Caledon Hockley in 1912.
Caledon "Cal" Nathan Hockley (1882 - 1929) was an American aristocrat and bussinessmen who survived the Sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Biography[]
Early years[]
Caledon Hockley was born into an important family of high society, the son of Nathan Hockley and his wife.
Years later he became the heir to a huge Pittsburgh steel fortune. Sometime before April 1912, Cal became engaged to Rose DeWitt Bukater, who was the daughter of a deceased prominent member of the aristocracy, Cal bought one of the largest and most valuable diamonds in the world, which was used by Louis XVI, a legendary stone that was carved in the shape of a heart, called Le Cœur de la Mer, the Heart of the Sea. What would be the gift of weddings for Rose.
On board the RMS Titanic[]
On April 10, 1912, he boarded the newly launched RMS Titanic, along with Rose, his fiancée, Ruth, Rose's mother, and their valet, Lovejoy. On board, he maintained good relations with important members from high society, including Colonel John Jacob Astor, Benjamin Guggenheim, including the owner of the White Star Line Company, Bruce Ismay, and the person in charge of the construction of the ship; Thomas Andrews.
His marriage to Rose was a marriage of convenience planned by Ruth, since when her husband died, he left them an enormous amount of debt as an inheritance. Seeing her prestigious social position in jeopardy, finding herself practically ruined, she forces Rose to marry Cal.
He hated Jack Dwason deeply besides he saved Rose when she tried to kill herself. He survived the sinking of the Titanic after telling one of the officers guarding the lifeboats that he had a daughter (which was untrue and the girl Cal took apparently had her parents missing or probably drowned) and so he got into a lifeboat.
Last Years[]
Cal went bankrupt and lost all his savings during the crash of '29 and he killed himself.