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Edward James Harland
Sir Edward James Harland, 1st Baronet (15 May 1831 – 24 December 1895), was an Ulster-based English shipbuilder and politician. Born in Scarborough in the North Riding of Yorkshire, he was educated at Edinburgh Academy. In 1846, aged 15, he took an apprenticeship at the engineering works of Robert Stephenson and Company in Newcastle upon Tyne. Afterwards he was employed in jobs in Glasgow and again in Newcastle, before moving to Belfast in 1854 to manage Robert Hickson's shipyard at Queen's Island. Four years later he bought the yard and renamed the business Edward James Harland and Company. In 1861 he formed a business partnership with Gustav Wilhelm Wolff, his former personal assistant, creating Harland and Wolff. Later, Harland recruited William James Pirrie as another partner. Edward Harland, Gustav Wolff and William James Pirrie maintained a successful business, receiving regular orders from the White Star Line, before Harland's retirement in 1889, leaving Wolff and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harland Baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Harland, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. All three creations are extinct. The Harland Baronetcy, of Sproughton in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 13 March 1771 for Admiral Sir Robert Harland, 1st Baronet, Robert Harland, subsequently a Lord of the Admiralty in 1782. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baronet, in 1848. The Harland Baronetcy, of Sutton Hall in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 October 1808 for Charles Harland. Born Charles Hoar, he had married Anne Harland, only daughter and heiress of Philip Harland, of Sutton Hall, Yorkshire, in 1802, and had assumed the same year the surname of Harland in lieu of his patronymic. He was childless and the title became extinct on his death in 1810. William Charles Harland, Member of Parliament for C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
