William A. Irvin
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = William Adolph Irvin
| image = William Adolph Irvin.jpg
| caption = Irvin in 1935.
| 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.
Biography
He was born on December 7, 1873, in Indiana, Pennsylvania. In 1931 he was named the vice president of U.S. Steel.{{cite news |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 |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |date=September 3, 1931 }}
He dropped out of grade school to support his mother after his father's death, which occurred while he was in the eighth grade{{clarify|reason=the father was in 8th grade?|date=July 2016}} . 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.{{cite news |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 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 2, 1952 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |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 }}
SS ''William A. Irvin''
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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.{{cite web | url = http://decc.org/william-a-irvin/history/ | title = History: The tale of the William A. Irvin | publisher = Duluth Entertainment Convention Center | access-date = 7 July 2016 }} The vessel was purchased by the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. It was converted to a maritime museum in 1986.{{cite web | url = http://decc.org/about-the-decc/history/ | title = History: The DECC | publisher = Duluth Entertainment Convention Center | access-date = 7 July 2016 }} It floats on a slip in the harbor of Duluth, Minnesota.
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Category:American chief executives of materials companies
Category:20th-century American businesspeople