Sir William Hillary

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Sir William Hillary was a 19th-century British philanthropist and maritime humanitarian best known for championing sea rescue and establishing what became the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

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Sir William Hillary canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf founder ⓘ
human ⓘ
maritime humanitarian ⓘ
associatedWith Isle of Man ⓘ
Royal National Lifeboat Institution ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
commemoratedBy blue plaque in Douglas, Isle of Man ⓘ
statue on Douglas Head, Isle of Man ⓘ
countryOfBirth England ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1771-01-04 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1847-01-05 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ
familyName Hillary ⓘ
founded Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck ⓘ
Royal National Lifeboat Institution ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
influenced development of organized lifeboat services in the United Kingdom ⓘ
maritime rescue practices in Europe ⓘ
knownFor advocacy for organized lifeboat services around the British coast ⓘ
participation in numerous sea rescues ⓘ
language English ⓘ
livedIn London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Yorkshire ⓘ
memberOf British aristocracy ⓘ
militaryService served in the army of the Duke of York ⓘ
movement maritime safety movement ⓘ
name Sir William Hillary ⓘ
nobleTitle 1st Baronet ⓘ
notableFor championing sea rescue ⓘ
founding the Royal National Lifeboat Institution ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
placeOfBirth Liverpool ⓘ
placeOfDeath Douglas, Isle of Man ⓘ
proposed creation of a national sea-rescue organization for the British Isles ⓘ
publicationYear 1823 ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
residence Douglas, Isle of Man ⓘ
Isle of Man ⓘ
spouse Frances Elizabeth Disney Ffytche ⓘ
title Baronet ⓘ
wrote An Appeal to the British Nation on the Humanity and Policy of Forming a National Institution for the Preservation of Lives and Property from Shipwreck ⓘ

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Royal National Lifeboat Institution → founder → Sir William Hillary ⓘ
Sir William Hillary → name → Sir William Hillary ⓘ