William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie

Irish shipbuilder

Date of Birth: 31-May-1847

Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 07-Jun-1924

Profession: politician, entrepreneur

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie

  • William James Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, KP, PC, PC (Ire) (31 May 1847 – 7 June 1924), was a leading British 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.
  • In the months leading up to the 1912 Titanic disaster, Lord Pirrie was questioned about the number of life boats aboard the Olympic-class ships.
  • He responded that the great ships were unsinkable and the rafts were to save others.
  • This would haunt him forever.

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