RMS Campania Passenger List - 19 January 1908

Saloon Passenger List from the RMS Campania of the Cunard Line, Departing Sunday, 19 January 1908 from Liverpool to New York via Queenstown (Cobh), Commanded by Captain D. Dow, R.D., R.N.R. Passenger List Contained in the Cunard Daily Bulletin, Campania Edition, 24 January 1908. | GGA Image ID # 131154c230

Senior Officers and Staff

• Commander: Captain D. Dow, R.D., R.N.R.
• Surgeon: A. W. Mackenzie

Saloon Passengers

1. Miss Margaret V. Abbott
2. Mrs. Mary E. Allen
3. Mr. E. Anderson
4. Mr. H. J. Hains
5. Mr. L. de Bernardy
6. Mr. H. L. Bowdoin (Mr. H. L. Bowdoin (Harry L. Bowdoin) was an American inventor best known for creating a revolutionary "submarine armor" or deep-sea metal diving suit. While tests and patents for his suit were primarily developed in the 1910s, his innovations in atmospheric diving equipment laid the groundwork for deep-water exploration in the early 20th century.)
7. Mr. John Boyd
8. Mrs. Boyd
9. Mr. Thomas Brem
10. Mr. Wilton Brooke
11. Mr. F. L. T. Burr
12. Mr. Joseph H. Capper
13. Miss T. Carbis
14. Mr. G. A. Clarke (Likely referring to George Aubourne Clarke (1879–1949), a renowned Scottish meteorologist and pioneering cloud photographer who was active in the early 1900s.
15. Mr. J. W. Converse
16. Mr. N. L. Cowan
17. Miss V. Cruger and Maid (Miss V. Cruger (Violet Douglas Marie Cruger) was a prominent socialite in the early 1900s. Born in Paris in 1883, she belonged to a prominent high-society family and was a well-known figure in the upper echelons of New York City and European society. Moving within elite circles, she became deeply ingrained in the wealth and luxury of the Gilded Age. On July 17, 1909, she married Lewis Rodman Wanamaker in London, England. Her husband was the heir to the immense fortune of the Wanamaker's department store dynasty. The Wanamakers were central to Philadelphia, New York City, and Paris business and social life.)
18. Mr. H. Daly
19. Mrs. Daly
20. Rev. F. B. Dowd
21. Miss Esther Edwardes
22. Mr. Francis Eccles
23. Mr. D. C. Elliott
24. Mr. E. Escliivege
25. Mr. E. J. L. Evans
26. Miss Korbes
27. Mr. George Friedlander
28. Miss Emily Fyffe
29. Mrs. Gehre
30. Mr. A. T. Gilliland
31. Mr. J. Greenwood (Likely James Greenwood (1832–1927): A prominent English social explorer, writer, and pioneer of investigative journalism. He made a massive impact in the late 19th century and early 1900s with his incognito reporting on the lives of London's working poor and workhouse conditions.)
32. Mr. P. S. Hairston
33. Mrs. Hairston
34. Mr. Hamkens
35. Mrs. C. Hammerstein (In the early 1900s, the "Mrs. C. Hammerstein" reference typically points to Mrs. Oscar Hammerstein, wife of the legendary New York theatrical impresario and opera producer Oscar Hammerstein I. During this era, she and her family were deeply ingrained in the bustling entertainment landscape of early 20th-century Broadway.)
36. Mr. K. Hogli Henrikssen
37. Mr. K. Hopkinson-Evans
38. Mr. C. Jordan
39. Mr. J. M. Jowett
40. Mr. C. C. Kenworthy
41. Mr. John C. Knight
42. Mr. A. C. Krouskoff (Refers to the historical merchant and property owner, Mr. A. C. (or S.) Krouskoff, was a prominent figure in Savannah, Georgia, during the turn of the 20th century. He operated a well-known retail business and department-style store selling dry goods, high-quality silks, and millinery.)
43. Mr. Joseph Lees
44. Mrs. Allan J. G. Macduff
45. Mr. A. MacLean
46. Mr. H. W. Masters (Mr. H. W. Masters in the early 1900s refers to H. W. Masters, a notable Illinois State's Attorney and lawyer who practiced in Menard County in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.)
47. Mr. Jacob Matthews
48. Mr. W. E. Matthews
49. Mrs. A. Medbury
50. Mr. George J. Mercer (George John Mercer (1869-1952) Body Designer and Draughtsman. Special Designs and Shop Drawings of Pleasure and Commercial Automobile Bodies. While Mercer continues to be well-known as a body engineer, he should also be given credit for helping to found the nation's first prototype and experimental coachwork facility, the Model Body Corporation. George Mercer, Model Body Corporation, Detroit, announced a new type of closed body. This consists of the conventional hardwood frame with galvanized wire netting tacked across it. In addition to his automotive body work, Mercer ventured into other automotive-related activities and designed a brake testing machine for the Bendix-Cowdry Brake Testing Company in 1933.)
51. Mrs. Mercer (Annie Alma Cowper)
52. Mr. Roy Mullin
53. Mr. T. H. Overton (Thomas Henry Overton (1876–1952))
54. Mr. Edward L. Peacock (Edward Peacock (1831-1915) was an English antiquarian and novelist. Peacock has been described as "one of the most durable contributors" to the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. One of the works which he used as a source for 51 original submission slips is a lost work called Meanderings of Memory; although the dictionary's current editors have been unable to find that work, the credibility of Peacock's other submissions has led them to assume that the book actually existed.)
55. Mr. Charles Patten Percy (Percy was a prominent industrialist whose ventures in steel manufacturing contributed significantly to early 20th-century industrial growth. His inclusion underscores the Campania’s role as a conduit for economic leaders.)
56. Mr. J. O. Piazza
57. Mr. Maurice Picquay (Mr. Maurice Picquay was a prominent European vaudeville acrobat and performer who, alongside his wife Ethel, toured internationally. Their act featured cleanly executed equilibrism and contortion, with Mr. Picquay celebrated as the only artist of his era performing a signature "upside down" buck and wing dance. The couple billed their act as "The Picquays" and occasionally as an "original drawing-room entertainment," reflecting the refined, clean nature of their European-style acrobatics. Maurice was an exceptionally skilled equilibrist, famous for his unique upside-down tap dancing routines. Ethel complemented him by performing demanding contortion-balancing. They were a heavily booked staple of the international vaudeville circuit. They frequently toured the United States and Canada (often under the direction of prominent manager Pat Casey) and spent several seasons directing their tours straight out of Europe. Their act regularly featured in major playhouses like Proctor's Union Square and Harlem Opera House in New York, as well as Keith's Theatre in Boston and the Gotham Theater in Brooklyn.)
58. Mrs. [Ethel] Picquay
59. Mr. W. Reichert
60. Mr. Charles E. Riley
61. Mr. W. Beverley Robinson
62. Mr. Runciman
63. Mr. W. M. Schoenmaker, Jr.
64. Miss Catherine Smith
65. Miss Leigh Spencer (Miss Leigh Spencer (born Rosa Leigh Spencer, 1857–1937) was a prominent early-1900s real estate and mining promoter in Vancouver, British Columbia. A notable pioneer woman in business, she was famous for driving a team of Shetland ponies down Granville Street and later constructing an 8-storey steel office building in 1909. Originally from England, she relocated to the Pacific Northwest and made a name for herself as an independent businesswoman. In 1909, she commissioned architect E.W. Houghton to design the Leigh Spencer Building on Granville Street. It was an 8-storey steel office building that housed the Vancouver Press Club, architectural firms, and her personal offices on the top floor. She was single and a familiar, eccentric character in the city, frequently seen walking her collies or driving her famous Shetland pony carriage. Historical photographs from the early 1900s in the City of Vancouver Archives detail these moments, capturing her unique presence in the burgeoning city.)
66. Mr. A. Sundstrom, Jr.
67. Mr. W. Taylor
68. Mr. G. S. Thomas
69. Mr. F. Thorpe
70. Mrs. Thorpe and Three Children
71. Mr. Reginald Tobey
72. Mr. Henry Tom
73. Rev. James J. Wade (Rev Fr James J. Wade (1867-1919) Rector of Holy Cross Catholic Church. He was ordained in 1893 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral here and his first charge was St. John's Church here. He was formerly in charge of a church at Liberty, Indiana.)
74. Mr. Edward C. Washburn
75. Mrs. Washburn
76. Mr. Frank Whiteley
77. Mrs. Wilson
78. Mr. A. J. Young
79. Mrs. Young
80. Mr. Francisco Zeferino

Information for Passengers

Saloon Passenger List for the westbound voyage of the RMS Campania was published in the 24 January 1908 Campania Edition of the Cunard Daily Bulletin. Captain D. Dow, R.D., R.N.R. was not explicitly stated as the commander, however, he was listed on the passenger manifest as the commander of the Campania on this voyage. The RMS Campania arrived in New York on Saturday, 25 January 1908.