Survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 14/15 1912. He was 25 years old at the time of the sinking. He was also a United States Veteran of World War I.
Dickinson H. Bishop was the son of George Bishop and Virginia (Jennie) Dickinson. He became a wealthy widower, when his first wife's will left a major share in the Round Oak Stove Company, in Dowagiac, Michigan, to him. On November 7, 1911, he married Helen Walton, of an affluent family from Sturgis, Michigan. Dickinson and Helen spent a four-month homeymoon touring Egypt, Italy, France, and Algiers, and were to return home on the infamous ship, the Titanic. Both boarded a lifeboat and survived the sinking, subsequently testifying at the Senate inquiry into the disaster. While a passenger on the Titanic, Helen had been with child and on December 8th, 1912, she gave birth to their son, Randall Walton Bishop. The infant lived but two days. Dickinson and Helen later survived an earthquake in California. In January, 1916, Dickinson and Helen divorced, due to the resultant mental instability she suffered, following a head injury sustained in a car crash. Helen died March 16, 1916, from a second head injury, and was buried in Sturgis, Michigan. Dickinson H. Bishop married his third wife, Sydney Boyce, the daughter of William D. Boyce (publisher and Founder of the Boy Scouts of America), on March 14, 1916. Dickinson and Sidney had two sons: Dickinson H. Bishop, Jr., and John Bishop. Dickinson H. Bishop served as an officer during WWI. On Feb. 16, 1961, he died from a stroke and was buried in the town where he had resided for many years, Ottawa, Illinois.
Dickinson H. Bishop was the son of George Bishop and Virginia (Jennie) Dickinson. He became a wealthy widower, when his first wife's will left a major share in the Round Oak Stove Company, in Dowagiac, Michigan, to him. On November 7, 1911, he married Helen Walton, of an affluent family from Sturgis, Michigan. Dickinson and Helen spent a four-month homeymoon touring Egypt, Italy, France, and Algiers, and were to return home on the infamous ship, the Titanic. Both boarded a lifeboat and survived the sinking, subsequently testifying at the Senate inquiry into the disaster. While a passenger on the Titanic, Helen had been with child and on December 8th, 1912, she gave birth to their son, Randall Walton Bishop. The infant lived but two days. Dickinson and Helen later survived an earthquake in California. In January, 1916, Dickinson and Helen divorced, due to the resultant mental instability she suffered, following a head injury sustained in a car crash. Helen died March 16, 1916, from a second head injury, and was buried in Sturgis, Michigan. Dickinson H. Bishop married his third wife, Sydney Boyce, the daughter of William D. Boyce (publisher and Founder of the Boy Scouts of America), on March 14, 1916. Dickinson and Sidney had two sons: Dickinson H. Bishop, Jr., and John Bishop. Dickinson H. Bishop served as an officer during WWI. On Feb. 16, 1961, he died from a stroke and was buried in the town where he had resided for many years, Ottawa, Illinois.
Survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 14/15 1912. He was 25 years old at the time of the sinking. He was also a United States Veteran of World War I.
Dickinson H. Bishop was the son of George Bishop and Virginia (Jennie) Dickinson. He became a wealthy widower, when his first wife's will left a major share in the Round Oak Stove Company, in Dowagiac, Michigan, to him. On November 7, 1911, he married Helen Walton, of an affluent family from Sturgis, Michigan. Dickinson and Helen spent a four-month homeymoon touring Egypt, Italy, France, and Algiers, and were to return home on the infamous ship, the Titanic. Both boarded a lifeboat and survived the sinking, subsequently testifying at the Senate inquiry into the disaster. While a passenger on the Titanic, Helen had been with child and on December 8th, 1912, she gave birth to their son, Randall Walton Bishop. The infant lived but two days. Dickinson and Helen later survived an earthquake in California. In January, 1916, Dickinson and Helen divorced, due to the resultant mental instability she suffered, following a head injury sustained in a car crash. Helen died March 16, 1916, from a second head injury, and was buried in Sturgis, Michigan. Dickinson H. Bishop married his third wife, Sydney Boyce, the daughter of William D. Boyce (publisher and Founder of the Boy Scouts of America), on March 14, 1916. Dickinson and Sidney had two sons: Dickinson H. Bishop, Jr., and John Bishop. Dickinson H. Bishop served as an officer during WWI. On Feb. 16, 1961, he died from a stroke and was buried in the town where he had resided for many years, Ottawa, Illinois.
Dickinson H. Bishop was the son of George Bishop and Virginia (Jennie) Dickinson. He became a wealthy widower, when his first wife's will left a major share in the Round Oak Stove Company, in Dowagiac, Michigan, to him. On November 7, 1911, he married Helen Walton, of an affluent family from Sturgis, Michigan. Dickinson and Helen spent a four-month homeymoon touring Egypt, Italy, France, and Algiers, and were to return home on the infamous ship, the Titanic. Both boarded a lifeboat and survived the sinking, subsequently testifying at the Senate inquiry into the disaster. While a passenger on the Titanic, Helen had been with child and on December 8th, 1912, she gave birth to their son, Randall Walton Bishop. The infant lived but two days. Dickinson and Helen later survived an earthquake in California. In January, 1916, Dickinson and Helen divorced, due to the resultant mental instability she suffered, following a head injury sustained in a car crash. Helen died March 16, 1916, from a second head injury, and was buried in Sturgis, Michigan. Dickinson H. Bishop married his third wife, Sydney Boyce, the daughter of William D. Boyce (publisher and Founder of the Boy Scouts of America), on March 14, 1916. Dickinson and Sidney had two sons: Dickinson H. Bishop, Jr., and John Bishop. Dickinson H. Bishop served as an officer during WWI. On Feb. 16, 1961, he died from a stroke and was buried in the town where he had resided for many years, Ottawa, Illinois.
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