Edward James Harland

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Edward James Harland was a 19th-century British shipbuilder and industrialist best known as a co-founder of the Belfast shipbuilding firm Harland and Wolff.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson
industrialist
person
shipbuilder
ageAtDeath 64
awardReceived baronetcy
coFounded Harland and Wolff NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1831-05-15
dateOfDeath 1895-12-23
educatedAt private schools in England
employer Harland and Wolff NERFINISHED
era 19th century
ethnicGroup British
familyName Harland
fieldOfWork marine engineering
shipbuilding
foundedIn Belfast NERFINISHED
fullName Edward James Harland
givenName Edward
hasBusinessPartner Gustav Wilhelm Wolff NERFINISHED
hasTitle Sir
industry maritime industry
shipbuilding industry
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
notableFor co-founding Harland and Wolff
expansion of Belfast as a major shipbuilding center
notableWork development of Harland and Wolff shipyard
occupation businessperson
industrialist
politician
shipbuilder
placeOfBirth England
North Yorkshire
Scarborough
placeOfDeath England
London
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Belfast North
religion Protestantism
residence Belfast NERFINISHED
London
sexOrGender male
workLocation Belfast
County Antrim NERFINISHED
Ireland

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