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Barrows (name)
Barrows is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Alice Barrows (1878–1954), American secretary * Annie Barrows (born 1962), American author * Arthur S. Barrows (1884–1963), American businessman, former president of Sears * Augustus Barrows (1838–1885), American lumberman and politician * Chester W. Barrows (1872–1931), Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court * Cliff Barrows (1923–2016), American minister * Cuke Barrows (1883–1955), Major League Baseball player * David Prescott Barrows (1873–1954), American anthropologist * Diana Barrows (born 1966), American actress * Eddy Barrows (active since 2003), Brazilian comic book artist * Edward M. Barrows (born 1946), American entomologist * Elijah Porter Barrows (1807–1888), American clergyman and writer * F. Jay Barrows (born 1956), American politician * Frank Barrows (1844–1922), Major League Baseball player * Geoffrey Barrows (born 1970), American inventor * George Barrows (1914–1994), American act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alice Barrows
Alice Prentice Barrows (November 15, 1878 – October 2, 1954) was a secretary of Dr. William A. Wirt, who headed the U.S. Office of Education in the early days of the New Deal of President Franklin Roosevelt. Barrows had been a member of the Communist party since 1919, the same year she began working for the Office of Education. During World War II Barrows was the executive secretary of the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Charles Dana Barrows and Marion Merrill, Alice graduated from Vassar College with an A.B. During 1901–03, she was employed as an English teacher at the Packer Collegiate Institute, then she taught English at the Ethical School in New York City from 1903–04. She became an English teacher at her alma mater until 1908 and was a graduate fellow of Columbia University. In 1909, Alice became a social investigator for the Russell Sage Foundation, mentored by Mary van Kleeck, who was later director of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Henry A
Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainment * ''Henry'' (2011 film), a Canadian short film * ''Henry'' (2015 film), a virtual reality film * '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'', a 1986 American crime film * ''Henry'' (comics), an American comic strip created in 1932 by Carl Anderson * "Henry", a song by New Riders of the Purple Sage Places Antarctica * Henry Bay, Wilkes Land Australia * Henry River (New South Wales) * Henry River (Western Australia) Canada * Henry Lake (Vancouver Island), British Columbia * Henry Lake (Halifax County), Nova Scotia * Henry Lake (District of Chester), Nova Scotia New Zealand * Lake Henry (New Zealand) * Henry River (New Zealand) United States * Henry, Illinois * Henry, Indiana * Henry, Nebraska * Henry, South Dakota * Henry Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Thomas Barrows III
Thomas Barrows III (born November 2, 1987) is a sailor who lives in the United States Virgin Islands and attended Yale University, where he won the ICSA Men's Singlehanded National Championship in 2008 and earned the ICSA College Sailor of the Year Award in 2010. He competed on behalf of the Virgin Islands at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he participated in the one-person Laser-class dinghy event. Barrows' younger brother, Ian Barrows Ian Barrows (born January 14, 1995) is an American sailor. He competed in the 49er event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal with Hans Henken. He was the 2017 College Sailor of the Year and a four-time collegiate All-Ameri ..., is also an Olympian sailor, having competed in the 2024 games. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sydney Biddle Barrows
Sydney Biddle Barrows (born January 14, 1952) is an American businesswoman and socialite who became known as an escort agency owner under the name Sheila Devin; she later became known as "The Mayflower Madam". She has since become a management consultant and writer. In October 1984, her escort service was disbanded, and after pleading guilty and being fined $5,000 for promoting prostitution, she wrote a 1986 autobiography, ''Mayflower Madam: The Secret Life of Sydney Biddle Barrows''. A TV movie based on the book starring Candice Bergen was broadcast in 1987 under the title ''Mayflower Madam''. Early life and education Barrows comes from the Biddle family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is descended from ''Mayflower'' passengers William Brewster, John Howland, Elizabeth Tilley, and Thomas Rogers. Her father was Donald Byers Barrows Jr. (1926–2019) of Philadelphia, a descendant of Charles John Biddle, and her mother was Jeannette Ballantine (1930–2011) of Rumson, New Jer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Scott Barrows
Scott Barrows (born March 31, 1963) is a former offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions from 1986 to 1988. He was selected in the 1986 NFL draft out of West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American .... References External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20110610103412/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BARROSCO01 {{DEFAULTSORT:Barrows, Scott 1963 births Living people West Virginia Mountaineers football players American football offensive linemen Detroit Lions players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Samuel J
Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Bible, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although the text does not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of '' Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His genealogy is also found in a pedigree of the Kohathites (1 Chronicles 6:3–15) and in that of Heman the Ezrahite, apparently his grandson (1 Chro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pelham A
Pelham may refer to: People * Pelham (name), including a list of people with the name Places In Australia * Pelham, Queensland, a locality in the Western Downs Region In Canada * Pelham, Ontario * Pelham Range, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia In the United Kingdom * Pelham, Birmingham, a suburb in Birmingham * Brent Pelham a village in Hertfordshire, England, one of the three Pelham villages, along with the nearby Stocking Pelham and Furneux Pelham * Pelham Arcade, Grade II* listed building in East Sussex In the United States In New York * Pelham, New York, a town in Westchester County ** Pelham (Metro-North station), a train station in the above town ** Pelham (village), New York, a village within the above town *** North Pelham, New York, former village within the above town, and now neighborhood within Village of Pelham ** Pelham Manor, New York, a village within the above town * IRT Pelham Line, NYC subway line * Pelham Bay (other) * Pelham Garde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lewis O
Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * " Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead from ''My Iron Lung'' Places * Lewis (crater), a crater on the far side of the Moon * Isle of Lewis, the northern part of Lewis and Harris, Western Isles, Scotland United States * Lewis, Colorado * Lewis, Indiana * Lewis, Iowa * Lewis, Kansas * Lewis Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts * Lewis, Missouri * Lewis, Essex County, New York * Lewis, Lewis County, New York * Lewis, North Carolina * Lewis, Vermont * Lewis, Wisconsin Ships * USS ''Lewis'' (1861), a sailing ship * USS ''Lewis'' (DE-535), a destroyer escort in commission from 1944 to 1946 Science * Lewis structure, a diagram of a molecule that shows the bonding between the atoms * Lewis acids and bases * Lewis antigen system, a human blood group system * Lewis number, a dim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Leland Barrows
Leland Judd Barrows (October 27, 1906 – March 3, 1988) was an American ambassador to Cameroon and Togo. He was born in Hutchinson, Kansas. He married Mabel Irene Conley on March 21, 1935. He served various diplomatic positions including a member of the Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Beta Kappa and foreign service officer; along with his ambassadorships; as well as a Newspaper reporter and radio broadcaster outside of the State Department. He died in 1988. His parents were Eugene Barrows and Florence Emma (Judd) Barrows. Education He graduated from the University of Kansas with a master's degree in political science. Career Narrows has had a varied career in government. While Harry Truman was president, he served in the Office of Price Administration, the Federal Public Housing Authority, and the Department of State, 1944–48; Executive Assistant to the Special, Representative in Europe, Economic Cooperation Administration, 1948–53; Director, Mission to Greece, Foreign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jim Barrows
Jim Barrows (25 April 1944 – 28 June 2024) was an American alpine skier who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics. He later taught Ski History at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs, Colorado Steamboat Springs is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 13,224 at the 2020 census. Steamboat Springs is the principal city of the Ste .... Barrows died in Steamboat Springs on June 28, 2024, at the age of 80. References External links * 1944 births 2024 deaths American male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for the United States Alpine skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Colorado Buffaloes athletes Skiers from Los Angeles Sportspeople from Steamboat Springs, Colorado 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mean Johnny Barrows
''Mean Johnny Barrows'' is a 1976 American crime drama film starring Fred Williamson, who also directed the film; Stuart Whitman; Luther Adler; Jenny Sherman; and Roddy McDowall also star. Plot Johnny Barrows (played by Fred "The Hammer" Williamson) a winner of the Silver Star is dishonorably discharged from the army for punching out his Captain. Shipped back home Stateside, Johnny promptly gets mugged and hauled in by some racist cops who believe him to be drunk. Unable to secure gainful employment, Johnny finds himself on the soup line (with a cameo from "Special Guest Star" Elliott Gould) and down on his luck. Walking into an Italian restaurant hoping for a handout, he's offered a job as a killer by Mafiosi Mario Racconi (Stuart Whitman) and his girlfriend Nancy (Jenny Sherman) but Johnny turns him down. It seems that he's not slipped so far as to start doing odd jobs for the Mob. Eventually, Johnny lands a job at a gas station cleaning toilets and scrubbing floors for the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
John Henry Barrows
John Henry Barrows (1847–1902) was an American clergyman of First Presbyterian Church (Chicago) and Chairman of the 1893 General Committee on the Congress of Religions (later to be known as the World's Parliament of Religions). He claimed that Abraham Lincoln had become a Christian in 1863. Barrows is best known for organizing and leading World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago by bringing together renowned persons of different religious backgrounds from all over the world to increase interest in the studies of religions, clarify the misconceptions about varying religious traditions, and seemingly to show the supremacy of one religion over another. He is more credited for introducing a new concept of "tolerance" and "understanding" between all nations and religions through Parliament of Religions for Americans. He authored several books and notably two volumes of ''The World's Parliament of Religions: An Illustrated and Popular Story of the World's First Parliament of Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
