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William Barclay
William Barclay may refer to: *William Barclay (jurist) (1546–1608), Scottish jurist *William Barclay (writer) (c. 1570–c. 1630), Scottish writer *William Barclay (painter) (1797–1859), English miniature painter *William Barclay (theologian) (1907–1978), theologian and writer of Bible commentaries *William Barclay (New York politician) (born 1969), New York State Assemblyman *William Barclay (Northern Ireland politician) (1873–1945), Northern Irish Senator *William Edward Barclay (1857–1917), football manager of Everton and of Liverpool See also *William Berkeley (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Barclay, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barclay (jurist)
William Barclay (1546–1608) was a Scottish jurist. Life He was born in Aberdeenshire in 1546. Educated at the University of Aberdeen, he went to France by 1572, and studied law at the University of Bourges, where he took his doctor's degree. Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, appointed him professor of civil law in the newly founded university of Pont-à -Mousson, and also made him Counsellor of State and master of requests. Here, he was colleague to the French jurist Pierre Grégoire, with whom he entered into a dispute with the Jesuit faction in the university. In 1603 he was obliged to leave France, having incurred the enmity of the Jesuits, through his opposition to their proposal to admit his son John a member of their society. Arriving in England, he was offered considerable preferment by James VI on condition of becoming a member of the Church of England. This offer he refused, and he returned to France in 1604, when he was appointed professor of civil law in the un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barclay (writer)
William Barclay, M.D. (1570?–1630?) was a Scottish writer on miscellaneous subjects. Career Barclay was a brother of Sir Patrick Barclay, of Towie, and was born about 1570 in Scotland. He was educated for the pursuit of medicine, but is best known by a pamphlet, printed in Edinburgh in 1614, and entitled '' Nepenthes, or the Vertues of Tobacco''. Barclay studied at Louvain under the learned Justus Lipsius, to whom he afterwards addressed several letters which have been printed, and who is recorded to have said of his pupil "that if he were dying he knew no person on earth he would leave his pen to but the doctor". To Justus Lipsius' edition of '' Tacitus'' (Paris, 1599), Barclay contributed an appendix. At Louvain he appears to have taken the degrees of M.A. and M.D. He became professor of humanity in Paris University, and after a short interval, during which he practised medicine in Scotland, returned to France to pursue his former occupation at Nantes. Writings The tract ''N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barclay (painter)
William Barclay (1797–1859) was an English miniature painter. Barclay was born in London in 1797. He practised his art both in London and in Paris, and made numerous copies from the works of the Italian masters in the Louvre. He exhibited portraits and some copies in water-colours at the Salon between the years 1831 and 1859, as well as at the Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its pur ... between 1832 and 1856. References * ;Attribution 1797 births 1859 deaths 19th-century English painters English male painters Painters from London 19th-century English male artists {{England-painter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barclay (theologian)
William Barclay (born 5 December 1907 in Wick, Scotland; died 24 January 1978 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a Scottish author, radio and television presenter, Church of Scotland minister, and Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism at the University of Glasgow. He wrote a popular set of Bible commentaries on the New Testament that sold 1.5 million copies. Life Barclay's father was a bank manager. Barclay attended Dalziel High School in Motherwell and then studied classics at the University of Glasgow 1925–1929, before studying divinity. He studied at the University of Marburg during the year 1932-33.Cross, F. L., and Elizabeth A. Livingstone, eds. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. After being ordained in the Church of Scotland in 1933, he was minister at Trinity Church Renfrew from 1933 to 1946, afterwards returning to the University of Glasgow as lecturer in New Testament from 1947, and as Professor of Divinity and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barclay (New York Politician)
William Anson Barclay (born January 5, 1969) is an American politician and attorney from the State of New York. A Republican, he has served in the New York State Assembly since 2003. In January 2020, Barclay was elected to the position of Assembly Minority Leader. Early life, education, family, and law practice Barclay was born in Syracuse, New York. He earned his B.A. from St. Lawrence University in 1992 and his Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law in 1995. After graduating from law school he served as a clerk for Roger Miner, a judge in the United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit, in both Albany and New York City. Barclay is a partner in the law firm of Barclay Damon. His father is Hugh Douglas Barclay, a former U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador and a former chair of the Republican Conference in the New York State Senate. As of January 2020, Barclay and his wife Margaret reside on an 800-acre farm in Pulaski, New York. They are the parents of two sons, Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barclay (Northern Ireland Politician)
William Barclay (1873 or 1874–1945) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Barclay worked as a shipyard joiner and was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland as an Ulster Unionist Party member in 1925, despite having no political experience. He served until his death in 1945. Northern Ireland Elections References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Edward Barclay
William Edward Barclay (14 June 1857 – 30 January 1917) was the first manager of Everton and also the first manager of Liverpool, working with club secretary John McKenna. His time at Everton was short managing them for their first 22 games. When the majority of the Everton set-up left Anfield in order to move to the purpose-built Goodison Park, Barclay was one of the people who stayed to form a new club which eventually became Liverpool F.C. While he was in charge of the side that won the Second Division championship in 1893–94, Liverpool got relegated from the First Division the following season (with Liverpool losing a test match to Bury 1–0). However, in his last season as Liverpool manager, Barclay led the side to the Second Division championship in 1895–96. Barclay also served two spells as Liverpool chairman and worked for the Football Association. Barclay remained the only person to have managed both Liverpool and Everton until the appointment of Rafael Benà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
