Thomas Henry Ismay
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Thomas Henry Ismay was a 19th-century British shipowner and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the White Star Line, one of the era’s most prominent transatlantic shipping companies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Henry Ismay canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ shipowner ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Harland and Wolff
ⓘ
surface form:
Harland and Wolff shipyard
|
| basedIn |
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Liverpool, England
|
| birthDate | 1837-01-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Maryport
ⓘ
surface form:
Maryport, Cumberland, England
|
| builtResidence | Dawpool Hall ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Bartholomew’s Church, Thurstaston, Cheshire ⓘ |
| businessModel | focus on comfort and safety over speed in transatlantic travel ⓘ |
| businessPartner |
Edward Harland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gustav Christian Schwabe ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | diabetes ⓘ |
| child |
J. Bruce Ismay
ⓘ
J. Bruce Ismay ⓘ
surface form:
James Bruce Ismay
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1899-11-23 ⓘ |
| employer |
White Star Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company
|
| era | Victorian era ⓘ |
| familyName | Ismay ⓘ |
| founded |
White Star Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company
White Star Line ⓘ
surface form:
White Star Line (modern steamship company)
|
| fullName | Thomas Henry Ismay self-link ⓘ |
| givenName |
Henry
ⓘ
Thomas ⓘ |
| industry |
maritime transport
ⓘ
shipping ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company
ⓘ
founding the White Star Line ⓘ |
| memberOf | White Star Line ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | commissioned the Oceanic-class steamships for the White Star Line ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the White Star Line transatlantic services ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ shipowner ⓘ |
| operatedOnRoute | North Atlantic transatlantic passenger route ⓘ |
| parent |
Joseph Ismay
ⓘ
Mary Ismay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company
ⓘ
owner of the White Star Line ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence | Dawpool, Cheshire, England ⓘ |
| significantEvent | acquired the name and flag of the original White Star Line in the 1860s ⓘ |
| spouse | Margaret Bruce ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.