William Barrow (rugby League)
William Barrow may refer to: * William Barrow (priest) (1754–1836), English Anglican Archdeacon of Nottingham, 1830–1832 * William Barrow (bishop) (died 1429), Bishop of Bangor and of Carlisle * William Barrow (Jesuit) (1609–1679), English Jesuit * William Barrow (chemist) (1904–1967), American chemist * William Hodgson Barrow (1784–1876), English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1851 to 1874 See also * William G. Barrows William Griswell Barrows (January 12, 1821 – April 6, 1886),

William Barrow (priest)
William Barrow (1754 – 1836) was an English churchman, archdeacon of Nottingham from 1830 to 1832. Life From a Westmorland family, he went to Queen's College, Oxford, where in 1778 he gained the chancellor's English essay prize on academic education. This essay was afterwards enlarged and published as ''An Essay on Education; in which are particularly considered the Merits and the Defects of the Discipline and Instruction in our Academies'', in two volumes, 1802 (and again in 1804). In 1799 he took the degree of DCL. He preached as the Bampton lecturer for 1799, on ''Answers to some Popular Objections against the Necessity or the Credibility of the Christian Revelation''. He was indebted to William Paley's writings for the argument; he popularised arguments for the necessity and probability of a divine revelation to man, that the doctrines and precepts of the Christian religion are favourable to the enjoyments of the present life, and, with regard to prayer, deemed it probab ...
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William Barrow (bishop)
William Barrow (or Barrowe; died 1429) was a Bishop of Bangor and a Bishop of Carlisle. Barrow served three times as Chancellor of the University of Oxford during 1413–17.Hibbert "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University" '' Encyclopedia of Oxford'' Barrow was selected as Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ... of Bangor on 15 February 1418, and consecrated after 13 October 1419.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 291 He was transferred from Bangor to Carlisle on 19 April 1423. He died on 4 September 1429.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 236 Citations References * * Year of birth unknown 1429 deaths Chancellors of the University of Oxford Bishops of Bangor Bishops of Carlisle 15th-c ...
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William Barrow (Jesuit)
William Barrow (alias Waring, alias Harcourt) (1609 – 30 June 1679) was an English Jesuit, executed as a result of the fictitious so-called Popish Plot, that between 1678 and 1681 gripped the Kingdoms of England and Scotland in anti-Catholic hysteria. Barrow is regarded as a martyr of the Roman Catholic church and was beatified in 1929. Life Barrow was born in Lancashire. He made his studies at the Jesuit College, St. Omer's, and entered the Society of Jesus at Watten in 1632. He was sent to the English mission in 1644 and worked in the London district for thirty-five years, becoming, at the beginning of 1678, its superior. At the outbreak of the Plot, Barrow was one of the most sought-after of the alleged plotters, although his use of the alias Harcourt caused the Government great confusion, as several other Jesuits also used it. He went into hiding in London, and for several months eluded capture. Finally, in May 1679, he was arrested and committed to Newgate on the charge ...
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William Barrow (chemist)
William James Barrow (December 11, 1904 – August 25, 1967) was an American chemist and paper conservator, and a pioneer of library and archives conservation. He introduced the field of conservation to paper deacidification through alkalization. Overview An American document restorer and former director of the W. J. Barrow Research Laboratory located in Richmond, Virginia, where he became highly recognized for his pioneering achievements in the preservation and conservation of historical documents.---. (06/02/2000) ''Abstract. W. J. Barrow Research Laboratory Records, 1932-1978''. Virginia Historical Society, Department of Manuscripts and Archives. (accessed January 25, 2011) He was an innovator and entrepreneur. Barrow was at one time considered by many authorities to be the leading independent scientific center for research into paper and the deterioration of paper. William J. Barrow developed the first practical roller-type laminator.Kniffel, Sullivan, McCormick, Edith. ...
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William Hodgson Barrow
William Hodgson Barrow (1 September 1784 – 29 January 1876) was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1851 to 1874. Barrow was the son of the Rev. Richard Barrow, of Southwell and his wife Mary Hodgkinson, daughter of George Hodgkinson. His uncle was William Barrow archdeacon of Nottingham. He was educated at the Collegiate School at Southwell, and practised as an attorney from 1806 to 1833. He was a Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society, the Royal Botanic Society, and the Archaeological Society. He was a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. for Nottinghamshire and was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1845. In 1851 Barrow was elected at a by-election as a Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ... (MP) for South Not ...
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