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Joseph Barker
Joseph Barker may refer to: * Joseph Barker (Massachusetts politician) (1751–1815), American Congregationalist minister and U.S. Representative from Massachusetts *Joseph Barker (mayor) (1806–1862), American mayor of Pittsburgh remembered for his nativist and anti-Catholic activism * Joseph Barker (minister) (1806–1875), English preacher, author, and controversialist * Joseph Barker (priest) (1834–1924), Anglican priest in South Africa * Joseph Scott Barker (born 1963), American Episcopal clergyman * Joseph Warren Barker (1891–1975), American electrical and mechanical engineer See also *Joe Baker (1940–2003), England international footballer * Colonel Joseph Barker House, an historic residence in Washington County, Ohio *Barker (surname) Barker is a surname of English origin, meaning "a tanner of leather". Barker may refer to: A–C * Abraham Andrews Barker (1816–1898), American politician * Al Barker (1839–1912), American baseball player * Alfred Charles Barker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Barker (mayor)
Joseph "Joe" Barker (ca. 1806– August 2, 1862) was an American public and political figure of the 1800s remembered to this day for his rash, uncompromising temper, and violent tirades against corruption, often drawing large crowds, landing him in prison, and paving way for his term in office as the 17th mayor of Pittsburgh. Early years The origins of Joe Barker are shrouded in mystery: nothing is known of his early years, background, or even his date of birth, as evident by its absence on his epitaph. Appearance Barker's appearance, in contrast to what was common of the era, was described as always cleanly shaven and well-dressed in nearly all black attire. It was said he was never to be seen without a neckcloth, black stovepipe hat, and long black cape. 1850 Census Important, although sparse, details are provided in the information collected by the Census of 1850. Barker is listed therein as 44 years old and living in Pittsburgh's Fifth Ward with his Irish-born wife Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Barker (Massachusetts Politician)
Joseph Barker (October 19, 1751 – July 5, 1815) was an American Congregationalist minister who represented Massachusetts's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from March 1805 to March 1809. Born in Branford in the Connecticut Colony, Barker attended the common schools in Branford, studied for two years at Harvard College, and was graduated (with a degree in theology) from Yale College in 1771. He was licensed to preach on January 3, 1775, ordained to the ministry on December 5, 1781, and subsequently installed as pastor of the First Congregational Church of Middleboro, Massachusetts. Barker was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Ninth and Tenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1805 to March 3, 1809. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1808, but four years later served as a member of the state's House of Representatives in 1812 and 1813. Joseph Barker continued in the ministry at Middleboro, Massachusetts Middleboro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Barker (minister)
Joseph Barker (11 May 1806 – 15 September 1875) was an English preacher, author, and controversialist. Of changeable views, he spent a period of his life in the United States, where he associated with leading abolitionists. Early life Barker was born 11 May 1806, at Bramley, West Yorkshire, Bramley, near Leeds, where his father was employed in the woollen manufacture. He was the fourth son of a family of eleven, and was engaged as a wool-spinner. His childhood was one of privation, and his education was chiefly at a Sunday school. His parents were Wesleyans; he was enrolled a member of the community, in which he became an occasional preacher, and then a home missionary and exhorter. After about three years of probation and trial, he was a local preacher. He was then sent to a Methodist school at Leeds, kept by James Sigston. Leaving the Wesleyan communion, Barker joined the ministry of the Methodist New Connexion. In this body he officiated for a year, 1828–9, as assistant t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Barker (priest)
Joseph Barker (b Worcester 23 October 1834 – 1924) was an Anglican priest in South Africa in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Barker was educated at King Charles I School in Kidderminster. He went out to Natal as a missionary. He was ordained in 1862. After a curacy in Ladysmith he was Rector of Umzinto from 1861 to 1887. He was Archdeacon of Durban from 1878 to 1887; then Archdeacon of Maritzburg from 1887 to 1906, combining this with being Vicar of Ladysmith. He was appointed Dean of Maritzburg Pietermaritzburg (; Zulu: umGungundlovu) is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its Zulu name umGungundlovu ... from 1906. Barker was married and had a daughter Gertrude Maude Barker, who in 1902 married at Ladysmith to Clarence Meadows Montgomery. References 1834 births Clergy from Worcester, England People educated at K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Scott Barker
Joseph Scott Barker (born June 11, 1963) is an American Episcopal clergyman, and the eleventh and current Bishop of Nebraska. Biography Barker was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from Yale College in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies, and from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale in 1992 with an Master of Divinity in Anglican Studies. At Berkeley, he was awarded the Mersick prize for effective public address and preaching, and the Tweedy Prize for exceptional promise as a pastoral leader. Barker served as Assistant to the Dean and Canon Vicar at Trinity Cathedral in Omaha from 1992 to 1997, Rector of Church of the Resurrection in Omaha from 1997 to 2002, and Rector of Christ Church in Warwick, New York from 2002 to 2011. Barker was consecrated on October 8, 2011, in La Vista, Nebraska, and is the 1,060th bishop in the American succession. See also * List of Episcopal bishops of the United States The following is a list of bishops who currently lead d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Warren Barker
Joseph Warren Barker (June 17, 1891 – December 10, 1975) was an American electrical and mechanical engineer, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Columbia University,"Joseph Barker, 84, Dean at Columbia" New York Times, Dec. 12, 1975 and 75th president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in the year 1956-57. Biography Family His daughter was longtime New Hampshire state representative Betty Hall. Youth and early career Barker was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1891, son of Frederick Barker and Alice Ann (Alletson) Barker. He started his studies at the University of Chicago in the year 1909-10. Then he moved to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he obtained his BSc in Electrical Engineering in 1916.''Who's who in Commerce and Industry.'' Volume 8. 1953. p. 102 After his graduation in 1916 he enlisted in the U.S Navy, where he served United States Army Coast Artillery Corps in 1916-17 and 1923-24. He resigned as Army officer in 1925, and got appoint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Baker
Joseph Henry Baker (17 July 1940 – 6 October 2003) was an England international footballer. Born in Woolton in Liverpool, England, he spent virtually his entire childhood growing up in Motherwell, Scotland. He is notable for being the first professional player to have played for England without having previously played in the English football league system, and for scoring over 100 goals in both the English and Scottish leagues. His brother Gerry Baker was also a professional footballer, who played internationally for the United States. Early years Joe Baker's mother was Scottish. His father, George, born in Woolton, was a sailor. When living in New York, Joe's elder brother, Gerry, was born in 1938. After the outbreak of World War 2, the family moved to Liverpool when George volunteered for the Merchant Marines. George survived his boat being torpedoed but soon after died from the injuries he received. The family then evacuated to Motherwell in Scotland, just six weeks a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel Joseph Barker House
The Colonel Joseph Barker House is a historic residence in Washington County, Ohio, United States. Located north of Marietta, in the Muskingum Township community of Devola, it has changed little since its construction in the early nineteenth century, and it has been designated a historic site. Barker's life Born in Newmarket, New Hampshire in 1765, Joseph Barker moved his family to Ohio in 1789. After practicing carpentry in Marietta and serving in the militia during the Northwest Indian War, in 1795 he settled along the Muskingum River, about above Marietta. The family soon returned to that village, as their property and all of their stores were destroyed by fire in the following winter.Andrews, Martin R., ed. ''History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio and Representative Citizens''. Chicago: Biographical, 1902. Undaunted, they returned northward, becoming one of the first families to settle in Wiseman's Bottom along the river. Within a few years of settling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
