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Billy Barr (other)
William Barr (born 1950) is an American lawyer and government official. William Barr may also refer to: * William G. Barr (1920–1987), Illinois state representative and businessman *William Barr (historian) (born 1940), Scottish historian at the University of Calgary, Canada * William Barr (artist) (1867–1933), Scottish / Californian artist *Billy Barr (footballer) William Joseph Barr (born 21 January 1969) is an English former footballer and manager who was appointed First Team Coach of Carlisle United in February 2024. Barr was previously the assistant manager of Scottish Championship side Dundee. He to ... (born 1969), English footballer and coach * Billy Barr (naturalist), American amateur scientist, known for collecting climate change data {{DEFAULTSORT:Barr, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barr
William Pelham Barr (born May 23, 1950) is an American attorney who served as United States Attorney General, United States attorney general in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1991 to 1993 and again in the first administration of President Donald Trump from 2019 to 2020. Born and raised in New York City, Barr was educated at the Horace Mann School, Columbia University, and George Washington University Law School. From 1971 to 1977, Barr was employed by the Central Intelligence Agency. He then served as a law clerk to judge Malcolm Richard Wilkey of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In the 1980s, Barr worked for the law firm Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge, with one year's work in the White House of the Ronald Reagan administration dealing with legal policies. Before becoming attorney general in 1991, Barr held numerous other posts within the United States Justice Department, Department of Justice, including leadin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William G
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] |
William Barr (historian)
William Barr (born 1940) is a Scottish historian with a specific interest in the history of exploration of the Arctic, and to a lesser degree, the Antarctic. He holds degrees in Geography from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland and McGill University, Montreal, Canada. From 1968 until 1999 he was a member of the faculty of the Department of Geography, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada and is now a professor emeritus there. Since 1999 he is a Research Fellow in residence at the Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary. For the past 30 years the history of the exploration of the Arctic has been the focus of his research. He has published 16 books, including translations from French, German, and Russian. In 2006, William Barr received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the recorded history of the Canadian North from the Canadian Historical Association. Most of the titles of his works show that William Barr is an admirer of Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barr (artist)
William Barr (26 April 186725 February 1933'','' Glasgow, Scotland) began his art studies as a student at the Paisley School of Art and Design, where he earned art teachers and art masters certificates. He went on to the Glasgow School of Art (1895–98), South Kensington School of Art in London and Académie Julian in Paris (1904). He taught at the Paisley School of Art for ten years before moving to San Francisco, California, in 1915 to make a living as an artist painting the landscapes of California along with portraits and genre scenes.''American Art Annual 1919-1933'', p. 384 He painted mainly ''en plein air ''En plein air'' (; French language, French for 'outdoors'), or plein-air painting, is the act of painting outdoors. This method contrasts with studio painting or academic rules that might create a predetermined look. The theory of 'En plein ai ...'' landscapes of California until his death on 25 February 1933. He was married to Elizabeth Stevenson Smith and had two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Barr (footballer)
William Joseph Barr (born 21 January 1969) is an English former footballer and manager who was appointed First Team Coach of Carlisle United in February 2024. Barr was previously the assistant manager of Scottish Championship side Dundee. He took up the post of caretaker manager at Wrexham after the departure of Andy Morrell as manager, but failed to secure the position permanently. He also served as assistant manager at Salford City. Playing career Barr started his career with Halifax Town in July 1987, after coming through the club's youth team. He joined Crewe Alexandra in June 1994. He then moved to Carlisle United in August 1997. Coaching career He was caretaker manager of Carlisle United from April to August 2002.He later took up a new coaching role with the first team squad at Preston North End, holding the position of first team coach from the summer of 2006. He left the club in January 2010 following the appointment of Darren Ferguson as manager. He then joined A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
