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William Starr (other)
William Starr may refer to: * William Starr (politician), American businessman, politician and abolitionist * William Starr (violinist), American violinist * William Beedham Starr William Beedham Starr JP (1865- 2 November 1953) was an architect based in Nottingham. History He was born in 1865 in Quorndon, Leicestershire to Thomas Starr (1832-1918) and Arabella Beedham (1833-1921). He married Emily Ida Kirkness in 1890 ..., architect based in Nottingham, England * Bill Starr, Major League Baseball catcher See also * Will Starr, Scottish accordionist * {{hndis, Starr, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Starr (politician)
William Starr (March 3, 1821April 18, 1879) was an American educator, abolitionist politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing western Fond du Lac County, and was president of the board of regents of the Wisconsin State Normal Schools for the last decade of his life. About William Starr was born in Middletown, Connecticut, on March 3, 1821. His father died before he was born and at age 8 he went to live in Lewis County, New York, with his mother's new husband. He worked on his stepfather's claim, clearing land and establishing a farm. He was mostly self-educated until age 14, when he attended an academy at Watertown, New York, for the next several winters. In the Summer of 1843, he went west to the Wisconsin Territory to seek his fortune. He first settled at Southport (Kenosha) and opened a school, teaching Latin, Greek, and English. In 1845, he moved north to the village of Ceresco, in Fond du Lac County. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Starr (violinist)
William Starr (1923-2020) was an American violinist, conductor, teacher, academic and author best known for teaching the Suzuki method in America. Raised in Kansas, Starr (age 17) debuted as a soloist with the Kansas City Philharmonic. Training at the Eastman School of Music, he became an academic at the University of Tennessee Department of Music, which he later chaired (1977–1982). In the 1960s he moved to Japan to study with Shinichi Suzuki was a Japanese musician, philosopher, and educator and the founder of the international Suzuki method of music education and developed a philosophy for educating people of all ages and abilities. An influential pedagogue in music education of ..., before returning to America to bring what was then a technique relatively new to the country. Starr was a founder and first president (1972 to 1974) of the Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA). Books * * * Music * * References External linksWilliam Starr at the American Suzuki A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Beedham Starr
William Beedham Starr JP (1865- 2 November 1953) was an architect based in Nottingham. History He was born in 1865 in Quorndon, Leicestershire to Thomas Starr (1832-1918) and Arabella Beedham (1833-1921). He married Emily Ida Kirkness in 1890 in Scarborough. In 1891 he was listed as living at 12 Stratford Square, Nottingham. He was a liberal councillor and in 1906 appointed Justice of the Peace for Nottinghamshire. He was articled to Lawrence Bright and then he established himself in business around 1898 with offices in Rutland Chambers, 12 St Peter's Gate, Nottingham. He produced a number of houses in Mapperley Park Estate from 1906 to 1914. Built his own house, Northfield at 470 Mansfield Road on the estate. Had offices at 12 Victoria Street, Nottingham. In 1910 he entered into a partnership with Edwin Benjamin Holmes Hall (1883-1939), and for 29 years they practised as ''W. B. Starr and Hall'', until Hall's death in 1939. He died on 2 November 1953 at 18 Baker Street, Not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Starr
William "Chick" Starr (February 16, 1911 – August 12, 1991) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played in parts of two seasons, and , for the Washington Senators. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was Jewish. He attended James Medill High School in Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name .... References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Starr, Bill Major League Baseball catchers Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Lincoln Links players Norfolk Elks players St. Joseph Saints players Rock Island Islanders players Albany Senators players Harrisburg Senators players San Diego Padres (minor league) players Baseball players from New York (state) Baseball players from Brooklyn 1911 births 1991 deaths Jewish American baseball play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
