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Charles R. Thomas (1827-1891)
Charles, Charlie or Chuck Thomas may refer to: Military *Charles L. Thomas (Medal of Honor, 1865) (1843–1923), United States Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism *Charles L. Thomas (1920–1980), United States Army officer posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor *Charles Mitchell Thomas (1846–1908), admiral in the United States Navy * Charles Thomas, Prince of Vaudémont (1670–1704), fieldmarshal in the Austrian army *Charles Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1783–1849), Austrian officer during the Napoleonic Wars * Charles W. Thomas (general), retired U.S. Army officer and defense industry executive * Charles W. Thomas (captain) (1903–1973), flag officer in the United States Coast Guard *Charles Thomas (Canadian admiral) (born 1936), Canadian admiral * Charles Thomas (1797–1878), acting quartermaster general during the American Civil War Politics and government * Charles Thomas (Delaware governor) (1790–1848), American lawyer and Govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles L
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was ''Churl, Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinisation of names, Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as ''Carolus (other), Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Wimbledon Thomas
Charles Wimbledon Thomas (15 April 1862 – 23 May 1948) was a Fijian businessman and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Council three times between 1911 and 1923. Biography Thomas was born in Clarence in Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ... to William Isaac Thomas and Kezia Celia Thomas (née Chapman). His father was a lawyer and moved to Fiji to practice in Levuka. Thomas was present at the signing of the Deed of Cession in 1874, which transformed the Kingdom of Fiji into the Colony of Fiji. He started work as a clerk before moving to Yaqara to manage an estate owned by his father. After being joined by his brother Willie, the two opened butchers shops in Ba (town), Ba and Lautoka. Thomas contested the new Northern constituency in the 1911 F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home games at the Toyota Center, located in Downtown Houston. Throughout its history, Houston has won two NBA championships and four Western Conference titles. It was established in 1967 as the San Diego Rockets, an expansion team originally based in San Diego. In 1971, the Rockets relocated to Houston. The Rockets won only 15 games in their debut season as a franchise in 1967. In the 1968 NBA draft, the Rockets were awarded the first overall pick and selected power forward Elvin Hayes, who would lead the team to its first playoff appearance in his rookie season. The Rockets did not finish a season with a winning record for almost a decade until the 1976–77 season, when they traded for All-Star center Moses Malone. Malone went on to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Thomas (athlete)
Charles Augusta Thomas (October 3, 1931 – January 26, 2015) was an American sprinter and athletics coach. He was born in Fostoria, Texas, and died in Bryan, Texas Bryan is a city and the county seat of Brazos County, Texas, United States. It is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley (East and Central Texas). As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 83,980. Bryan borders the city of College .... References 1931 births 2015 deaths American male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Thomas (baseball)
Charles Wesley Thomas (born December 26, 1978) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball. Thomas played with the Atlanta Braves (), and Oakland Athletics (). He batted and threw left-handed. Amateur career Thomas played baseball and graduated from Asheville High School in Asheville, North Carolina. He would play collegiately at Western Carolina University. In 1999, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the Braves in the 19th round of the 2000 MLB Draft. Professional career He steadily improved while splitting time between two teams in , hitting .324 in 47 games after being called up to Double-A Greenville. That season, he got a chance to play at Triple-A Richmond when Atlanta called up or released the outfielders ahead of him. Thomas took advantage of the opportunity. He went 31-for-79 (.379) in June, led the International League in hitting and on-base percentage, and was selected to the All- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Thomas (basketball, Born 1986)
Charles Price Thomas III (born January 21, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Peñarol of the LUB. He played college basketball for the University of Arkansas before playing professionally in Uruguay, Bosnia, Ukraine, France, Lebanon, Jordan, Bulgaria, Israel, Italy and Venezuela. Early life and college career Thomas attended Callaway High School in Jackson, Mississippi. He played college basketball for the University of Arkansas, where he averaged 9.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game in his senior year. Thomas earned a spot in the 2008 SEC All-Tournament Team. Professional career Atletico Biguá / Široki (2008–2009) In 2008, Thomas started his professional career with the Uruguayan team Atletico Biguá. Later that season he joined the Bosnian team Široki Eronet. Thomas won the 2009 Bosnian League Championship with Široki. Ferro-ZNTU (2009–2010) In 2009, Thomas joined the Ukrainian team Ferro-ZNTU for the 2009–10 season. Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Thomas (basketball, Born 1969)
Charles Thomas (born October 3, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently an assistant coach for Duquesne University. Born in Dayton, Ohio, Thomas played for Everett High School in Lansing, Michigan then played in college for Eastern Michigan University. He played professionally for the Detroit Pistons for the 1991–1992 season. Charles Thomas also played four seasons in the Australian NBL, two seasons with the Wollongong Hawks, and two with the Adelaide 36ers The Adelaide 36ers, also known as the Sixers, are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL). The 36ers are the only team in the league representing the state of South Australia and are based in th .... Thomas was a part of the 2000/01 championship-winning Wollongong Hawks club, before departing the club at the end of the next season for Adelaide. Charles Thomas is the twin brothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Thomas (American Football)
Charles Gene "Chuck" Thomas (born December 24, 1960) is a former professional American football center in the National Football League (NFL). He played seven seasons for the Atlanta Falcons (1985) and the San Francisco 49ers (1987–1992). Chuck Thomas owns a rare hat trick in the world of American football. He played on teams which won championships at three levels of competition.In 1978, he was a member of the Stratford High School Spartans which won the Class 4A Texas State High School Championship. In 1985, he was a member of the Oklahoma Sooners who won the NCAA Division I National Football Championship. In 1988 & 1989 he was a member of the San Francisco 49ers which won Super Bowl XXIII Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champ ... & Super Bowl XXIV respectively. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Thomas (footballer)
Charles Thomas (1876 – 1935) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team between 1899 and 1900, playing 2 matches. He played his first match on 4 March 1899 against Ireland and his last match on 3 February 1900 against Scotland. At club level, he played for Druids where he was Club Captain. He emigrated to America in 1906 and his football career was ended in March 1907 when his leg was severed by a train in Boston. See also * List of Wales international footballers (alphabetical) The Wales national football team has represented Wales in international association football since 1876, making it the third oldest international football team. They played their first official match on 25 March 1876, four years after England ... References 1876 births 1935 deaths Welsh men's footballers Wales men's international footballers Druids F.C. players Place of birth missing Men's association football players not categorized by posi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Thomas (American Football)
Charles Ladd Thomas (October 21, 1871 – September 19, 1920) was an American college football player and coach and newspaper reporter and editor. A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Thomas enrolled at the University of Michigan, where he played at the guard position for the Michigan Wolverines football teams of 1891 and 1892. After graduating from Michigan in 1893, Thomas returned to Nebraska, where he served as an assistant football coach at the University of Nebraska under Frank Crawford in 1893 and 1894. In 1895, he took over as Nebraska's head football coach, posting a 6–3 record. In 1897, Thomas was the head football coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University. From 1901 to 1902, he served as the head football coach at Arkansas, where he compiled a 9–8 record. Nebraska After Frank Crawford left Nebraska to go to the University of Texas in 1894, Thomas became the head coach for the 1895 season. He remained the coach for one year and had a 6–3 record while winning a share of the Weste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Thomas (rugby Union)
Charles Thomas (8 February 1864 – 8 March 1948) was a Welsh international rugby union utility player who played club rugby for Newport and invitational rugby for the Barbarians. Thomas won nine caps for Wales. Rugby career Thomas joined first class team Newport in 1885 and while at the club was utilised in multiple positions throughout his career. Thomas played as fly-half, scrum-half, centre, half back and wing and had a very high score rate, with 99 tries in 215 appearances for Newport. During Newport's 1891/92 invincible season, he partnered legendary Welsh captain Arthur Gould at centre. In 1888, Thomas was selected to represent Wales for the first time in a game against Ireland as part of the 1888 Home Nations Championship. Although Wales lost the game Thomas was reselected for the very next Welsh team in a game against the touring Māoris at St Helens. Wales won the match by one goal and two tries to nil, but Thomas was on the losing team when his club side, Newp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Thomas Thomas
Charles Thomas Thomas (master stone carver) (July 26, 1820 – December 25, 1867) was a prominent Anglo-Canadian stone carver and builder in the mid-19th century. He was the son of a stonemason (Charles Thomas, senior), and at least one brother (Frederick Thomas) was also a stonemason. Early life and work Born in London, he trained in England under William Cubitt (1791-1863) and Company, one of England's prominent Victorian building contractors. Charles Thomas apprenticed with Cubitt and Company in the 1840s. William Cubitt and Company had several important commissions including: Covent Garden Market, Euston Station, repairs to Westminster Bridge, extension to National Gallery, etc. Career 1851 In 1851 Charles Thomas travelled to North America. He was appointed foreman of works with the Works Department of the British Royal Navy, responsible for development of the strategic Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda. 1853–1856 In 1853 Charles Thomas travelled to Canada to work with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
