Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Haitian engineer
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Place of Birth: Cap-Haïtien, Nord, Haiti
About Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche
- Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche (May 26, 1886 – April 15, 1912) was a Haitian engineer.
- He was one of only three passengers of known African ancestry on the ill-fated voyage of RMS Titanic.
- He put his pregnant French wife and their two daughters onto a lifeboat; they survived, but he did not.
- Joseph's daughter, Louise Laroche (2 July 1910 – 28 January 1998) was one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of RMS Titanic. LaRoche, a three-act opera by Atlanta composer Sharon J.
- Willis, is based on his life and was part of the 2003 National Black Arts Festival, premiering at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center on July 18 of that year.
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