Doctor Sir
James
William
Barrett
KBE
Born in Emerald Hill, Victoria (Australia)
Son of James Barrett
and Catherine (Edkins) Barrett
Brother of
Calder Edkins Oliver [half], Samuel Thomas Oliver [half], Mary Catherine (Barrett) Noall, Alice Elizabeth Barrett, John Edward Barrett, Rowland Arthur Barrett, Edgar Alfred Barrett, Charles Edwin Barrett, Edith Helen Barrett CBE and Joseph Barrett
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 83
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jan 2023
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Biography
James Barrett KBE is Notable.
Doctor Sir James William Barrett was born in 1862 in Emerald Hill, Victoria (Australia), son of James Barrett and Catherine Edkins. [1]
He was educated at the University of Melbourne and King's College London. He served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne from 1931 to 1934, and then as Chancellor from 1935 to 1939.
Sources
- ↑ Birth record: 3867 / 1862. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: James William BARRETT); (Place: EMER); (Mother: Catherine EDKINS); (Father: James)
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