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Billy Barber (other)
William Barber, Bill Barber or Billy Barber may refer to: Politicians *William Barber (MP for Bedford), Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford * William Barber (MP for Dunwich), MP for Dunwich * William Barber (Ontario politician) (1808–1887), Canadian businessman and politician * William Alonzo Barber (1843–1913), Wisconsin politician, soldier, businessman, banker and educator * William Henry Peter Barber (1857–1943), New Zealand politician * William P. Barber (1907–1984), justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court Sports * William Barber (Hambledon cricketer) (1734–1805), English cricketer of the Hambledon Club in the 1760s and 1770s * William Barber (Sheffield cricketer) (1797–?), English cricketer, played for Sheffield * William Barber (Nottinghamshire cricketer) (1881–1971), English cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire * William Barber (cricketer, born 1906) (1906–1981), English cricketer * William Barber (cricketer, born 1919) (1919–1989), English cricket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barber (MP For Bedford)
William Barber, Bill Barber or Billy Barber may refer to: Politicians *William Barber (MP for Bedford), Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford (UK Parliament constituency), Bedford *William Barber (MP for Dunwich), MP for Dunwich (UK Parliament constituency), Dunwich *William Barber (Ontario politician) (1808–1887), Canadian businessman and politician *William Alonzo Barber (1843–1913), Wisconsin politician, soldier, businessman, banker and educator *William Henry Peter Barber (1857–1943), New Zealand politician *William P. Barber (1907–1984), justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court Sports *William Barber (Hambledon cricketer) (1734–1805), English cricketer of the Hambledon Club in the 1760s and 1770s *William Barber (Sheffield cricketer) (1797–?), English cricketer, played for Sheffield *William Barber (Nottinghamshire cricketer) (1881–1971), English cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire *William Barber (cricketer, born 1906) (1906–1981), English cricketer *Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barber (cricketer, Born 1919)
William Langan Frederick Barber (25 November 1919 – 26 November 1989) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Barber was born at Hackney. During the Second World War he played minor matches for Middlesex in 1940, before enlisting in the Royal Fusiliers as a second lieutenant in July 1944. He played one first-class cricket match for the Combined Services cricket team against Surrey at The Oval in 1946. Batting twice in the match, Barber was dismissed for 4 runs by Jim Laker in the Combined Services first-innings, while in their second-innings he ended not out without scoring in their innings total of 125 all out. Playing as the team wicket-keeper, Barber took three catches from behind the stumps In cricket, the stumps are the three vertical posts that support the bails and form the wicket. '' Stumping'' or ''being stumped'' is a method of dismissing a batsman. The umpire ''calling stumps'' means the play is over for the day. Part of .... He die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William E
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest 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 or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Barber, 1st Baronet
Sir William Henry Barber, 1st Baronet (9 November 1860 – 2 July 1927), known as Henry Barber, was a wealthy solicitor and property developer who made his fortune expanding Birmingham's sprawling suburbs, building and renting out 5,000 properties in areas including Sparkbrook, Hay Mills, Acocks Green, Bordesley Green and Aston.Grimley, Terry. ''A fine art gift to the city'', Birmingham Post, 1 April 2006 He was born in Handsworth (then in Staffordshire, now Birmingham), the eldest son of a master jeweller, and grew up in the city's Jewellery Quarter before training as a solicitor. In 1893, he married Martha Constance Hattie Onions, who was an heiress, daughter of Simon Brookes Onions, of the Birmingham family of bellowsmakers, J. C. Onions (later, Alldays and Onions Engineering Company). The couple moved into the eighteenth-century Culham Court on the Thames near Henley in the same year, which they rented. By his mid-thirties the couple retired but their connections with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barber (engraver)
William Barber (May 2, 1807 – August 31, 1879) was Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1869 until his death in 1879.Whisker, "Barber, William". He succeeded James B. Longacre in the position. Biography Mr. Barber was born in London, England on May 2, 1807. He learned his profession from his father, John Barber, and was employed on silver plate work, after his emigration to the United States. He resided in Boston for 10 years and was variously employed in his line of work. His skill in this way came to the knowledge of Mr. Longacre, then Engraver of the Mint, and he secured his services as an assistant in 1865. On January 20, 1869, upon the death of Mr. Longacre, he was appointed by President Andrew Johnson as his successor, and continued in that position for the rest of his life. He fell ill in Atlantic City in the second half of August, 1879, and died at home on Ellsworth Street in Philadelphia on August 31. Besides much original work on pattern coins, he also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barber II
William J. Barber II (born August 30, 1963) is an American Protestant minister, social activist, professor in the Practice of Public Theology and Public Policy and founding director of the Center for Public Theology & Public Policy at Yale Divinity School. He is the president and senior lecturer at Repairers of the Breach and co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival. He also serves as a member of the national board of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and is the chair of its legislative political action committee. From 2006 to 2017, Barber served as president of the NAACP's North Carolina state chapter, the largest in the Southern United States and the second-largest in the country. He pastored Greenleaf Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Goldsboro, North Carolina, from 1993 to 2023. Education and family Barber was born in Indianapolis to Eleanor Barber and William J. Barber, Sr, who then moved the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Barber (musician)
Billy Barber is a keyboardist and composer. He is the son of pianist William C. Barber, also known as Bill Barber Sr. He is most noted for the theme song for ''All My Children'' in the 1990s as well as keyboardist for the jazz group Flim & the BB's (with Jimmy Johnson, Bill Berg, and Dick Oatts). His song "Little Things" has been covered by The Oak Ridge Boys along with "Love is Worth the Pain" which was covered by Ray Charles. He has composed music for children's videos, and numerous television and radio series including '' American Chronicles'', ''Face the Nation'' and ''The Splendid Table''. Discography Solo albums * ''Lighthouse'' (1986) ( DMP) * ''Shades of Gray'' (1986) (DMP) With Flim & the BB's * ''Flim & the BB's'' (1978) (DMP) (note: LP only) * ''Tricycle'' (1983) (DMP) * ''Tunnel'' (1984) (DMP) * ''Big Notes'' (1985) (DMP) * ''Neon'' (1987) (DMP) * ''The Further Adventures of Flim & the BB's'' (1988) (DMP) * ''New Pants'' (1990) (Warner Bros.) * ''Vintage/Best of'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Barber (musician)
John William Barber (May 21, 1920 – June 18, 2007) was an American jazz tubist. He is considered by many to be the first person to play tuba in modern jazz. He recorded with Miles Davis on the albums ''Birth of the Cool'', ''Sketches of Spain'', and ''Miles Ahead (album), Miles Ahead''. Early life and career Barber was born John William Barber in Hornell, New York in 1920. He started playing tuba in high school and studied at the Juilliard School of Music. After graduating, he travelled west to Kansas City, Missouri, where he played with the Kansas City Philharmonic and various ballet and theatre orchestras. Jazz musician He joined the United States Army in 1942''Grove Music Online'', "Bill Barber" and played in Patton's 7th army band for three years. Bill is quoted as often telling his family "I never killed anybody with my tuba". After the war, he started playing jazz, joining Claude Thornhill's big band where he became friends with trombonist Al Langstaff, pianist Gil Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Barber (boxer)
Billy Barber (1928 – June 2004) was an Australian boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau .... At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he lost to Joseph Vissers of Belgium. References 1928 births 2004 deaths Australian male boxers Olympic boxers for Australia Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Boxers at the 1950 British Empire Games Lightweight boxers Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games 20th-century Australian sportsmen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in boxing {{Australia-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Barber (tennis)
Bill Barber (born October 2, 1970) is an American former professional tennis player. Biography Barber, the son of a tennis referee, grew up in Brandywine, Maryland. He played collegiate tennis at UCLA, then in the early 1990s competed professionally. At the 1994 Legg Mason Tennis Classic he made it through qualifying and beat Alex O'Brien Alex O'Brien (born ) is an American former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. He gained the top ranking in May 2000 and was ranked as high as world No. 30 in singles in June 1997. He won his only singles title at New Haven, Connecticut, in 199 ... in the first round, before being eliminated in the second round by Jonathan Stark. He won two Challenger titles in doubles, at Brasilia and Seoul in 1994. Challenger titles Doubles: (2) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barber, Bill 1970 births Living people American male tennis players UCLA Bruins men's tennis players Tennis players from Maryland 20th-century American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Barber
William Charles Barber (born July 11, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played twelve seasons for the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (NHL). As part of the famed LCB ( Leach, Clarke, Barber) line, Barber helped lead the Flyers to the franchise's two Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990. He is currently a scouting consultant with the Flyers. Playing career Barber was drafted by the Flyers, seventh overall, in the first round of the 1972 draft. He was called up after 11 games in the AHL with the Richmond Robins. In his first season with the Flyers, Barber scored 30 goals and 34 assists and was a contender for the Calder Memorial Trophy for rookie of the year. Barber was converted to left wing by coach Fred Shero. He scored at least 20 goals every season. His best season was 50 goals and 62 assists in the 1975–76 season. In the Flyers' successful 1974 and 1975 Stanley Cup playo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barber (cricketer, Born 1906)
William Henry Barber (23 July 1906 – 14 January 1981) was an English cricketer active from 1927 to 1933 who played for Warwickshire. He was born in Nuneaton and died in Coventry. He appeared in five first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm fast-medium pace. He scored 71 runs with a highest score of 23. He took seven wicket In the sport of cricket, the term wicket has several meanings: * It is either of the two sets of three Stump (cricket), stumps and two Bail (cricket), bails at each end of the Cricket pitch, pitch. The Fielding (cricket), fielding team's playe ...s with a best analysis of three for 81. Notes 1906 births 1981 deaths English cricketers Warwickshire cricketers Cheshire cricketers Cricketers from Nuneaton 20th-century English sportsmen {{england-cricket-bio-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
