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2 unusual facts about O. C. Barber


O. C. Barber

After the American Civil War, when Barber was 26, he married Laura Brown of Coventry, Ohio.

He founded the Stirling Boiler Company which was merged with the Babcock and Wilcox Boiler Manufacturing Company of Barberton and Bayonne, New Jersey, the concern thus becoming the largest manufacturer of steel boilers in the world.


Alden G. Barber

These major changes included a completely new Scout Handbook, complete revision for Boy Scout rank advancement requirements, addition of "skill awards", and multiple uniform options (including the introduction of the visor cap and beret).

BarberMcMurry

Founded in 1915 by Charles Irving Barber (1887–1962) and Benjamin Franklin McMurry, Sr. (1885–1969), the firm designed dozens of notable houses, churches, schools, and public facilities in Knoxville and the surrounding region in the early 20th century, several of which have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Charles Barber

Charles E. Barber (1840–1917), Chief Engraver of the United States Mint

Charles E. Barber

Barber's best-known designs are the eponymous "Barber" Barber dime, Barber quarter, and Barber half dollar, as well as the so-called "V" Liberty Head nickel.

Charles I. Barber

He was cofounder of the firm, Barber & McMurry, through which he designed or codesigned buildings such as the Church Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South, the General Building, and the Knoxville YMCA, as well as several campus buildings for the University of Tennessee and numerous elaborate houses in West Knoxville.

Columbian half dollar

When initial sketches by Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber proved unsatisfactory, fair organizers turned to a design by artist Olin Levi Warner, which after modification by Barber and by his assistant, George T. Morgan, was struck by the Mint.

George Barber

George W. Barber, American race car driver and motorcycle collector who created and owns Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama

John P. Barber

Dr. Barber received the Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Saskatchewan in 1967 and his Ph.D. in Engineering Physics from Australian National University in 1972.

Joseph L. Barber

Barber was born on March 24, 1864 in the community of Hayton, Wisconsin in the town of Charlestown, Wisconsin.

Margaret E. Barber

She helped those who sought her counsel in seeking after the Lord, one of whom was Watchman Nee.

Barber referred him to books by J. N. Darby, Madam Jeanne Guyon, Jessie Penn-Lewis, D. M. Panton, T. Austin Sparks, and of others, which had been of help to her.

Michael C. Barber

After attending Saint Pius X Preparatory School in Galt, California, Barber entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1973.

On May 3, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Barber as bishop of the Diocese of Oakland.

Rex T. Barber

He claimed three further Japanese planes probably destroyed and damaged, but he was shot down on his 139th mission, bailing out near Kiukiang on April 29.

The new bridge, plaque and kiosk honoring Barber were dedicated on August 9, 2003 at Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint.

Rex T. Barber Veterans Memorial Bridge

In 2003, the bridge, initially named the Crooked River Bridge, was renamed for Rex T. Barber, a native of the area and the World War II fighter pilot who shot down the plane carrying Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.

Robert Govett

Well-known members of his congregation were Evan Hopkins and Margaret Barber.

The Lord's Recovery

Others considered as part of the Lord’s recovery are Johann Arndt, Theodore Austin-Sparks, Margaret E. Barber, Bernard of Clairvaux, Jacob Boehme, Peter Böhler, John Bunyan, Brother Lawrence (Nicholas Herman), Jan Hus, George Henry Lang, William Law, Dwight Lyman Moody, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, William Tyndale, John Wycliffe, Aiden Wilson Tozer,and many others.

William Barber

William D. Barber (born 1949), American camera operator and cinematographer

William E. Barber (1919–2002), United States Marine Corps colonel and Korean War recipient of the Medal of Honor

William E. Barber

Major Barber completed the Advanced Infantry Course, Fort Benning, Georgia, in March 1954, then served as Operations and Training Officer, 2nd Battalion 2nd Marines at MCB Camp Lejeune.


see also

Akron and Barberton Belt Railroad

The main purpose was to switch chemical cars for Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Babcox and Wilcox Companies as well as O.C. Barber's match works, all in Barberton.