Bates was born in Commercial St., Weymouth, Massachusetts. Early in his career he worked for William Gray, owner of Gray's Wharf in Charlestown. A merchant and a banker, in 1828 Bates became associated with the great house of Baring Brothers & Co. of London, of which he eventually became the senior partner. He was arbitrator of the commission convened in 1853 to settle the claims of American citizens arising from the War of 1812.
In 1852 he founded the Boston Public Library by giving $50,000 for that purpose, with the provision that the interest of the money should be expended for books of permanent value, and that the city should make adequate provision for at least 100 readers. He afterward gave 30,000 volumes to the institution, the main hall of which is named after him.
Joshua/ˈdʒɒʃuə/ or Jehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַYĕhôshúʿa or Hebrew: יֵשׁוּעַYĕshúʿa; Aramaic:ܝܫܘܥIsho; Greek:Ἰησοῦς, Arabic:يوشع بن نونYūshaʿ ibn Nūn; Latin:Iosue, Turkish:Yuşa), is a figure in the Torah, being one of the spies for Israel (Num 13–14) and identified in several passages as Moses' assistant. He is the central figure in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua. According to the books of Exodus, Numbers and Joshua, he became the leader of the Israelite tribes after the death of Moses. His name was Hoshe'a (הוֹשֵׁעַ) the son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, but Moses called him Yehoshu'a (יְהוֹשֻעַ; Joshua in English) (Numbers 13:16) the name by which he is commonly known. The name is shortened to Yeshua in Nehemiah (Nehemiah 8:17). According to the Bible he was born in Egypt prior to the Exodus.
He was one of the twelve spies of Israel sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan. (Numbers 13:1-16) After the death of Moses, he led the Israelite tribes in the conquest of Canaan, and allocated the land to the tribes. According to Biblical chronology, Joshua lived between 1355-1245 BCE, or sometime in the late Bronze Age. According to Joshua 24:29, Joshua died at the age of 110.
Joseph Francis Girzone (May 15, 1930 – November 29, 2015), sometimes known as the "Joshua Priest", was an American Catholic priest and writer, most notably as the author of the Joshua series of novels.
Life
Early life
Girzone was born in Albany, New York, to Peter, a butcher, and Margaret Girzone, the oldest of their twelve children. It was a struggling family, which experienced the shame of eviction during his childhood.<ref name=TU2 /
Girzone entered the Carmelite Order as a young man and was ordained as a priest in 1955. A few years later he chose to leave the order in favor of life as a secular priest and was accepted by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. He then served at various parishes of the diocese, in the course of which he became active in advocating for the elderly. He was a driving force in the formation of the Office for the Aging of Montgomery County.<ref name=TU /
In 1981, however, Girzone was diagnosed with a heart condition which was judged to be fatal, leading him to retire from active ministry.<ref name=girzone-site / He accepted the forfeiture of any pension or medical benefits from the diocese as part of an agreement for his early retirement.<ref name=NCR /
Joshua is a Biblical given name derived from the HebrewYehoshua (יהושע). The name was a common alternative form of the name יֵשׁוּעַ – yēšūă which corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous, from which, through the Latin Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus.
As a result of the origin of the name, a majority of people before the 17th century who have this name are Jewish. A variant, truncated form of the name, Josh, gained popularity in the United States in the 1970s.
Popularity
Joshua
Information from the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics from 2003 to 2007 shows "Joshua" among the top-five given names for newborn males. In Scotland, the popularity of "Joshua" has been substantially lower than in the rest of the United Kingdom, appearing at rank 35 in 2000 and rising to rank 22 in 2006.
Instances of use
Following is a short annotated list of persons, real and fictional, sharing "Joshua" or "Josh" or very rarely "Yehoshua" as a given name, representative of the breadth in geography and time of the names' use.
The wild-card round of the playoffs helped the Fantasy stock for some players heading into the 2025 season, while other guys might have hurt their value for next year ... The divisional round should be exciting ... Quarterbacks ... Loser ... Jake Bates ... Joshua Karty.
After all, it seems like plenty of folks are willing to tune in live to watch Kaitlin Olson channeling Sherlock Holmes, a shrewd Kathy Bates pretending to be a naive old lady, or JoshuaJackson taking ...
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. All-Orange County football team selections for 2024. ALL-COUNTY FOOTBALL TEAM. SECOND TEAM OFFENSE. QB. Dash Beierly, Mater Dei, Sr. QB ...Joshua Bates, Mission Viejo, Sr.
Notable names already in the portal include starting quarterback Jackson Arnold, star wide receivers Nic Anderson and Jalil Farooq, tight end BauerSharp, cornerback KaniWalker and offensive linemen Joshua Bates and Geirean Hatchett, among others.
Bell’s mother died in June ... “I’m just trying to keep going for my mom,” he said ... 15, 2024 ... Other Mission Viejo signees Wednesday were offensive lineman Joshua Bates, who signed with Northern Arizona, and Jaden Williams, who signed with Boise State ... 4 ... .
OU football will get at least two offensive weapons back against LSU on Saturday ...Thompson was initially questionable and Barnes was probable ... Anthony hasn't played since the Sooners' season opener ... OU ... OutOL Joshua Bates ... Out.
NORMAN — OU football might be missing its six best receivers against LSU on Saturday ...Running back Jovantae Barnes is probable. As expected, wide receivers Deion Burks and Jalil Farooq are out ... Really just unfortunate." ... OU ... OutOL Joshua Bates ... Probable.
NORMAN — OU wide receiver Deion Burks was downgraded to out, wide receiver Jalil Farooq showed up as questionable and running back Jovantae Barnes remained questionable in Thursday evening’s SEC availability report ... OU ... OL Joshua Bates - Doubtful.
Alabama football's first SEC availability report.... Sabb, Robinson and Adams were the only players listed. Alabama kicks off against the Sooners at 6.30 p.m ... Wednesday ... Wednesday. QuestionableRB Jovantae BarnesOL Joshua Bates ...
OU football running back Jovantae Barnes was downgraded to out, defensive end Adepoju Adebawore was upgraded to probable and offensive lineman Joshua Bates was downgraded to out on Friday's SEC student athlete availability report.
