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Robert Carr (other)
Robert Carr (1916–2012) was a British Conservative politician. Robert Carr may also refer to: Politicians * Robert Carr (MP for Boston) (c. 1511–1590), MP for Boston 1559 * Robert Kerr (MP) or Carr (1578–1654), English politician * Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset (c. 1587–1645), Scottish politician * Sir Robert Carr, 3rd Baronet, British politician, Privy Counsellor of England, MP for Lincolnshire 1665–1685 * Robert S. Carr (1845–1925), American politician, president of the West Virginia Senate from 1889 to 1891 Others * Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Ancram (c. 1578–1654), Scottish nobleman and writer * Sir Robert Carr, Kt., English officer who secured the surrender of Fort Cassimir, New Netherland in 1664 * Robert Carr (bishop) (1774–1841), English churchman, bishop of Chichester, 1824, and bishop of Worcester, 1831 * Robert Carr (baritone) (1881–1948), English baritone singer and recording artist * Robert Frederick Carr (1943–2007), American serial killer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Carr
Leonard Robert Carr, Baron Carr of Hadley, (11 November 1916 – 17 February 2012) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Home Secretary from 1972 to 1974. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 26 years, and later served in the House of Lords as a life peer. Early life Robert Carr was educated at Westminster School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he read Natural Sciences, graduating in 1938. After graduation he applied his knowledge of metallurgy at John Dale & Co, the family metal engineering firm. A collapsed lung kept him from war service but his firm specialised in the construction of airframes for Lancaster bombers. Political career He was elected Member of Parliament for Mitcham in 1950 and served there until 1974, when the seat was merged and he moved to Carshalton. In Edward Heath's government, he served as Secretary of State for Employment and was responsible for the modernising Industrial Relations Act 1971, which balanced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Carr (baritone)
Robert Carr (12 April 1881 – 20 November 1948) was an English baritone singer and prolific recording artist. Born in London, he studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under Bantock Pierrepoint. He recorded under his own name and as variously Richard Condor, William Duncan, Harry Durrant, Robert Durrant, Ernest Gray, Bobby Gray, Robert Oswald, and perhaps some others. His recording repertoire was varied ranging from popular songs of the day, sentimental songs, hymns and sacred songs, British patriotic songs (particularly during the First World War) as well as Classical music, most notably a complete recording of Gounod's ''Faust'' in 1929 under Sir Thomas Beecham under the Columbia label. He also took part in recordings of several Gilbert and Sullivan operettas as well as Edward German's '' Merrie England'' under the direction of Joe Batten. Shortly after the ''Titanic'' disaster in 1912 he recorded two songs (on both sides of the same record), "Stand by your Post" an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Carr (activist)
Dr. Robert Carr (23 February 1963 – 10 May 2011) was a Trinidadian (and at the age of 40 became a dual national of Jamaica) scholar and human rights activist who dedicated his life to bringing public attention to issues related to stigma and discrimination against persons living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. Carr wrote primarily on issues central to vulnerable communities in the Caribbean. The focus of Carr's publications was the intersectionality of poverty, homophobia, and human rights, and what he recognized as their role in producing and perpetuating systemic sexually-based violence and inadequate global, regional, and Jamaican responses to HIV/AIDS. Toronto-based International Council of AIDS Service Organisations (ICASO) established the Robert Carr Award to honour his contributions to ending AIDS. Early life and education Carr was born in St. James, Port-of-Spain Port of Spain (Spanish: ''Puerto España''), officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |