Donald Bailey (archaeologist)
Donald Bailey may refer to: *Sir Donald Bailey (civil engineer) (1901–1985), British civil engineer *Donald A. Bailey (1945–2020), American politician and lawyer * Donald Bailey (musician) (1934–2013), American jazz drummer *Donald Bailey (architect), Australian architect *Donald Bailey (Manitoba politician) *Don Bailey (American football) William Donald Bailey (born March 24, 1961) is a former American football center (gridiron football), center. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Indianapolis Colts from 1984-1985. He played college football for the Miami H ...

Donald Bailey (civil Engineer)
Sir Donald Coleman Bailey, Order of the British Empire, OBE (15 September 1901 – 5 May 1985) was an England, English civil engineer who invented the Bailey bridge. Field Marshal Montgomery is recorded as saying that "without the Bailey bridge, we should not have won the war." Background Bailey attended Thomas Rotherham College, Rotherham Grammar School and The Leys School in Cambridge. He read for a Bachelor of Engineering, BEng degree at the University of Sheffield and graduated in 1923. Bailey was a civil servant in the War Office when he designed his bridge. Another engineer, A. M. Hamilton, successfully demonstrated that the Bailey bridge breached a patent on the Callender-Hamilton bridge, though the Bailey bridge was generally regarded as being superior for temporary use. Because the bridge used a pin joining system similar to that used in the Martel Bridge designed by Lt.-General Sir Giffard Le Quesne Martel, Hamilton also told the commission the Bailey bridge should ...
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Donald A
Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers, and partly associated with the spelling of similar-sounding Germanic names, such as ''Ronald''. A short form of ''Donald'' is ''Don''. Pet forms of ''Donald'' include ''Donnie'' and ''Donny''. The feminine given name ''Donella'' is derived from ''Donald''. ''Donald'' has cognates in other Celtic languages: Modern Irish ''Dónal'' (anglicised as ''Donal'' and ''Donall'');. Scottish Gaelic ''Dòmhnall'', ''Domhnull'' and ''Dòmhnull''; Welsh '' Dyfnwal'' and Cumbric ''Dumnagual''. Although the feminine given name ''Donna'' is sometimes used as a feminine form of ''Donald'', the names are not etymologically related. Variations Kings and noblemen Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancie ...
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Donald Bailey (musician)
Donald Orlando "Duck" Bailey (March 26, 1933 – October 15, 2013) was an American jazz drummer. Biography Bailey was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 26, 1933. He was largely self-taught as a drummer. Bailey got his big break in the jazz world and he is probably best known as the drummer in the trio of jazz organist Jimmy Smith from 1956 to 1964 and also for his work with The Three Sounds on Blue Note Records. While based in Los Angeles, Bailey also worked as a sideman for musicians including Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Hampton Hawes, Kenny Burrell, and Red Mitchell. In the mid-1970s, Bailey moved to Japan, where he lived for five years. His album ''Blueprints of Jazz, Vol. 3'' was recorded in 2006 and issued by Talking House Records in 2008. It features Charles Tolliver (trumpet), Odean Pope (tenor saxophone), George Burton (piano), and Tyrone Brown (bass). The album is part of the ''Blueprints of Jazz'' series conceived, produced and recorded by Talking H ...
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Donald Bailey (architect)
Donald Bailey, also known as Don Bailey, is an Australian architect, and executive director of the RAIA in Canberra after his own private practice. In 1960 Donald Bailey setup Howlett and Bailey Architects with Jeffrey Howlett Jeffrey Howlett (1928–2005) was a Western Australian modernist architect. Howlett was born in India, but later traveled to London for his studies and then moved to Perth, Australia for training to become an architect. Throughout his life, ... in Perth, Western Australia. Other than having won the competition for Perth Town hall, they went on and built up a reputation by winning a couple of successful practice in Perth including Perth concert hall. Their firm were also involved in other projects such as the already demolished Manager's House, the Public Suite, the Beatty Park Pool kiosk. Personal life It was during the days of working with Stephenson and Turner which Donald met his wife Janet. As for Janet, she was often seen playing the role of ...
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Donald Bailey (Manitoba Politician)
The New Democratic Party of Manitoba fielded a full slate of candidates in the 1990 provincial election, and won 20 seats out of 57 to form the Official Opposition in the legislature. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here. Shirley Lord ( Fort Garry) Shirley Lord is a community organizer and activist. She was a nurse from 1970 to 1981, and fought for pay equity between aids and orderlies. She was also active with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), and eventually chaired the CUPE Manitoba and Manitoba Federation of Labour political Action Committees. She was hired by CUPE as a full-time employee in 1991. She also served as chairwoman of the Village Clinic Board, where she campaigned for medical patients to be granted legal access to cannabis to alleviate pain. She was a Winnipeg board member of the Council of Canadians and a prominent member of the Winnipeg social policy group CHO!CES. Lord was i ...
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