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Henry Sleeper Harper (11 March 1864 - 1 March 1944) was a passenger on the RMS ''Titanic'' when it sank on April 15, 1912.〔(Encyclopedia Titanica entry for Mr Henry Sleeper Harper )〕 He was an "incorporator of Harper & Brothers when the firm became a corporation in 1896." Harper is remembered for his work to save the Adirondack forests from logging, and for the fact that his Pekingese dog was one of three dogs to survive the sinking of the Titanic.〔 〕 ==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 grandfather 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. In 1911, he purchased a home at 133 E. 21st St., overlooking Gramercy Park from the north.〔 〕 After Myra’s death on November 27, 1923, he was remarried to Anne W. Hopson, and they had a son, Henry. Harper was a guest at Mark Twain's 67th birthday, held November 28, 1902, at the Metropolitan Club in New York. He owned a camp at Buck Mountain Point, on Long Lake, in the Adirondacks, and served as secretary for The Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry S. Harper」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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