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James Thomas (Swansea)
James Thomas may refer to: Politicians * James Thomas (Australian politician) (1826–1884), civil engineer who was Director of Public Works in Western Australia, 1876–1884 * James Thomas (Governor of Maryland) (1785–1845), served as the 23rd Governor of the state of Maryland * James Thomas, 1st Viscount Cilcennin (1903–1960), Conservative politician in the UK, and former First Lord of the Admiralty * James C. Thomas (1889–1958), New York assemblyman * J. H. Thomas (James Henry Thomas, 1874–1949), British trade unionist and Labour politician * James Houston Thomas (1808–1876), US Congressman from Tennessee * James John Thomas (1868–1947), mayor of Columbus, Ohio * James S. Thomas (mayor) (1802–1874), mayor of St. Louis Musicians * James Thomas (English musician) (born 1963), director of music of St Edmundsbury Cathedral * James Thomas (blues musician) (1926–1993), American Delta blues musician Sportsmen * James Thomas (basketball) (born 1980), American bask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Thomas (Australian Politician)
James Henry Thomas (2 March 1826 – 16 July 1884) was a civil engineer who was Director of Public Works in Western Australia from 1876 to 1884. Born in London, England on 2 March 1826, James Thomas was educated at University College School between 1835 and 1839, then attended University College. In 1879 he became a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and was then articled to Evans and Sons. For two years he was superintendent of gun machinery for the arsenal at Trubia, Spain. He then spend several years as engineer to the Imperial Gas Company at Vauxhall. In 1852, Thomas emigrated to New South Wales, where he was appointed resident engineer for the dry dock at Cockatoo Island Dockyard in Sydney. He held the position until 1857, when he was appointed inspector of government railways for New South Wales. Later, he was put in charge of arrangements for the 1868 visit of the Duke of Edinburgh. He visited England from 1872 to 1873, and on return was appointed Assistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Thomas (rugby Union)
James Thomas (born 17 August 1990, Newport, Wales) is a Welsh rugby union player. A Number 8 forward, he has represented Wales at Under-18 and Under-20 level. Thomas played for Blackwood RFC, Ebbw Vale RFC, the Newport Gwent Dragons Under-20 regional team and Newport RFC. He made his debut for the Dragons senior team versus Sale Sharks Sale Sharks is a professional rugby union club from Greater Manchester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. Originally founded in 1861 as Sale Football Club, now a distinct amateur club, they adopted the n ... on 6 November 2009 as a second-half replacement. On 22 December 2009 he was named in the Wales Under 20 Squad for the 2010 Under-20 Six Nations tournament. In May 2010 he was selected in the Wales Under 20 Squad for the Junior World Cup in Argentina in June 2010. Thomas left the Dragons in December 2018. References External linksDragons profile Welsh rugby union players Dragons RFC players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Thomas (American Football)
James Thomas Jr. (August 17, 1947 – June 6, 2017) was a professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played five seasons for the San Francisco 49ers. His brothers Earl Thomas Earl Winty Thomas III (born May 7, 1989) is an American former football free safety who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. During his time with the Sea ... and Mike Thomas also played in the National Football League. References 1947 births 2017 deaths Players of American football from Greenville, Texas American football running backs Texas–Arlington Mavericks football players San Francisco 49ers players {{runningback-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Francis Thomas
Major James Francis Thomas (25 July 1861 – 11 November 1942), was a solicitor from Tenterfield, New South Wales. As Major Thomas, he defended Lieutenants Peter Joseph Handcock, George Ramsdale Witton, and Harry "Breaker" Morant, of the Bushveldt Carbineers (BVC) of the British Army, in their trial for the murder of nine Boer prisoners-of-war during the Second Boer War. Education He was educated at The King's School, Parramatta, and at the University of Sydney. Law He served as an articled clerk in a reputable Sydney law practice. He was (unconditionally) admitted to practise as a solicitor on 28 May 1887. ''Tenterfield Star'' He was also the owner-operator of the ''Tenterfield Star'' newspaper for sixteen years, from 1898. Death He died on his property at Boonoo Boonoo, near Tenterfield, on Remembrance Day, 11 November 1942. See also * Court-martial of Breaker Morant The 1902 court-martial of Breaker Morant was a war crimes prosecution that brought to trial s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Havard Thomas
James Havard Thomas (22 December 1854 – 6 June 1921) was a Bristol-born sculptor active in London and Capri. He became the first Chair of Sculpture at the Slade School of Art in London. He was known for his painstakingly precise sculptures resulting from elaborate and time-consuming processes for achieving sculptural realism. He emerged from the same roots as the "New Sculpture" in Britain, and his career runs parallel to (and in dialogue with) that movement. Biography Thomas was born in Bristol, at 16 St Michael's Hill in 1872. He first studied at the Bristol School of Art, then at the South Kensington School of Art. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1872. In 1879, he went to Paris to study at the École des Beaux-Arts under Pierre-Jules Cavelier. In 1885, he exhibited his marble statue ''Slave Girl'' to much acclaim in London. Thomas was associated with the New English Art Club and its attempts to reform the Royal Academy of Arts. In 1887-88, he served as Secreta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Kay Thomas
James Kay Thomas (February 23, 1902 – May 23, 1989) was a lawyer from Charleston who was once West Virginia Attorney General. Early years Washington & Lee University Thomas was a prominent end for the Washington & Lee Generals football team of Washington & Lee University. He stood 5 feet 10 inches and weighed 160 pounds. He was selected All-Southern in 1925. Attorney General Thomas was West Virginia Attorney General from 1942 to 1945. Before this he served five consecutive terms in the House of Delegates. See also *1925 College Football All-Southern Team The 1925 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1925 Southern Conference football season. In the annual Rose Bowl game ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, James Kay West Virginia Attorneys General 1902 births 1989 deaths Washington and Lee Generals football players American foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Thomas (priest)
James Thomas (born 4 September 1918) was Dean of Saint Paul's Cathedral, Wellington from 1978 to 1985. Thomas was born on 4 September 1918 in Wales. He was educated at St David's College, Lampeter and Selwyn College, Cambridge; and ordained in 1942 or 1943 (sources differ). After curacies in Amroth and Laugharne he was a Chaplain to the British Armed Forces during World War II. When peace returned, he served a further curacy at Braunton and held incumbencies at Thornthwaite (England), Kensington (New Zealand), Otipua, Riccarton and Auckland. He was Archdeacon of Waitemata from 1972 until 1978. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980/82 p 1004: Oxford, OUP, 1983 He had arrived in New Zealand in 1955. He has one son and three daughters. Since 2020, his daughter Susan Thomas has been chief justice of the New Zealand High Court The High Court of New Zealand ( mi, Te Kōti Matua o Aotearoa) is the superior court of New Zealand. It has general jurisdiction and responsibility, under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Thomas (professor)
''Quarterly West'' is an American literary magazine based at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Stories that have appeared in ''Quarterly West'' have been shortlisted for the Pushcart Prize, The Best American Short Stories and the O. Henry Prize.Literary Magazine Is Expanding, ''Deseret News'', Sept 29, 1985 The journal was founded by James Thomas in 1976. In 2011, ''Quarterly West'' became an exclusively online literary journal. Notable contributors * Micheal Andreasen *Rebecca Aronson *James Carlos Blake *Jackson Bliss *Fleda Brown *Raymond Carver *Susann Cokal *Annie Dillard *Stephen Dunn *Stuart Dybek *Carolyn Forché *Allen Ginsberg *Albert Goldbarth *Mark Jarman * Philip Levine *Maya Pindyck *Sherod Santos *George Saunders *Sam Shepard *Eleanor Wilneróand *Antoine Wilson Masthead *Editor-in-Chief: J.P. Grasser *Managing Editor: Joe Sacksteder *Assistant Editor: Jacqueline Balderrama *Fiction Editors: Jason Daniels (Senior), Michelle Donahue *Poetry Editors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Samuel Thomas
James Samuel Thomas (April 8, 1919 – October 10, 2010) was an American bishop in The Methodist Church (now The United Methodist Church). When elected in 1964, he was one of the youngest Methodist bishops. Gerald Kennedy was age 40 when he was elected in the mid-1940s. His first appointment as Bishop was in Iowa, where he served from 1964 to 1976, becoming the first black bishop of the North Central Jurisdiction of The Methodist Church. He last served as the Resident Bishop of the East Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church from 1976 until 1988, retiring in 1988. James S. Thomas wrote the book "Methodism's Racial Dilemma. The Story of the Central Jurisdiction." In 2002, the Iowa Senate passed a resolution honoring Bishop Thomas. In its citation, the Senate extended :"its thanks and congratulations to Bishop James S. Thomas and his family for their service to The United Methodist Church and to the State of Iowa, and acknowledges the work of Bishop James S. Thomas fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Burrows Thomas
The Honourable Justice James Burrows Thomas AM KC (born 12 March 1935) was a judge on the Supreme Court of Queensland (1998–2002), which is the highest ranking court in the Australian State of Queensland. Personal James Burrows Thomas was born on 12 March 1935 to Joseph Thomas and Norma Thomas (née Burrows). Thomas brought an unusually broad knowledge of life into his judicial career commencing his education at a public school and being a former builder's labourer.Retirement Speech - Thomas JA , ''Queensland Courts'', 23 March 2002 , ''Queensland Courts'', 10 March 2003 He went to school at |
Jim Thomas (gridiron Football)
Jim "Long Gone" Thomas (December 18, 1938 – October 4, 2015) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played professionally as a running back for nine seasons in the Canadian Football League CFL) with the Edmonton Eskimos. Thomas ran for 6,161 yards in his CFL career and was a two-time CFL All-Star. He signed to the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in 1970 for a five-game trial, but returned to Edmonton. Thomas holds the record for the three longest rushing touchdowns in Eskimos history—a 104-yard run on October 9, 1965 against the BC Lions, a 100-yard run on August 2, 1966 against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and a 97-yard run on September 4, 1964 against the Ottawa Rough Riders. Thomas attended R. E. Hunt High School in Columbus, Mississippi, a segregated school for blacks only. He attended college at Mississippi Industrial College in Holly Springs, Mississippi. After his playing career was over, Thomas earned a master's degree from Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Thomas (footballer, Born 1997)
James Thomas (born 5 June 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for One Knoxville in USL League One. Career Early career & college Thomas played with non-league side Farnham Town from 2015, until receiving a scholarship to play college soccer in the United States in the summer of 2016. In 2016, he arrived at Young Harris College, going on to make 50 appearances for the Mountain Lions over three seasons. He finished with eleven assists to his name and was named All-Peach Belt Conference second team in 2018. In 2019, Thomas transferred to the University of New Hampshire. He played one final season of college soccer with the Wildcats, making 17 appearances. During his 2017 season, Thomas also appeared in the USL PDL with Peachtree City MOBA. Following college, Thomas remained in the PDL, now named USL League Two, with spells at Des Moines Menace between 2019 and 2021. In 2021, he helped lead the club to winning the title. 2022 saw Thomas remain in USL League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
