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William Barrett (Minnesota Politician)
William Barrett may refer to: * William Barrett (consul) (died 1584), English consul at Aleppo *William Barrett (antiquarian) (1733–1789), English surgeon and antiquary * William F. Barrett (1844–1925), English physicist * William Lewis Barrett (1847–1927), British flautist and music teacher * William N. Barrett (1855–1916), American politician from Oregon * William Emerson Barrett (1858–1906), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts * William H. Barrett (1866–1941), United States federal judge *William Alexander Barrett, English church composer and author of the 1891 songbook ''English Folk Songs''; see " Fathom the Bowl" * William Daniel Barrett (1878–1953), New Zealand tribal leader, land court agent and trust board secretary * William Barrett (priest) (1880–1956), British-Australian Anglican Dean of Brisbane *William A. Barrett (1896–1976), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania * William Edmund Barrett (1900–1986), American writer *William Barrett (philosopher) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barrett (consul)
William Barrett (died 1584) was English consul at Aleppo. He was there when John Eldred and his companion, William Shales, arrived there on 11 June 1584; he died eight days after their arrival, as is recorded in Eldred's narrative. Works He wrote a treatise on ''The Money and Measures of Babylon, Balsara, and the Indies, with the Customes, &c.,'' which occupies pp. 406 to 416 of the second volume of Richard Hakluyt's ''Collection of Voyages,'' folio edition, 1810. A paragraph records the discovery of the island of Saint Helena, and its use as a provision depôt for the 'Portugale' traders with India. (By ''Balsara'' he was referring to the modern-day Basra in Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ....) References * ;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Barrett, Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Edmund Barrett
William Edmund Barrett (November 16, 1900 – September 14, 1986) was an American writer, best known for the 1962 novella ''The Lilies of the Field''. Life Barrett was born in New York City November 16, 1900, to John Joseph and Eleanor Margaret (Flannery) Barrett. His family was Roman Catholic. In 1916, he and his family moved to Denver, Colorado. He returned east to attend Manhattan College, from which he was graduated in 1922. Barrett spent most of his life in Denver. From 1923-1929 he worked as the Rocky Mountain advertising manager for Westinghouse. He married Christine M. Rollman on February 15, 1925. Deeply interested in aviation, he was a civilian lecturer for the United States Air Force, and worked as an aeronautics consultant with the Denver Public Library from 1941 on. He received a citation from Regis College in 1956. Writing In a writing career that spanned over 50 years, Barrett's works include short stories, biographies, novels, reviews and non-fiction. In 1929, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barret (died 1871)
The William Barret House, located at 15 South 5th Street, Richmond, Virginia, is a mid-19th-century house, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1972 (building listing #72001517) History William Barret (29 November 1786 – 20 January 1871), a wealthy tobacconist in antebellum Richmond, built the Classical Revival styled house, in 1844, in Richmond's up-and-coming Gamble's Hill neighborhood. The house is situated on the southeast corner lot of 5th and Cary Streets. The residence and its dependencies survived the Richmond evacuation fire (April 2–3, 1865) at the end of the American Civil War, and remain largely intact, today. Since it ceased use as a private residence, the Barret House has been used by a variety of organizations and for various purposes. The Navy League Club used it as a social club for sailors during the Second World War, and it later served as the offices for the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects Virg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barret
William Barret ('' fl''. 1595) was an English divine. Life He matriculated as a pensioner of Trinity College, Cambridge, on 1 February 1579–80. He proceeded to his M.A. degree in 1588, and was soon afterwards elected fellow of Caius College. In a ''Concio ad Clerum,'' preached by him for the degree of B.D. at Church of St Mary the Great, Cambridge, on 29 April 1595, he violently attacked the Calvinist tenets, then popular at Cambridge. While rejecting the doctrine of assurance and of the indefectibility of grace, he also handled with unusual freedom the names of Calvin, Peter Martyr, and other believers in unconditioned reprobation. This public attack was not allowed to pass unnoticed. The vice-chancellor, Dr. Dupont, conferred privately with Barret, who, however, remained contumacious, and was next summoned before the heads of colleges. After several conferences, in which Barret acknowledged the justice of the inferences drawn from his sermon, he was ordered to recant. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cross Barratt
Major General William Cross Barratt (2 June 1862 – 2 April 1940) was a senior British Army and British Indian Army officer. Biography Born in Calcutta, Barratt was educated at Bedford School. He received his first commission in the Royal Berkshire Regiment in 1883. He served in Sudan during the Suakin Expedition of 1885, and fought at the Battle of Hasheen and at the Battle of Tofrek. In 1890 he took part in the Zhob Valley Expedition in India, and fought in Waziristan between 1894 and 1895. He served in East Africa in 1896, in Zanzibar and Uganda between 1897 and 1898, in China during the Boxer Rebellion between 1900 and 1901, and was present at the Relief of Peking. He subsequently served on the North West Frontier in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barratt (manufacturer)
Arthur William Barratt (8 October 1877 – 8 December 1939) was a British shoe manufacturer and socialist activist, who founded Barratts Shoes. Born in Northampton, Barratt was the son of John, a working-class shoemaker, and Eleanor Yeomans. After a primary education, he became a shop assistant, selling shoes, and after a while moved to London. He met and married Alice Johnson, and the couple settled in Northampton. Barratt joined the Social Democratic Federation and stood for Northampton Town Council, narrowly missing out on election. In 1902, Barratt set up a shoe shop with a brother. The following year, he began selling shoes by mail order, and although the shop went bankrupt in 1906, the mail order business proved a success. He set up a large factory in Northampton in 1913, and set up a shop in London the following year, the first of a large chain. The business grew rapidly making boots for the armed forces during World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 Nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barratt
William James Barratt (25 January 1823 – 10 September 1889) was an England, English convert to Mormonism and became the first Latter Day Saint to live in Australia when he was sent there as a Mormon missionary, missionary of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. However, he ultimately Apostasy, apostatized from Mormonism. Barratt was born in Burslem, North Staffordshire, England. The date of Barratt's conversion to Mormonism is unknown, but Latter Day Saint missionaries first preached in the Burslem area in 1839. He was the only member of his family to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. On 11 July 1840, Apostle (Latter Day Saints), apostle George A. Smith recorded in his diary that he had ordained the 17-year-old Barratt to the office of Elder (Latter Day Saints), elder and had Setting apart, set him apart to preach as a missionary in Australia. Barratt's parents had already decided to emigrate to Australia and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Barrett (other)
Bill Barrett (1929–2016) was an American politician. Bill Barrett may also refer to: * Bill Barrett (utility player), professional baseball player, 1871–1873 *Bill Barrett (outfielder) (1900–1951), Major League Baseball player *Bill Barrett (swimmer) (born 1960), American swimmer *Bill Barrett Corporation, US oil and gas exploration and development company *Bill Barrett (artist) (born 1934), American artist *Bill Barrett (Māori leader) William Daniel Barrett (27 October 1878 – 23 May 1953) was a New Zealand tribal leader, land court agent and trust board secretary. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngai Tahu (South Island) iwi. He was born in Riverton, Southlan ... (1878–1953), New Zealand Māori tribal leader See also * William Barrett (other) {{disambiguation Barrett, Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Barrett
William Emery Barrett (February 9, 1929 – September 20, 2016) was an American Republican Party United States, Republican politician from Nebraska who served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2001 as the congressman for Nebraska's 3rd congressional district, Nebraska's third congressional district. Biography Barrett was born in Lexington, Nebraska. He attended Hastings College and then earned his license to become a real estate broker. Before seeking elective office, he served in the United States Navy, was a longtime real estate agent and Republican activist. He had also previously served as an administrator at his college alma mater. Barrett served as a member of the Nebraska Republican State Executive Committee in the 1960s and chaired the Nebraska arm of President Gerald Ford's campaign in 1976. In 1978, Barrett was elected to the unicameral Nebraska Legislature, where he served until his election to Congress. He was speaker of the leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barrett (philosopher)
William Christopher Barrett (1913–1992) was a professor of philosophy at New York University from 1950 to 1979. Biography Precociously, Barrett began post-secondary studies at the City College of New York when 15 years old. He received his PhD at Columbia University. He was an editor of ''Partisan Review'' and later the literary critic of ''The Atlantic Monthly'' magazine. Barrett wrote philosophical works for nonexperts, including '' Irrational Man'' and ''The Illusion of Technique'', which remain in print. Like many intellectuals of his generation, Barrett flirted with Marxism before turning his energies to providing readable introductions to European philosophical schools, notably existentialism. Barrett was good friends with the poet Delmore Schwartz for many years. He knew many other literary figures of the day, including Edmund Wilson, Philip Rahv, and Albert Camus. He was deeply influenced by the philosophies of Friedrich Nietzsche, Søren Kierkegaard, and Martin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William A
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barrett (antiquarian)
William Barrett (1733–1789) was an English surgeon and antiquary. Life He was born early in 1733 at Notton, Wiltshire. He passed his examination as a surgeon on 19 February 1755, and settled in Bristol in practice of his profession. On 9 November 1775 he became a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. On 13 October 1789 he died at High Ham, Somerset. Works His ''History and Antiquities of Bristol'' was announced early: an engraving of him, by William Walker, from a portrait by Jan van Rymsdyk, ‘ætatis 31’ (i.e. in 1764), was issued 25 years before the book itself was printed. and he is there described as ‘William Barrett, Surgeon and Author of the "History and Antiquities of Bristol."’ In his research, though acquaintances of his such as Catcott and Burgum, the pewterers, he met Thomas Chatterton the forger. He accepted all the youth's statements, and Chatterton produced many documents for him. In 1788, he put out his proposals for the publication of his ''History'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
