Henry S. Harper

Henry Sleeper Harper was a passenger on the RMS Titanic when it sank on April 15, 1912.

Personal life

The son of Joseph Wesley Harper, Jr. (1839–1896) and Abigail Payson Sleeper (1829–1866), Henry was a director of the Harper & Brothers Publishing House. Henry's father had founded the firm of Harper & Brothers, which gave way in 1900 to the publishing house. Henry Harper was a graduate of Columbia University and a member of the University and Century Clubs. He was married to Myra Haxton in 1888. They had no children. After Myra’s death on November 27, 1923, he remarried to Anne W. Hopson, and they had a son, Henry.

R.M.S. Titanic

On the night of April 14, 1912, Harper was traveling with his wife on the Titanic in first class, as well as with his dragoman. Mr. Harper, along with his wife, survived the sinking.

Sources

Information obtained from the Historical New York Times archives.