Pirrie
WILLIAM JAMES, BARON, an Irish shipbuilder. He was born in Quebec in 1847, and studied there and at Glasgow, becoming draftsman with Harland and Wolff at Belthe b fast, of which he became head. Some of the biggest ships in the world have been turned out there, among them the White Star liners "Oceanic," "Olympic," "Titanic." He was Lord Mayor of Belfast in 1896. He is a strong supporter of Irish self-government in a st of its opponents. In 1906 he was made baron and in 1910 a member of the Order of St. Patrick. During the World War he turned his yard over for the construction of warships. stronghold