William Grimm Hirsig (December 28, 1868 – April 4, 1924) was an automobile dealer in Nashville, Tennessee,[1] a partner of J.

[6][7][8] Hirsig was president of the Vols from 1911 to 1913, succeeding Ferdinand E.

[9][10][11] When Ty Cobb visited Nashville, Hirsig drove him around.

His sons Lawrence and James were instrumental in their uncle Curtis Haley bringing the Boy Scouts to Tennessee.

[13][14] Hirsig's house known as "Zenaida" and positioned between where the armies were during the Battle of Nashville during the American Civil War was destroyed by fire in 1918.