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Charles Dunbar (politician) , American diplomat
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Charles Dunbar may refer to: * Charles Davidson Dunbar (1870–1939), pipe major * Charles E. Dunbar (1888–1959), attorney in the U.S. state of Louisiana * Charles Franklin Dunbar (1830–1900), American economist * Charles Augustus Royer Flood Dunbar (1849–1939), British admiral * Charles Dunbar (British Army officer) (1919–1981), British general * Charles Franklin Dunbar (diplomat) Charles Franklin Dunbar (born April 1, 1937) is an American former diplomat who was a career Foreign Service Officer. He served in a number of capacities, including Chargé d'Affaires ad interim (Afghanistan) (January 1982 – May 1983), Ambassado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Davidson Dunbar
Charles Davidson Dunbar, DCM (17 July 1870 – 25 January 1939) was the first pipe major in Britain and the British Empire to be commissioned as a pipe officer. He emigrated from Scotland to Canada, where he came to be called "Canada's greatest military piper". Background According to the official record of his birth, he was born 17 on July 1870, to an unmarried needlewoman, Alexandrina Leith Miller, who lived on Bridge Street in the Caithness village of Halkirk, in northern Scotland. His father was Charles Dunbar of Halkirk, according to a family letter. Though Alexandrina Miller was poor, she was sufficiently educated to teach Charles to read and made sure he attended the Parish School. In later records, he used the name Charles Dunbar and, subsequently, Charles Davidson Dunbar, perhaps to honour his half-brother, Alexander Davidson. He gave his father's name as William Dunbar on both his entrance records to industrial school and his marriage license. Only one William Dunbar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles E
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Franklin Dunbar
Charles Franklin Dunbar (1830 – 1900) was an American economist. He held the first Chair of Political Economy at the Harvard University in 1871. He graduated from Harvard University in 1851. From 1885 to 1898 he served as a trustee and later as president of the Board of Trustees of Phillips Exeter Academy (not for oneself) la, Finis Origine Pendet (The End Depends Upon the Beginning) gr, Χάριτι Θεοῦ (By the Grace of God) , location = 20 Main Street , city = Exeter, New Hampshire , zipcode .... Dunbar Hall, a dormitory on that school's campus, was named after him in 1901, as was its replacement after it was destroyed by fire in 1907. Works * * References External links * 1900 deaths 1830 births Harvard University faculty 19th-century American economists Political economists Presidents of the American Economic Association Harvard University alumni {{US-economist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Augustus Royer Flood Dunbar
Paymaster Rear-Admiral Charles Augustus Royer Flood Dunbar, CBE (30 June 1849 – 7 May 1939) was a Royal Navy officer. He saw service during the Boxer Rebellion and the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunbar, Charles 1849 births 1939 deaths Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Royal Navy rear admirals Royal Navy personnel of World War I Royal Navy logistics officers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Dunbar (British Army Officer)
Major-general (United Kingdom), Major-General Charles Whish Dunbar (1919–1981) was a British Army officer. Military career Educated at High School of Glasgow, Glasgow High School and the University of Glasgow, Dunbar was commissioned into the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 1940 and served with his regiment in North West Europe during the World War II, Second World War. He became commanding officer of 1st Battalion Royal Highland Fusiliers in Aden in 1960, commander of 6th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 6th Infantry Brigade in West Germany in September 1962 and brigadier on the general staff at Headquarters, Middle East Land Forces in December 1966. He went on to be General Officer Commanding North West District (British Army), North West District in February 1968 and Director of Infantry at the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Ministry of Defence in September 1970 before retiring in December 1973. He was honorary colonel of the Royal Highland Fusiliers from 1969 to 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
