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William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie

British shipbuilder (1847-1924)

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William James Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie was a leading British shipbuilder and businessman. He was chairman of Harland & 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. Lord Pirrie was involved in the building of the Olympic-class ocean liners, along with his nephew Thomas Andrews. In Belfast, he was already a controversial figure: a Protestant employer associated as a leading Liberal with a policy of Home Rule for Ireland.

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Occupation: entrepreneur, politician
Position held: Member of the Senate of Northern Ireland, Member of the Privy Council of Ireland, member of the House of Lords, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: May 31, 1847
Died: June 7, 1924

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