John Borie Ryerson was a First Class passenger of the Titanic, travelling with his family. He survived the sinking. He boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg with his father Arthur Larned Ryerson, his mother Mrs. Emily Ryerson, and his sisters Emily Borie Ryerson and Suzette Parker Ryerson. Their eventual destination was Cooperstown, NY. John, his mother, and his siblings were rescued in Lifeboat 4. John had been initially denied entry into the boat by Second Officer Lightoller, but his father Arthur protested that he should go as he was only 13. Lightoller relented.