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<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Former Steel Corporation Dies |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z14iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1KoFAAAAIBAJ&dq=william%20irvin&pg=3713%2C67502 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Owosso Argus-Press |date=January 2, 19 |
He died on January 1, 1952 in the Harkness Pavillion of the Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, New York City. |
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==Biography== |
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He was born in 1874. In 1931 he was named vice president of U.S. Steel.<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Bill Irvin, Once Messenger Boy, Named Vice President Of U.S. Steel |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19310903&id=vvgaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U0sEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4208,661124&hl=en |quote= |newspaper=[[The Pittsburgh Press]] |date=September 3, 1931 }}</ref> |
He was born in 1874 in [[Indiana, Pennsylvania]]. In 1931 he was named vice president of U.S. Steel.<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Bill Irvin, Once Messenger Boy, Named Vice President Of U.S. Steel |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19310903&id=vvgaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U0sEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4208,661124&hl=en |quote= |newspaper=[[The Pittsburgh Press]] |date=September 3, 1931 }}</ref> |
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After his father died while he was in the eighth grade, he dropped out of grade school to support his mother. He went straight to the mines and worked his way up to the corporations, where he eventually became president. His first wife died giving birth to their fifth child. He and his second wife, Gertrude Irvin, never had any children. |
After his father died while he was in the eighth grade, he dropped out of grade school to support his mother. He went straight to the mines and worked his way up to the corporations, where he eventually became president. His first wife died giving birth to their fifth child. He and his second wife, Gertrude Irvin, never had any children. |
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He died on January 1, 1952.<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=W. A. Irvin 78, Dies. U.S. Steel Ex-Chief. President of Corporation from 1932 to 1938. Was Leader in National Safety Council |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D01E2DC133CE53ABC4A53DFB7668389649EDE&legacy=true |quote= |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=January 2, 1952 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Former Steel Corporation Dies |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z14iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1KoFAAAAIBAJ&dq=william%20irvin&pg=3713%2C67502 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[Owosso Argus-Press]] |date=January 2, 1952 }}</ref> |
He died on January 1, 1952 in the [[Harkness Pavillion]] of the [[Presbyterian Hospital]] in [[Manhattan, New York City]].<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=W. A. Irvin 78, Dies. U.S. Steel Ex-Chief. President of Corporation from 1932 to 1938. Was Leader in National Safety Council |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D01E2DC133CE53ABC4A53DFB7668389649EDE&legacy=true |quote= |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=January 2, 1952 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Former Steel Corporation Dies |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z14iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1KoFAAAAIBAJ&dq=william%20irvin&pg=3713%2C67502 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[Owosso Argus-Press]] |date=January 2, 1952 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 18:34, 6 July 2016
William A. Irvin | |
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| 4th President of U.S. Steel | |
| In office April 19, 1932 – January 1, 1938 | |
| Preceded by | James Augustine Farrell |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Franklin Fairless |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1874 |
| Died | January 1, 1952 |
William A. Irvin (1874 - January 1, 1952) was the president of U.S. Steel.
Biography
He was born in 1874 in Indiana, Pennsylvania. In 1931 he was named vice president of U.S. Steel.[1]
After his father died while he was in the eighth grade, he dropped out of grade school to support his mother. He went straight to the mines and worked his way up to the corporations, where he eventually became president. His first wife died giving birth to their fifth child. He and his second wife, Gertrude Irvin, never had any children.
He died on January 1, 1952 in the Harkness Pavillion of the Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, New York City.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Bill Irvin, Once Messenger Boy, Named Vice President Of U.S. Steel". The Pittsburgh Press. September 3, 1931.
- ^ "W. A. Irvin 78, Dies. U.S. Steel Ex-Chief. President of Corporation from 1932 to 1938. Was Leader in National Safety Council". New York Times. January 2, 1952.
- ^ "Former Steel Corporation Dies". Owosso Argus-Press. Associated Press. January 2, 1952.
