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

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.



Alternative names	"Spy", "Drawl"
Description	British portrait painter and caricaturist
Date of birth/death	21 November 1851	15 May 1922
Location of birth/death	England	London
Work location	London
Authority control	: Q920924 VIAF: 50798189 ISNI: 0000 0000 8452 2607 ULAN: 500015150 LCCN: n88603066 NLA: 35590992 WorldCat