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Thomas Jones (the Elder)
Thomas Jones may refer to: Business * Thomas Roy Jones (1890–1985), American industrialist and management author * Thomas V. Jones (1920–2014), American businessman * Thomas W. Jones (born 1949), American businessman Civil servants * Thomas Mercer Jones (1795–1868), British-Canadian administrator * Thomas Jones (civil servant) (1870–1955), British civil servant and educationalist Clergy * Thomas Jones (bishop) (c. 1550–1619), Anglican archbishop in Dublin * Thomas Jones (priest) (died 1682), defender of Anglican Christianity * Thomas Jones of Denbigh (1756–1820), Methodist clergyman, hymnwriter * Thomas Jones (missionary) (1810–1849), Christian missionary to the Khasi people, India * Thomas Jones (minister) (1819–1882), Welsh Independent preacher * Thomas Sherwood Jones (1872–1972), suffragan bishop of Hulme, Manchester, 1930–1945 Legal * Thomas Jones (British justice) (1614–1692), British judge * Thomas Jones (Maryland judge) (1735–1812), justice of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Roy Jones
Thomas Roy Jones (April 26, 1890 - June 21, 1985"Thomas Roy Jones," obituary in: ''New York Times.'' June 27, 1985) was an American industrialist and management author, known as business school graduate, company president, and recipient of the Henry Laurence Gantt Medal in 1951. Life and work Jones was born in Kingman, Kansas in 1890 to Joseph Francis Jones and Emma Laura (Miller) Jones. He obtained his BSc at the University of Kansas in 1913, and obtained a postgraduate degree from Harvard Business School in 1917.''Who's who in Finance and Industry,'' Marquis Who's Who, 1963. p. 653 Jones started his career in industry as works manager of the motor works of the Moline Plow Company, was assistant general manager at the Cincinnati Milling Machine Company, and was vice-president and general manager at the Harris Seybold Potter Company at Cleveland. in 1932-33 he joined the American Type Founders as general manager, and vice-president of its sales corporation. Next Jones became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Alfred Jones
Thomas Alfred Jones, VC, DCM (25 December 1880 – 30 January 1956), also known as 'Todger' Jones, was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. There is a statue of Jones at Runcorn War Memorial. Biography Jones was born in Runcorn, Cheshire, on 25 December (Christmas Day) 1880. He was a private in the 1st Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment, British Army during the First World War. He was known affectionately locally as 'Todger' Jones. He was 35 years old when on 25 September 1916, during the Battle of Morval, Jones performed an act of bravery for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. He was with his company covering the advance in front of a village, when he noticed an enemy sniper away. He left his trench on his own, and crossed no man's land without covering fire. Although one bullet went through his helmet and another through his coat, he returned the sni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas McKissick Jones
Thomas McKissick Jones (December 16, 1816 – March 13, 1892) was a prominent Tennessee politician. He was born in Person County, North Carolina. He later moved to Tennessee and served in the state House of Representatives and the state Senate. He was elected to represent the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, also known as the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America, was a congress of deputies and delegates called together from the Southern States which became the governing body ... from 1861 to 1862. After the war he served as a state court judge from 1872 to 1873. External links *http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones8.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Thomas Mckissick 1816 births 1892 deaths Deputies and delegates to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States Members of the Confederate House of Representatives from Tennessee 19th-century American politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Tyrwhitt Jones
Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt Jones, 1st Baronet (1 September 1765 – 26 November 1811) of Stanley Hall, Shropshire, was a British politician. He was the eldest son of Captain John Tyrwhitt, RN, of Netherclay House, Bishop's Hull, Somerset and educated at Winchester and Christ Church, Oxford. He succeeded his cousin Sir Thomas Jones in 1782, adopting the additional surname of Jones in 1790. He was the Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis from 1790 to June 1791. Jones subsequently represented several other constituencies. He was MP for Denbigh Boroughs from January 1797 to 1802; Athlone from 22 August 1803 to 1806; and Shrewsbury from 1807 to 26 November 1811. He was created a baronet on 3 October 1808. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1800. He died at his residence, Clarence Lodge near Roehampton, now in south-west London. He had married Harriet Rebecca, the daughter of Edward Williams of Eaton Mascott, Shropshire, with whom he had three sons and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Jones (South Carolina Mayor)
Thomas Jones was the fifth intendent (mayor) of Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ..., serving one term from 1789 to 1790. Jones was born on December 13, 1742. He served in the South Carolina State House, representing St. Philip's and St. Michael's Parish (i.e., the Charleston area) during five General Assemblies from 1782 to 1790. He was elected intendant in September 1789. He died October 30, 1836, and is buried in the Circular Congregational churchyard in Charleston. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Thomas Mayors of Charleston, South Carolina 1742 births 1826 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Jones (died 1711)
Thomas Jones (died 8 October 1711) was a Member of Parliament for East Grinstead, Sussex in 1685. A son of a judge, he was a nominee of Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset and 1st Earl of Middlesex, KG (24 January 164329 January 1706) was an English poet and courtier. Early life Sackville was born on 24 January 1643, son of Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset (1622–1677) ... in the two-member constituency, and was opposed by the Tory John Conyers. Conyers complained of the election to Parliament, in May 1685, but nothing was done with his petition.Wallace Henry Hills, ''The History of East Grinstead'' (1906), p. 42; https://archive.org/stream/historyofeastgri00hilliala#page/42/mode/2up References English MPs 1685–1687 17th-century births 1711 deaths Year of birth missing {{17thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hereford (UK Parliament Constituency)
Hereford was, until 2010, a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1918, it had elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system. Previously, Hereford had been a parliamentary borough which from 1295 to 1885 had elected two MPs, using the bloc vote system in contested elections. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 the borough's representation had been reduced to one seat at the 1885 general election, and for the 1918 general election the borough was abolished and replaced with a county division which carried the same name but covered a wider geographical area. History Hereford sent two representatives to Parliament from the beginning of the reign of Edward I. Although a county town, the early elections were always held at a different location from those of the shire, the former taking place at the Guildhall, the latter in the castle. In 1885, representation was reduced to one Member. Journ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Jones (MP For Hereford)
Thomas Jones may refer to: Business * Thomas Roy Jones (1890–1985), American industrialist and management author * Thomas V. Jones (1920–2014), American businessman * Thomas W. Jones (born 1949), American businessman Civil servants * Thomas Mercer Jones (1795–1868), British-Canadian administrator * Thomas Jones (civil servant) (1870–1955), British civil servant and educationalist Clergy * Thomas Jones (bishop) (c. 1550–1619), Anglican archbishop in Dublin * Thomas Jones (priest) (died 1682), defender of Anglican Christianity * Thomas Jones of Denbigh (1756–1820), Methodist clergyman, hymnwriter * Thomas Jones (missionary) (1810–1849), Christian missionary to the Khasi people, India * Thomas Jones (minister) (1819–1882), Welsh Independent preacher * Thomas Sherwood Jones (1872–1972), suffragan bishop of Hulme, Manchester, 1930–1945 Legal * Thomas Jones (British justice) (1614–1692), British judge * Thomas Jones (Maryland judge) (1735–1812), justice of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Jones (died 1558 Or 1559)
Thomas Jones (by 1492 – 1558/59) was a Welsh politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire ( ; cy, Sir Benfro ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and the rest by sea. The count ... in 1542 and 1547 and for Carmarthenshire in 1558. References 15th-century births 1559 deaths 16th-century Welsh politicians Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales English MPs 1542–1544 English MPs 1547–1552 English MPs 1558 {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallingford (UK Parliament Constituency)
Wallingford was a constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a parliamentary borough created in 1295, centred on the market town Wallingford in Berkshire (now in Oxfordshire). It used to return two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons; this was cut to one in 1832, and the constituency was abolished in 1885. The town of Wallingford is now within the constituency of Wantage. History Before 1832 the borough consisted only of the town of Wallingford, which by the 19th century was divided into four parishes. The franchise was limited to (male) inhabitants paying scot and lot, a local tax. Namier and Brooke estimated that the number of electors in the mid-18th century was about 200; but the number fluctuated considerably with the fortunes of the town, which had no manufacturing interests and considerable unemployment at some periods. There were never enough voters to avoid the risk of corruption, and systematic bribery genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Jones (MP For Wallingford)
Thomas Jones may refer to: Business * Thomas Roy Jones (1890–1985), American industrialist and management author * Thomas V. Jones (1920–2014), American businessman * Thomas W. Jones (born 1949), American businessman Civil servants * Thomas Mercer Jones (1795–1868), British-Canadian administrator * Thomas Jones (civil servant) (1870–1955), British civil servant and educationalist Clergy * Thomas Jones (bishop) (c. 1550–1619), Anglican archbishop in Dublin * Thomas Jones (priest) (died 1682), defender of Anglican Christianity * Thomas Jones of Denbigh (1756–1820), Methodist clergyman, hymnwriter * Thomas Jones (missionary) (1810–1849), Christian missionary to the Khasi people, India * Thomas Jones (minister) (1819–1882), Welsh Independent preacher * Thomas Sherwood Jones (1872–1972), suffragan bishop of Hulme, Manchester, 1930–1945 Legal * Thomas Jones (British justice) (1614–1692), British judge * Thomas Jones (Maryland judge) (1735–1812), justice of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hughes Jones
Thomas Hughes Jones (23 January 1895 – 11 May 1966) was a Welsh poet and writer from Ceredigion (Cardiganshire) in West Wales. He wrote several collections of stories and contributed to various journals, including ''Welsh Outlook'', throughout his career. In 1940 he won the Literature Medal for his story, "Sgweier Hafila", at the National Eisteddfod. His pen name was generally abbreviated to "T. Hughes Jones". His name is inscribed on the memorial to the poets of Mynydd Bach. Early life Jones was born in Blaenpennal to Rhys Jones and Ann Hughes along with his younger sister, Jane. His mother died when he was six and his father subsequently moved the family to Blaen Aeron Farm. A local poet, John Rowlands, lived at the neighbouring farm and began to teach young Tom cynghanedd, a traditional form of Welsh poetry. Together they entered local eisteddfodau where Jones' work - in recitation and composition - was generally successful. Jones studied at the local school, Ysgol Tany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
