharine (age 2), and servant Delia Overham (age 25).[9]

Fred K. Seward (age 33) traveled aboard the ship Oceana, departing from Hamilton, Bermuda on July 31st, 1911, arriving in New York City on August 2nd, 1911.[10]

Frederic Kimber Seward (age 34) traveled aboard the ship Titanic, departing from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. He survived the ship's sinking aboard the first lifeboat away.[11] He disembarked the rescue ship Carpathia in New York City on April 18th, 1912.

In May, 1912, Frederick [sic] K. Seward headed a committee of Titanic survivors to award Capt. Arthur Henry Rostron and his crew of the Carpathia with awards in recognition and appreciation of their heroism in the rescue of survivors.[12]

Through his law firm, Seward represented several third-class passengers on a pro bono basis in what became an estimated US$2.5 million class action lawsuit against White Star Line, operator of the Titanic. A total of $664,000 compensation (around $30 million today) was paid out to indigent passengers and their families by White Star Line in December 1915 in final settlement for all outstanding legal claims.[13]

In 1915, Fred K Seward (age 37) was listed as head of his Queens, NY household, living with wife Sarah D Seward (age 36), children Kimber (age 11), Katharine (age 7), and Samuel (age 4), and servant Julia Collins (age 24).[14]

Frederick Kimbar [sic] Seward (age 42) traveled aboard the ship Oriana from Talcahuano, Chile on April 11th, 1920, arriving in New York City on May 7th, 1920. His address is listed as 30 Broad St, New York City, NY.[15]

In 1925, Frederic K. Seward, partner at the New York City law firm of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, was sent to Greece to represent American interests in the negotiation and closing of two loans to provide funds for the construction of a new water system for the cities of Athens and Piraeus, involving the construction of the Marathon Dam, a new 35km aqueduct, and a new distribution system.[16]

Frederic Seward (age 47) traveled aboard the ship Paris, departing from Le Havre on August 26th, 1925, arriving in New York City on September 1st, 1925. His address is listed as 30 Broad St, New York City, NY.[17]

In 1925, Frederic K. Seward was requested to assist the United States War Loan Commission and Foreign Debt Settlement Commission in the preparation and presentation of claims by Greece, to settle an outstanding loan request. The Greek government, in recognition of his assistance, issued a Decree on January 11th, 1927, conferring the Order of the Redeemer upon Seward, that being the highest civil decoration in the gift of the government.[18]

Frederic K Seward (age 52) traveled aboard the ship Lapland, departing from New York City on March 8th, 1930, arriving in New York City on March 20th, 1930. His address is listed as 135 Whitson St, Forest Hills, NY.[19]

In 1930 and 1931, Frederic K. Seward was president of the Columbia College Alumni Association.[20]

Frederic Seward (age 54) and his daughter Katharine Gardner (age 25) traveled aboard the ship Borinquen, departing from San Juan on January 5th, 1933, arriving in New York City on January 9, 1933. His address is listed as 63 Wall St, New York, NY. His daughter's address is listed as Ithan, Delaware County, PA.[21]

Frederic Kimber Seward (age 60) and his son Samuel Swayze Seward (age 28) traveled aboard the ship Pan America, departing from Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 15th, 1938, arriving in New York City on November 2nd, 1938. Their address is listed as 135 Whitson St, Forest Hills, Long Island, NY.[22]

In 1940 and 1941, Frederic Kimber Seward went on small expeditions in Florida in quest of relics of the Seminole Indians, on behalf of the Museum of the American Indian, of which he was, for twenty-five years, secretary and trustee.[23][24]

Frederic Kimber Seward died on December 7, 1943, surrounded by family in his home in Queens, NY of heart failure. He was 65.[25][26]

Sources

  1. ↑ Class Book, Columbia, '99 Columbia College, 1899.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ6R-1PV : 19 February 2021), Frederick K Seward in household of Samuel S Seward, New York, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 494, sheet 302C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,890.
  3. ↑ Columbian 99, Columbia College yearbook, 1899.
  4. ↑ The Five-Year Book of the Class of '99 Columbia College, June 1904, Frederick [sic] Kimber Seward, pg 50. Columbia University Archives, 1904.
  5. ↑ The Five-Year Book of the Class of '99 Columbia College, June 1904, Frederick [sic] Kimber Seward, pg 51. Columbia University Archives, 1904. [note middle name "Fennington" differs from other records "Flemington" or "Femington" - more research is needed to verify]
  6. ↑ The Five-Year Book of the Class of '99 Columbia College, June 1904, Frederick [sic] Kimber Seward, pg 51. Columbia University Archives, 1904.
  7. ↑ "F.K. Seward Dead; Lawyer 40 Years," New York Times, 8 December 1943.
  8. ↑ "F.K. Seward, 65, Member of Law Firm, Is Dead," N.Y. Herald Tribune, 8 Dec 1943.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RK7-1R4?cc=1727033&wc=QZZ4-BXT%3A133641301%2C133751301%2C143128001%2C1589218781 : 24 June 2017), New York > New York > Manhattan Ward 12 > ED 726 > image 32 of 50; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  10. ↑ "List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United States Immigration Officer at Port of Arrival, S.S. Oceana, Sailing from Hamilton, Bermuda, July 31st, 1911, Arriving at Port of New York, Aug. 2nd, 1911," manifest line number 28. [passengers listed are noted as "U.S.C." or U.S. citizens]. Liberty Ellis Foundation (https://www.statueofliberty.org), passenger ID 101168090435.
  11. ↑ "F.K. Seward Saved," Newark Evening News (17 April 1912)
  12. ↑ "They Present Silver Loving Cup to Him and Medals to His Offers and Men," The New York Times, May 30, 1912.
  13. ↑ "Throwback: Curtis and the Titanic Lawsuits," website of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosie LLP, accessed 3/30/2021.
  14. ↑ "New York State Census, 1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9GX-T3L : 27 November 2020), Fred K Seward, 1915.
  15. ↑ "List of United States Citizens (for the Immigration Authorities), S.S. Oriana, Sailing from Talcahuano & Intermediate Ports, April 11th, 1920, Arriving at Port of New York, 7 May 1920," manifest line number 3. Liberty Ellis Foundation (https://www.statueofliberty.org), passenger ID 604200020063.
  16. ↑ "Letters to Archie M. Palmer from Frederic K. Seward, April 6th & 12th, 1927," Columbia University Archives, 1927.
  17. ↑ "List of United States Citizens (for the Immigration Authorities), S.S. Paris, Sailing from Le Havre, August 26th, 1925, Arriving at Port of New York, September 1st, 1925," manifest line number 21. Liberty Ellis Foundation (https://www.statueofliberty.org), passenger ID 901703476085.
  18. ↑ "Letters to Archie M. Palmer from Frederic K. Seward, April 6th & 12th, 1927," Columbia University Archives, 1927.
  19. ↑ "List of United States Citizens (for the Immigration Authorities), S.S. Lapland, Sailing from New York on the 8th March, 1930, Arriving at Port of New York on the 20th March, 1930," manifest line number 28. Liberty Ellis Foundation (https://www.statueofliberty.org), passenger ID 9011971141897.
  20. ↑ "F.K. Seward Dead; Lawyer 40 Years," New York Times, 8 December 1943.
  21. ↑ "List of United States Citizens (for the Immigration Authorities), S.S. Borinquen, Sailing from San Juan, January 5, 1933, Arriving at Port of New York, January 9, 1933," manifest lines 4 & 5. Liberty Ellis Foundation (https://www.statueofliberty.org), passenger ID 9011966720560.
  22. ↑ "List of United States Citizens (for the Immigration Authorities), S.S. Pan America, Sailing from Buenos Aires / Argentina, Oct. 13th, 1938, Arriving at Port of New York / New York, Nov. 2nd, 1938," manifest line numbers 11 & 12. Liberty Ellis Foundation (https://www.statueofliberty.org), passenger ID 9011977357061.
  23. ↑ "F.K. Seward, 65, Member of Law Firm, Is Dead," N.Y. Herald Tribune, 8 Dec 1943.
  24. ↑ "F.K. Seward Dead; Lawyer 40 Years," New York Times, 8 December 1943.
  25. ↑ Obituary, The New York Times, December 8, 1943.
  26. ↑ "F.K. Seward Dead. Lawyer 40 Years," The New York Times, December 9, 1943.




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