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James Barr (badminton)
James Barr may refer to: * James Barr (moderator) (1789–1861), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1853 *James Barr (author) (born 1976), British author who writes mainly on the Middle East *James Barr (biblical scholar) (1924–2006), British Old Testament scholar and philologist * James Barr (composer) (1779–1860), Scottish composer; composed the tune which inspired that which is now used for "Waltzing Matilda" *James Barr (physician) (1849–1938), Irish physician *James Barr (politician) (1862–1949), British Labour Party politician; MP for Motherwell, 1924–1931; Coatbridge, 1935–1945 * James Barr (presenter), British radio and television presenter, LGBT+ activist, creator of podcast ''A Gay and a NonGay'' *James Clayton Barr (1856–1937), Commodore of the Cunard line * James R. Barr (1884–1910), Scottish engineer and lecturer in Electrical Engineering at Heriot-Watt College, Edinburgh *Jim Barr (born 1948), American baseball player *Anthon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Barr (moderator)
James Barr (1789–1861) was a minister of the Church of Scotland, who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1853. Life He was born in 1789 the fourth son of John Barr a farmer near Dunlop, Ayrshire, Dunlop. He studied at Glasgow University and was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Glasgow in December 1813.''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae''; by Hew Scott In July 1815 he was ordained by the Presbyterian ministry of Liverpool as minister of Oldham Street Church in Liverpool. Glasgow University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Divinity in 1821. In February 1823 he became minister of Port Glasgow Parish Church. In October 1843 the Glasgow Town Council presented him to the congregation of St Enoch's Church and he translated to this new position in November 1843 in place of James Henderson who had joined the Free Church in the Disruption of 1843. In 1853 he succeeded Lewis William Forbes as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the highest position ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |