William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie
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William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie
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William James Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, KP, PC, PC (Ire) 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. In the months leading up to the 1912 Sinking of the Titanic, Lord Pirrie was questioned about the number of life boats aboa
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British shipbuilder and businessman (1847–1924)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pirrie,_1st_Viscount_Pirrie
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2004-08-11T06:14:36Z
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2024-09-05T05:18:17Z
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