William G. Hirsig

William Grimm Hirsig (December 28, 1868 – April 4, 1924) was an automobile dealer in Nashville, Tennessee,[1] a member of the firm Deeds & Hirsig.[2][3][4] He was once president of the Nashville Vols baseball team.

William G. Hirsig
Born(1868-12-28)December 28, 1868
Monroe, Wisconsin
DiedApril 4, 1924(1924-04-04) (aged 55)
Nashville, Tennessee
OccupationAutomobile dealer
Known forPresident of Nashville Vols

Early life

Hirsig was born to William and Elizabeth Grimm Hirsig, natives of Switzerland, in Monroe, Wisconsin.[5][6]

Baseball

Hirsig was president of the Vols from 1911 to 1913, succeeding Ferdinand E. Kuhn.[7][8][9] When Ty Cobb visited Nashville, Hirsig drove him around.[10]

Personal

On July 6, 1893, he married Josephine McBride. In 1895, he came to Nashville. His sons Lawrence and James were instrumental in their uncle Curtis Haley bringing the Boy Scouts to Tennessee.[11][12] Hirsig's house was destroyed by fire in 1918.[13]

References
  1. "Looking Back: Nashville Sunday Baseball Banned In 1911 | Sounds". webcache.googleusercontent.com.
  2. "Automobile Trade Journal". Chilton Company. February 18, 1920 – via Google Books.
  3. "The Spokesman and Harness World". Spokesman Publishing Company. February 18, 1913 – via Google Books.
  4. Simpson, John A. (March 10, 2015). ""The Greatest Game Ever Played in Dixie": The Nashville Vols, Their 1908 Season, and the Championship Game". McFarland – via Google Books.
  5. "The Spokesman and Harness World". Spokesman Publishing Company. February 18, 1909 – via Google Books.
  6. Will T. Hale. A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans. p. 889.
  7. "Farmer Heads A Baseball Club". The Evening Chronicle. December 13, 1910. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Simpson, John A. (October 17, 2013). "Hub Perdue: Clown Prince of the Mound". McFarland – via Google Books.
  9. "W. G. Hirsig President Nashville B. B. Club". The Tennessean. December 13, 1910. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Traughber, Bill (September 8, 2011). "Vanderbilt Football: Tales of Commodore Gridiron History". Arcadia Publishing – via Google Books.
  11. George Zapp (April 21, 2004). "Scouting founder's 1912 visit to city came in local program's second year". The Tennessean. p. 4B.
  12. https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/boy-scouts-of-america-tennessee/
  13. "W. G. Hirsig's Home Destroyed By Fire". The Tennessean. May 14, 1918. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.

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