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...
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Edward Harland (redirect from Edward James Harland)
Wolff. Later, Harland recruited William James Pirrie as another partner. Edward Harland, Gustav Wolff and William James Pirrie maintained a successful business...
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Prof William Pirrie FRSE LLD (1807–21 November 1882) was a 19th-century Scottish surgeon and medical author. He served as President of the North of Scotland...
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1879, she married her cousin William James Pirrie, who eventually became chairman of Harland and Wolff from 1895. Pirrie was hugely involved in her husband's...
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List of mayors of Belfast (redirect from James Stewart (Northern Ireland politician))
Monuments in the grounds of Belfast City Hall James Horner Haslett Mayor of Belfast 1887–88 William James Pirrie Lord Mayor of Belfast 1896–98 Sir Daniel Dixon...
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died in 1895, William James Pirrie became the chairman of the company and remained so until his death in 1924. Thomas Andrews, Pirrie's nephew, became...
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and Harold Sanderson were quickly joined by William James Pirrie, the director of Harland & Wolff. Pirrie and Ismay were also among the thirteen directors...
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he had not been an active in the business for years beforehand. William James Pirrie who became a partner in 1874 was now the most active. Wolff claimed...
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William Pirrie Sinclair (1837 – 1 November 1900) was a politician in the United Kingdom who was twice elected to the House of Commons for the Liberal Party...
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Ten: A Documentary History (2001); ISBN 1-84131-547-8 "William James Pirrie, Viscount Pirrie". Britannica.com. Edinburgh. Retrieved 14 April 2021. "Alan...
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