How to Pronounce William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie
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May 31, 1847 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Died on 07 Jun 1924 (aged 77)
Irish shipbuilder
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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.
