Percy Elly Bates Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Percy Elly Bates, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

3 records1930–19383 events2 places

Chronological biography

1930

Cunard Line1930

Economy / Shipping · Chairman of Cunard Line · Liverpool

Bates becomes chairman of Cunard and promotes construction of larger express liners.

1934

Launch of Queen Mary26 September 1934

Economy / Shipping · Chairman of Cunard Line · Clydebank

Bates oversees Cunard's programme when Queen Mary launches the new express liner.

1938

Launch of Queen Elizabeth27 September 1938

Economy / Shipping · Chairman of Cunard Line · Clydebank

Bates oversees Cunard's expansion when Queen Elizabeth launches at Clydebank.

Titles and roles

Chairman of Cunard Line

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.