Ernest Courtenay Carter

Reverend Ernest Courtenay Carter (17 February 1858 – 15 April 1912) was an Anglican minister and one of the passengers who perished in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. He was born on 17 February 1858 in Compton, Berkshire, England.

Titanic Carter and his wife boarded the Titanic in Southampton as second-class passengers (ticket number 244252, costing £26). During the journey, he was bothered by a cold, and Marion Wright, whom the couple had befriended, found a remedy that helped him.

Around 10 p.m., a steward began preparing coffee and drinks, and Reverend Carter concluded the process by thanking the commissioner for the use of the salon and added that the ship was strangely stable, and everyone was eager for their arrival in New York. "Indeed," he said, "it is the first time hymns have been sung on this boat on a Sunday night, but we trust and pray that it will not be the last."