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Jim Barnes (other)
James, Jim, or Jimmy Barnes may refer to: Politics *James Barnes (Canadian politician) (1842–1924), farmer, lumberman, railway contractor and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada *James M. Barnes (politician) (1899–1958), U.S. Representative from Illinois *James Strachey Barnes (1890–1955), British Fascist Party member and diarist *Sir Jim Barnes (politician) (1908–1995), New Zealand politician Sport *James Barnes (cricketer) (1886–1963), English cricketer *Jim Barnes (1886–1966), English professional golfer *Jim Barnes (offensive guard), American football player *Jim Barnes (American football, born 1959), American football player and coach *Jim "Bad News" Barnes (1941–2002), American basketball player The arts *James Barnes (author) (1866–1936), American author *James Barnes (composer) (born 1949), American composer *James Barnes (television director) (born 1979), English television director *Jim Barnes (writer) (born 1933), Native American writer *Jimmy Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Barnes (Canadian Politician)
James Barnes (September 6, 1842 – November 8, 1924)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143249315/james-barnes was a farmer, lumberman, railway contractor and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Kent County, New Brunswick, Kent County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1895 to 1908 as a Liberal Party of New Brunswick, Liberal member. He was born in Cornwall, Ontario, Cornwall and later came to Bouctouche, New Brunswick. Barnes married a Julia Eliza Smith there. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1892. References ''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897'', JA Gemmill 1842 births 20th-century deaths New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Barnes (writer)
Jim Weaver McKown Barnes (born December 22, 1933) is an American writer who was born near Summerfield, Oklahoma (in LeFlore County). He received his BA from Southeastern State University and his MA and Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas. He taught at Truman State University from 1970 to 2003, where he was Professor of Comparative Literature and Writer-in-Residence. After retiring from Truman State, he was Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing at Brigham Young University until 2006. On January 15, 2009, Barnes was named Oklahoma Poet Laureate for 2009–2010. He describes his ancestry as "an eighth Choctaw" and "a quarter Welsh". Barnes is the founding editor of the ''Chariton Review Press'', editor of '' The Chariton Review'' from 1975 through 2007, and contributing editor to the ''Pushcart Prize''. He has published over 500 poems in more than 100 journals, and numerous translations. He has sat on several National Endowment for the Arts committees and is Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Antonio Barnes
James Antonio Barnes (born April 27, 1944) is an American serial killer who attacked five prostitutes around Memphis, Tennessee from August to November 1988, killing three and wounding two others in what he claimed to be orders from his other personalities. Although considered a suspect in a total of seven killings, he was only convicted of his confirmed crimes and sentenced to 40 years imprisonment. Early life Little is known about Barnes' early life. Born on April 27, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan, he was regularly mistreated by his alcoholic parents, with Barnes claiming that his mother had attempted to miscarry by ingesting a quantity of drugs. In another instance, he had been put in a sack and lowered into a well as punishment for misbehaving. He started exhibiting signs of mental illness early in his life, and had to be treated for depression, hallucinations, and drug abuse in various institutions around Michigan, Tennessee, and Missouri. In between these treatments, Barnes c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Stevenson Barnes
Colonel James Stevenson Barnes (1756–1823) was a British Army officer who saw action in the Napoleonic Wars. Military career Barnes was commissioned as an ensign in the 2nd Battalion, 1st (Royal) Regiment of Foot on 11 July 1792. He saw action at the Siege of Toulon in autumn 1793 and at the Siege of Calvi in summer 1794, before taking part in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, under the command of Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, in autumn 1799. He saw action again as part in the Ferrol Expedition, under the command of General Sir James Pulteney, in August 1800 and then took part in the Siege of Alexandria in August 1801. He then served in the West Indies from 1803 to 1805. Promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 6 November 1806, Barnes was deployed to Spain for service in the Peninsular War. He was briefly acting commander of the 5th Division in its formative months between 4 August 1810 and 30 September 1810. He commanded a brigade at the Battle of Bussaco in Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Barnes (murderer)
James Phillip Barnes (March 7, 1962 – August 3, 2023) was an American murderer and self-identified serial killer who was executed by the state of Florida for the 1988 rape and murder of Patricia Miller. After converting to Islam and saying that he wanted to clear his conscience, he confessed to the murder in 2005, while already serving a life sentence for the 1997 murder of his wife. In 2012, Barnes was featured in the first episode of Werner Herzog's television series ''On Death Row'', in which he was interviewed by Herzog at Florida State Prison. He then sent Herzog a written confession to the unsolved murders of Chester Wetmore and Brenda Fletcher. He was not charged in either case. Early life James Phillip Barnes was born on March 7, 1962. He was one of five siblings and had a twin sister, Jeannice. His younger brother Michael committed suicide. It is unknown where exactly Barnes was born, but he referred to his home as Maryland. Murders On April 20, 1988, Barnes inva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James William Barnes Steveni
James William Barnes Steveni (born 1859:Michael Skinner: ''What we did for the Russians'', page 186ff, Lulu, Garamond 2008Sofia Andreevna Tolstaya: ''My life'', page 781. Ottawa 2010The Online Books Page: William Barnes Steveni' in Kingston upon Hull,rellyseeker.nz: James William Barnes STEVENI' Great Britain; died 1944 in Bromsgrove, Great Britain) was a British journalist and author. From 1887 he lived in Russia's capital Saint Petersburg (after 1914 named ''Petrograd''), where he taught English language and met Leo Tolstoy, for example. As a correspondent for the London '' Daily Chronicle'' in Petersburg between 1892 and 1917 he authored a number of books, essays and articles about political, military, social, cultural, ethnological and historical aspects of Russia's situation on the eve of the First World War and the Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution was a period of Political revolution (Trotskyism), political and social revolution that took place in the for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Barnes Wyngaarden
James Barnes Wyngaarden (October 19, 1924 – June 14, 2019) was an American physician, researcher and academic administrator. He was a co-editor of ''Cecil Textbook of Medicine'', one of the leading internal medicine texts, and served as director of National Institutes of Health The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH (with each letter pronounced individually), is the primary agency of the United States government The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U ... between 1982 and 1989. He had four daughters and one son. Wyngaarden was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. References External links James B. Wyngaarden Papers at Duke University Medical Center ArchivesNational Institutes of Health death announcement* 1924 births 2019 deaths Writers from Grand Rapids, Michigan Directors of the National Institutes of Health Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Physi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Barnes (general)
James Barnes (December 28, 1806 – February 12, 1869) was a railroad executive and a Union Army general in the American Civil War. Early life Barnes was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended the Boston Latin School and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1829, in the same class as Robert E. Lee. However, at age 28 he was older than most West Point cadets upon completion, and placed fifth out of 46 cadets. He was then commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Artillery, but spent most of his army service as an instructor of tactics and French at the Academy.Eicher, p. 116. Barnes married Charlotte Adams Sanford in 1832 (sister of John F. A. Sanford). After the birth of his second son, John Sanford Barnes, he resigned his commission on July 31, 1836, to become a railroad civil engineer and by 1839 he was superintendent of the Western Railroad, a job he would hold for 22 years. Civil War service On July 26, 1861, Barnes was commissioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Barnes (civil Servant)
Sir James Horace Barnes, (14 December 1891 – 4 February 1969) was an English civil servant. Educated at Merton College, Oxford, he entered the civil service in 1919 as an official in the Air Ministry. He was Deputy Director of Civil Aviation from 1940 to 1941 and the Joint Deputy Under Secretary of State from 1943 to 1945, when he became the sole Deputy Under Secretary. He was subsequently Permanent Secretary of the Air Ministry from 1947 from 1955. At the time of his retirement, he was the only official to have worked closely with every Chief of the Air Staff to date."Sir James Barnes", ''The Times'' (London), 7 February 1969, p. 12. ."Barnes, Sir James (Horace)" '' |
James Barnes (engineer)
James Barnes (ca. 1739 – 1819) was a canal and railway engineer in England and twice Mayor of Banbury. Career In May 1786, Barnes was appointed Surveyor of the Works for the Oxford Canal Company at a salary of £50 per annum. His role was to engineer the completion of the Oxford Canal south from Banbury to Oxford which had been designed by Robert Whitworth. His contract was for completion of the canal by the start of 1791, but this was achieved one year early. By 1791 his salary had risen to £200 (). The success of the work with the Oxford Canal Company led an agreement with George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham to survey a route from Braunston to London which resulted in the formation of the Grand Junction Canal. The plan was approved in 1792. In 1799 he prepared plans for a route from the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal to Braunston, but this was not proceeded with. In 1802 a revised plan was prepared with a route to Norton Junction, and fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Barnes
James Dixon "Jimmy" Barnes (née Swan; born 28 April 1956) is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel, has made him one of the most popular and best-selling Australian music artists of all time. Barnes has achieved 15 solo number one albums in Australia, more than any other artist. Additionally Barnes achieved 5 more as lead singer of Cold Chisel, bringing his combined sum to 20 number one albums in Australia, comfortably eclipsing the Beatles (with 14), Madonna (12), Eminem and U2 (11). Early life Barnes was born James Dixon Swan in the Cowcaddens area of Glasgow, the son of Dorothy and Jim Swan. His father was a prizefighter. His maternal grandmother was Jewish, but he was raised Protestant. He called his childhood environment a "slum" of alcohol and violence, saying that his mother had him and his four siblings (John, Dorothy, Linda, and Alan) before she was 21. His older broth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Barnes (television Director)
James Barnes is a British video director from Portsmouth, England. Early life Barnes studied Sport & Exercise Science at the University of Brighton, and Broadcast Journalism at Highbury College, Portsmouth after winning a place on the BBC News Sponsorship Scheme. Career During and after University he worked as a professional tennis coach in Brighton, Portsmouth and Greece. He became an intern at Octagon in the Athlete Representation department with clients including Frank Lampard, Patrick Vieira, Jason Robinson, Anna Kournikova and Paula Radcliffe. Then, whilst on the BBC News course he worked for them on BBC Radio 4's ''The Today Programme'' and in BBC News 24's Sport department. After six months as a Video Journalist at the Press Association, Barnes became a researcher with MTV News. He progressed through to Senior Producer of News, and Live Music & Documentary director. In 2009 he came up with the concept for MTV Staying Alive’s annual documentary featuring Travis McCoy of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
