| 词条 | William A. Irvin |
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| name = William Adolph Irvin | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1873|12|7}} | birth_place = Indiana, Pennsylvania | death_date = {{Death date and age|1952|1|1|1873|12|7}} | death_place = Manhattan, New York City | other_names = | order = 4th | office = President of U.S. Steel | term_start = April 19, 1932 | term_end = January 1, 1938 | appointed = | predecessor = James Augustine Farrell | successor = Benjamin Franklin Fairless }} William Adolph Irvin (December 7, 1873 - January 1, 1952) was the president of U.S. Steel. BiographyHe was born on December 7, 1873 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,{{clarify|reason=the father was in 8th grade?|date=July 2016}} 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 Pavilion of the Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, New York City.[2][3] S.S. William A. Irvin{{main article|SS William A. Irvin}}Irvin's namesake ore boat, the William A. Irvin was christened in 1938 and served as a flagship of U.S. Steel's Great Lakes fleet until her retirement in 1978.[4] The vessel was purchased by the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center and was converted to a maritime museum in 1986.[5] It floats on a slip in the harbor of Duluth, Minnesota. References1. ^{{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 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Irvin, William A.}}2. ^{{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=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D01E2DC133CE53ABC4A53DFB7668389649EDE&legacy=true |quote= |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 2, 1952 |subscription=yes}} 3. ^{{cite news |author= |title=Former Steel Corporation Head 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 }} 4. ^{{cite web | url = http://decc.org/william-a-irvin/history/ | title = History: The tale of the William A. Irvin | last = | first = | date = | website = | publisher = Duluth Entertainment Convention Center | access-date = 7 July 2016 | quote = }} 5. ^{{cite web | url = http://decc.org/about-the-decc/history/ | title = History: The DECC | last = | first = | date = | website = | publisher = Duluth Entertainment Convention Center | access-date = 7 July 2016 | quote = }} 3 : 1873 births|1927 deaths|U.S. Steel |
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