William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie
Politician
1847 – 1924
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Who was William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie?
William James Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, KP, PC was a leading Irish shipbuilder and businessman. He was chairman of Harland and Wolff, shipbuilders, between 1895 and 1924, and also served as Lord Mayor of Belfast between 1896 and 1898. He was ennobled as Baron Pirrie in 1906, appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick in 1908 and made Viscount Pirrie in 1921.
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- Born
- May 31, 1847
Quebec City - Also known as
- Пирри, Уильям Джеймс
- Education
- Royal Belfast Academical Institution
- Employment
- Harland and Wolff
- Lived in
- County Down
- Died
- Jun 6, 1924
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on July 23, 2013
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