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'''Roderick Chisholm''' (20 December 1868 – 15 April 1912) was a Scottish ships' draughtsman who served as chief draftsman at [[Harland & Wolff]]. He met his demise aboard the {{RMS|Titanic}} when she [[Sinking of the Titanic|sank during her maiden voyage]].
 
He was notable for designing the [[Olympic-class ocean liner|''Olympic'' class-liners]] amongst longstanding architect [[Alexander Carlisle]] - until his retirement in 1910 - as well as [[Thomas Andrews]].
 
==Early life and education==
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Throughout the voyage on ''Titanic'', he participated in regular inspection of her mechanisms as well as functions, routinely writing notes regarding their overall status before disclosing them with Andrews. Should any anomalies have been discovered during the journey, they were swiftly recorded within the ships' entries in the logbook. She then would have underwent immediate changes as soon as possible following the maiden voyage. Chisholm regularly spent his leisure within first class discussing business and politics amongst other passengers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Voyage and Outcome |url=https://roderickchisholm.wordpress.com/voyage-and-outcome/ |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=www.roderickchisholm.wordpress.com |date=15 November 2013 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
 
On the night of 14 April 1912, the ''Titanic'' fatally struck an iceberg before sinking two hours and fourtyforty-minutes later; Chisholm never survived.<ref>''Belfast Weekly News'', 25 April 1912, The Queen's Island Representatives.</ref> His body, if recovered, was never identified.<ref>''Larne Times'', 27 April 1912, Queen's Island, a day of mourning.</ref> His assets amounted to about 140 pounds, of which his widow became the beneficiary, worth just over £20,000 in modern terms, on 10 June 1912.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roderick Chisholm - Member of the Harland & Wolff Guarantee Group |url=https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/roderick-chisholm.html |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=encyclopedia-titanica.org |date=31 October 1999 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
 
== Personal life and legacy ==