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Charles Thomas (English Rugby Union)
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) (born 1944), 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) (1936–2022), 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 a ... [...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] |