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Barry Jones (outfielder)
Barry Jones may refer to: * Barry Jones (actor) (1893–1981), British-born actor * Barry Jones (Australian politician) (born 1932), member of the ALP * Barry Jones, Baron Jones (born 1939), British politician *Barry Jones (Canadian politician) (born 1940) *Barry Jones (bishop) (1941–2016), ninth Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand * Barry Jones (cricketer) (born 1955), English cricketer; played for Worcestershire, 1976–1980 * Barry Jones (baseball) (born 1963), former Major League Baseball pitcher * Barry Jones (outfielder) (born 1965), American professional baseball player and manager (See 1990 Caribbean Series) *Barry Jones (footballer) (born 1970), formerly of Wrexham and York City *Barry Jones (boxer) (born 1974), British boxer and WBO Super featherweight Champion *Barry Jones (magician) (born 1980), Scottish magician *Barry Jones (executive) Barry Jones is the former chief executive of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA). Dirty Dozen I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Jones (actor)
Barry Cuthbert Jones (6 March 1893 – 1 May 1981) was an actor seen in British and American films, on American television and on the stage. Biography Jones was born on Guernsey in the Channel Islands in 1893. He started his acting career on the British stage in 1921. He performed in his first film, Shaw's '' Arms and the Man'' as Bluntschli in 1932. In 1935, he originated the role of King Stephen in Ivor Novello's stage musical, ''Glamorous Night''. A character actor in many films, often portraying nobility, he had a starring role in the film ''Seven Days to Noon''. He also played Mr. Lundie in the 1954 film adaptation of ''Brigadoon'', and Polonius in the 1953 U.S. television adaptation of ''Hamlet''. He appeared as Claudius in ''Demetrius and the Gladiators'', a sequel to 20th Century Fox's biblical epic, ''The Robe''. This character was Caligula's uncle and became the new Emperor after Caligula's death. Jones died at the age of eighty-eight in Guernsey. Selected filmograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Jones (Australian Politician)
Barry Owen Jones, (born 11 October 1932), is an Australian polymath, writer, teacher, lawyer, social activist, quiz champion and former politician. He campaigned against the death penalty throughout the 1960s, particularly against the execution of Ronald Ryan. He is on the National Trust's list of Australian Living Treasures. Early life Barry Jones was born in Geelong, Victoria, and educated at Melbourne High School and the University of Melbourne, where he studied arts and law. He began his career as a schoolteacher at Dandenong High School, where he taught for nine years, before becoming a household name as an Australian quiz champion in the 1960s on Bob Dyer's ''Pick a Box'', a radio show from 1948, televised from 1957. He was known for taking issue with Dyer about certain expected answers, most famously in response to a question about "the first British Governor-General of India", where he pointed out that Warren Hastings was technically only the Governor-General of the Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Jones, Baron Jones
Stephen Barry, Baron Jones (born 26 June 1938) is a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 to 2001, and since then as a life peer. Early life Jones was educated at Hawarden Grammar School and Bangor College of Education. A teacher, he was president of the Flint County National Union of Teachers. He also served for two years in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Political career Jones first stood for Parliament in Northwich in 1966, without success, although he reduced the Conservative majority from 4,385 to 703. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Flintshire from 1970 to 1983.The Queen's Birthday Honours: Norma Major honoured for fundraising |
Barry Jones (Canadian Politician)
James Barry Jones (born November 20, 1940) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1987 to 1996, as a NDP member for the constituency of Burnaby North Burnaby North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. History MLAs Election results , - , - , - , NDP , Pietro Calendino , align="right", 5,992 , align="right", 29. .... References British Columbia New Democratic Party MLAs 1940 births Living people People from Penticton {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Jones (bishop)
Barry Philip Jones (29 September 1941 – 13 February 2016) was the ninth Roman Catholic Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand. He succeeded Bishop Cunneen in 2007. Born in Rangiora, New Zealand, in 1941, Jones received his education at St Joseph's Convent Primary and St Bede's College, Christchurch. He studied for the priesthood at Holy Name Seminary (Christchurch), and at Holy Cross Seminary College, Mosgiel. He was ordained a priest on 4 July 1966, aged 24, by Bishop Ashby. On 28 June 2006 he was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Christchurch, and consecrated on 4 October 2006. On 4 May 2007 Jones succeeded to the position of Bishop of Christchurch on the retirement of his predecessor John Cunneen John Cunneen (May 18, 1848 near Ennis, County Clare, Ireland – February 21, 1907 Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA) was an American lawyer and politician. Life He came to the United States when 14 years old to live with relatives at .... In 2015, he suffered a num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Jones (cricketer)
Barry John Richardson Jones (born 2 November 1955) is a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Worcestershire between 1976 and 1980. Jones was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire and educated at Wrekin College.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Jones made his first-class debut against Oxford University at The University Parks The Oxford University Parks, commonly referred to locally as the University Parks, or just The Parks, is a large parkland area slightly northeast of the city centre in Oxford, England. The park is bounded to the east by the River Cherwell, thoug ... in late May 1976. Although he made only 10 and 4 from number two in the order, he was retained for the County Championship match which immediately followed. In this game, now batting at seven, he did no better, making only 11 and 1. After this, Jones spent a long period out of the first team, returning only in August when he was given a sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Jones (baseball)
Barry Louis Jones (born February 15, 1963) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, and New York Mets. Amateur career Jones graduated from Centerville Senior High School and later attended Indiana University Bloomington. In 1983, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. He was drafted by the Pirates in the third round of the 1984 amateur draft. Professional career Jones played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season) Watertown Pirates in , and his last season with the Milwaukee Brewers' Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs in . Jones started his career with Pittsburgh, pitching in 26 games with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1986. He went 3-4 while finishing ten games with three saves in 37.1 innings for a 2.89 ERA. He fared worse in the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Jones (outfielder)
Barry Jones may refer to: * Barry Jones (actor) (1893–1981), British-born actor * Barry Jones (Australian politician) (born 1932), member of the ALP * Barry Jones, Baron Jones (born 1939), British politician *Barry Jones (Canadian politician) (born 1940) *Barry Jones (bishop) (1941–2016), ninth Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand * Barry Jones (cricketer) (born 1955), English cricketer; played for Worcestershire, 1976–1980 * Barry Jones (baseball) (born 1963), former Major League Baseball pitcher * Barry Jones (outfielder) (born 1965), American professional baseball player and manager (See 1990 Caribbean Series) *Barry Jones (footballer) (born 1970), formerly of Wrexham and York City *Barry Jones (boxer) (born 1974), British boxer and WBO Super featherweight Champion *Barry Jones (magician) (born 1980), Scottish magician *Barry Jones (executive) Barry Jones is the former chief executive of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA). Dirty Dozen I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Caribbean Series
The thirty-second edition of the Caribbean Series (''Serie del Caribe'') was played in . It was held from February 5 through February 11 with the champions teams from the Dominican Republic, Leones del Escogido; Mexico, Naranjeros de Hermosillo; Puerto Rico, Senadores de San Juan, and Venezuela, Leones del Caracas. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and was played at Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Summary The four-team, round-robin tournament was brought to Miami after it ran into dire economic woes in Caribbean countries. In a botched experiment, the Series games were played in the now defunct Orange Bowl, which had not been used for baseball since 1956, when the legendary Satchel Paige pitched there in an exhibition game. According to series organizers, the facility was chosen because of its proximity to the city's Latin community. But because of the way it was built, the Orange Bowl was not suitable for baseball. As a result, makeshif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Jones (footballer)
Barry Jones (born 30 June 1970) is an English former footballer. He is a defender who played over 300 Football League games for Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ... and York City F.C., York City, having begun his professional career with Liverpool F.C., Liverpool. At Liverpool he made one first team appearance; coming on as a substitute in a UEFA Cup tie against FC Kuusysi, Kuusysi Lahti in October 1991. He played 36 games and scored two goals for Southport F.C., Southport in the Northern Premier League in the 2003–04 in English football, 2003–04 season. He made two appearances for Bangor City F.C., Bangor City after signing in August 2006. References External links * Profile at LFCHistory.net * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Barry 1970 births Living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Jones (boxer)
Barry Jones (born 3 May 1974) is a Welsh former boxing world champion. He won the WBO super featherweight championship in 1997, but was stripped of the title when his license was revoked by the British Boxing Board of Control after an anomaly was discovered during a brain scan. Boxing career Jones began boxing at the age of ten, during which he trained at Ray Thorogood's Highfields gym. He was a junior fighter of note, claiming a silver medal at European level as well as competing in the World Amateur Boxing Championships. He turned professional in 1992 at the age of eighteen, and was trained by former British welterweight champion Pat Thomas. Jones' first four professional fights were all held in his home city of Cardiff and all set for six rounds. Jones beat emerging fighter Con McMullen, before a victory over journeyman Miguel Matthews followed by wins over Mike Deveney and Greg Upton. He followed these fights with his first professional bouts outside Wales, beating first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Jones (magician)
Barry Jones and Stuart MacLeod are a duo of Scottish BAFTA-nominated magicians and comedians whose work has been seen on television and on stage around the world. The double act are known for their comically dark performing style, for taking as inspiration the accounts of Biblical miracles and faking paranormal phenomena to form the basis for some of their illusions. Biography Jones was born on 16 April 1982 in Aberdeen and grew up in Portlethen, Scotland. MacLeod was born in 1980 in the town of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. MacLeod attended Peterhead Academy before studying philosophy and psychology at Aberdeen University, while Jones grew up in Old Portlethen, before moving to London to study multimedia computing. They met in Aberdeen in 1994 and started making videos of themselves performing magic. This is where their double act style of acting out scenes in character while performing illusions developed. The filmed results of these magic sketches eventually r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
