Wallace Hartley

About Wallace Hartley

Birth Day: June 2, 1878
Birth Place: England
Died On: Apr 15, 1912 (age 33)
Birth Sign: Gemini

Wallace Hartley Net Worth

Wallace Hartley was born on June 2, 1878 in England. Remembered as the leader of the band that kept playing on after the RMS Titanic had hit an iceberg, this violinist went down with the "unsinkable" ship.
Wallace Hartley is a member of Violinist

💰Wallace Hartley Net worth: $3 million

Some Wallace Hartley images

About

Remembered as the leader of the band that kept playing on after the RMS Titanic had hit an iceberg, this Violinist went down with the "unsinkable" ship.

Before Fame

After briefly working for the Craven & Union Bank, he performed with the Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bridlington Municipal Orchestra. He later made the fateful decision to become a ship musician on the Cunard and White Star Lines.

Trivia

Legend holds it that the last song that Hartley instructed his eight-piece band to play as the Titanic sank into the North Atlantic was the hymn "Nearer My God to Thee." The song was also played at his funeral in England.

Family Life

The son of Methodist choirmaster Albion Hartley, he was born in Colne, Lancashire, England. At the time of his death, he was engaged to Maria Robinson, who had engraved a message on the beloved violin that remained strapped across his chest as he was drowning.

Associated With

German-American businessman and Politician Isidor Straus was another victim of the Titanic disaster.