Roger Brooke Taney Anderson was an American priest and World War I soldier.
Early life[]
Roger Brooke Taney Anderson was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 4, 1878 as the son of Winfield S. Anderson and Mary Taney. Through his mother, he was grandson of Roger Brooke Taney the fifth chief justice of the United States.
Priesthood[]
In 1910, Roger was listed as part of the Holy Cross Monastery in West Park, New York.
Aboard RMS Carpathia[]
As an Episcopal priest, Roger boarded the RMS Carpathia as a First Class passenger in New York City bound for Europe on April 11, 1912. During the voyage on April 15, the RMS Carpathia had picked up the distress call of the RMS Titanic and then made a big dash to its rescue in which Roger had given in to help with preparations to receive the Titanic’s passengers. He recalled: "It was indeed a sad sight to see. Some of the people were stunned, some weeping, not loud goings on, you know. It seemed they were just overwhelmed by grief. They were too cold to move about."
After the last survivors were taken aboard the Carpathia, Captain Rostron approached Roger and asked him to perform a service before they left the scene of the Titanic sinking.
World War I[]
During World War I, Roger had done missionary work in the West Indies and elsewhere and later served in the military.
Death[]
Roger died on June 22, 1963 and is buried at Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Baltimore, Maryland.
'A Night To Remember'[]
Reverend Roger Anderson had a small role in the movie 'A Night To Remember', made after the famous book of Walter Lord. In this Titanic movie, Philip Ray played as the priest.
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