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Charles James Barclay (U
Charles Barclay may refer to: * Charles Barclay (MP) (1780â1855), British brewer, politician and landowner * Charles Barclay (cricketer) (1837â1910), English cricketer * Charles James Barclay (admiral) (1843â?) * Charles James Barclay (banker) (1841â1904), Australian banker * Charles Frederick Barclay (1844â1914), Republican U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania * Charles Theodore Barclay (1867â1921), English rower * Charles Barclay, the male lead character in the 1942 film ''The Gay Sisters ''The Gay Sisters'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Irving Rapper, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, Gig Young (who adopted his character's name as his screen name) and Nancy Coleman. The ...'', played by George Brent See also * Charles Barkley (other) {{hndis, Barclay, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Barclay (MP)
Charles Barclay (26 December 1780 â 5 December 1855) of Bury Hill, Surrey, was a British brewer and landowner, who also served as a Tory Member of Parliament for the constituencies of Southwark (1815â1818), Dundalk (1826â1830), and West Surrey (1835â1837). Closely related to both the Barclay and (through his mother) Gurney banking dynasties, he came from a prominent Quaker family and was cousin of social reformer Elizabeth Fry. Life Charles Barclay was born in Cheapside, London on 26 December 1780, the eldest son of Robert Barclay (1751â1830) and his first wife Rachel Gurney (1755â1794). The couple, who were married on 10 October 1775, both came from wealthy Quaker families with interests in the textile trade and banking. Charles' great-grandfather, David Barclay of Cheapside (1682â1769), was a draper and one of the richest merchants in London, whom after his first wife died wed the much younger daughter of John Freame (1669â1745), a co-founder of the present ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Barclay (cricketer)
Charles Barclay (2 October 1837 – 2 January 1910) was an English cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Cambridge University Cricket Club between 1859 and 1860. He was educated at Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of E ... for whom he played cricket. See also * List of Cambridge University Cricket Club players References External links * 1837 births 1910 deaths English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Cricketers from London People educated at Harrow School {{England-cricket-bio-1830s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles James Barclay (admiral)
Charles James Barclay (born 8 September 1843) was a United States Navy officer. Biography Barclay was born in Philadelphia, and entered the U.S. Naval Academy The United States Naval Academy (US Naval Academy, USNA, or Navy) is a United States Service academies, federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It was established on 10 October 1845 during the tenure of George Bancroft as Secretary of ... on 21 September 1860 with the rank of acting midshipman, graduating on 6 October 1863, as an acting ensign. During the Civil War Barclay took part in the capture of the Confederate cruiser at Bahia, Brazil, by in October 1864, and served on board the in 1865â66. He rose through the ranks post-war, being promoted to master on 10 May 1866, to lieutenant on 21 February 1867, to lieutenant commander on 12 March 1868, to commander on 25 November 1881, and to captain on 1 October 1896. Barclay recommissioned the monitor at Norfolk on 2 October 1897, commanding her dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles James Barclay (banker)
Charles James Barclay (1841â1904) was an Australian banker. He was also a member of the Royal Society of Tasmania. Barclay was born in Van Diemen's Land. He helped found the Hobart Saving Bank. Barclay also served as a justice of the peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa .... SourcesAustralian Dictionary of Biography {{DEFAULTSORT:Barclay, Charles James 1841 births 1904 deaths Colony of Tasmania people Australian bankers 19th-century Australian businesspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Frederick Barclay
Charles Frederick Barclay (May 9, 1844 â March 9, 1914) was a Republican U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania. Charles F. Barclay was born in Owego, New York. He moved with his parents to Pennsylvania in 1845. He attended the Painted Post High School and Coudersport Academy. He taught school for several years. During the Civil War, he enlisted as a private in Company K, One-Hundred and Forty-ninth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, in 1862 and served until 1865, when he was mustered out with the rank of captain. He attended Belfast Seminary, New York, and subsequently studied law at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Michigan, but never practiced. With an elder brother, he was engaged extensively in the lumber business in Sinnamahoning, Pennsylvania. He was a delegate to the 1900 Republican National Convention at Philadelphia. Barclay was elected as a Republican to the Sixtieth and Sixty-first Congresses. He was not a candidate for ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Theodore Barclay
Charles Theodore Barclay (17 July 1867 â 30 March 1921) was an English rower who won the Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta. Barclay was born at Woodford, Essex. He was the fifth son of Henry Ford Barclay, of Monkhams, and his first wife Richenda Louisa Barclay (nÊe Gurney). Although his connection with the banking Barclay family was distant, he was related through his mother to the Gurneys, another Quaker banking family. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He rowed for the winning Cambridge crew in the 1887 Boat Race. In 1887, he also won Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta with Stanley Muttlebury. Barclay became a stockbroker, and was a senior partner in the firm of Shephards and Co., London. He lived at Fanshaws ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gay Sisters
''The Gay Sisters'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Irving Rapper, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, Gig Young (who adopted his character's name as his screen name) and Nancy Coleman. The Warner Bros. motion picture was based on a novel by Stephen Longstreet. Plot Sisters Fiona, Evelyn, and Susie Gaylord, are orphaned when first their mother goes down with the ''Lusitania'' and then their wealthy father, Major Penn Gaylord, is killed in France in World War I. Before Penn left for France, he told Fiona, the eldest, that the Gaylords have never sold the land they have acquired. However, their half billion dollar inheritance is held up in probate for decades; Fiona complains that they have practically grown up in court. Though they have a New York City Fifth Avenue mansion, the sisters have had to borrow money to live. A French charity claims that Penn made a later will before he died, leaving 10% of the Gaylord estate to it. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
