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Thomas Lewis (mariner)
Thomas Lewis may refer to: Sportsmen *Thomas Lewis (English cricketer) (died 1882), English cricketer *Thomas Lewis (Australian cricketer) (1829–1901), Australian cricketer *Thomas Lewis (American football) (born 1972), American football wide receiver Politicians *Thomas Lewis (of Harpton) (1518/9–1607), British Member of Parliament for Radnorshire, 1559–1567 and 1584–1587 * Thomas Lewis (Wells politician), 16th-century MP for Wells, Somerset * Thomas Lewis (died 1594), MP for Monmouth Boroughs *Thomas Lewis (died 1736) (c. 1679–1736), British Member of Parliament for Buckingham, Portsmouth, Salisbury and Winchester *Thomas Lewis (Welsh politician) (1821–1897), Liberal Member of Parliament for Anglesey * Thomas Lewis Jr. (1760–1847), U.S. Congressman from Virginia *Thomas Lewis (1690–1777), British Member of Parliament for Radnor, 1715–1761 *Thomas Arthur Lewis (1881–1923), Welsh school teacher, barrister and Liberal Party politician *Thomas Lewis (Kentucky pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lewis (English Cricketer)
Thomas Courtney Lewis (date of birth unknown – 1 June 1882) was an English cricketer. Lewis' batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was christened at Holborn, London on 2 March 1816. Lewis made his first-class debut for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture of 1837 at Lord's, where he batted last in the Gentlemen's first-innings and was dismissed for a duck by Sam Redgate, while in their second-innings he was absent hurt. Lewis later made a second first-class appearance nearly a decade later in 1846 for the Surrey Club against the Marylebone Cricket Club at The Oval. Opening the batting with J. Spenceley in the Surrey Club's first-innings, he was dismissed for 4 runs, stumped by William Nicholson off the bowling of William Hillyer. He followed this up in the Marylebone Cricket Club's first-innings by taking four wickets, the most by any Surrey Club bowler in that innings. Batting at number eight in their second-innings, Lewis was dismissed for a duck by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lewis (footballer)
Thomas Lewis was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 2 matches. He played his first match on 26 February 1881 against England and his last match on 14 March 1881 against Scotland. At club level, he played for Wrexham from 1880–1881. 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 Welsh men's footballers Wales men's international footballers Wrexham A.F.C. players Place of birth missing Year of death missing Year of birth missing Men's association football midfielders {{Wales-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Lewis (other)
Tommy Lewis may refer to: *Tommy Lewis (trade unionist) (1873–1962), British trade unionist and politician *Tommy Lewis (American football) (1931–2014), U. Alabama player whose notoriety comes from the 1954 Cotton Bowl Game * Tommy Lewis (footballer), Welsh footballer *Tom E. Lewis (1958–2018), Australian actor and musician See also *Tom Lewis (other) Tom Lewis may refer to: *Tom Lewis (Australian politician) (1922–2016), New South Wales politician *Tom Lewis (chef), Scottish chef * Tom Lewis (author) (born 1958), Australian author and military historian * Tom Lewis (physician) (1918–2004), ... * Thomas Lewis (other) {{hndis, name=Lewis, Tommy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Lewis (other)
Tom Lewis may refer to: *Tom Lewis (Australian politician) (1922–2016), New South Wales politician *Tom Lewis (chef), Scottish chef * Tom Lewis (author) (born 1958), Australian author and military historian * Tom Lewis (physician) (1918–2004), British obstetrician *Tom Lewis (American politician) (1924–2003), U.S. Representative from Florida, 1993–1995 * Tom Lewis (rugby union) (1902–1994), Welsh rugby international *Tom Lewis (songwriter) (born 1943), British folksinger/songwriter *Tom E. Lewis (1958–2018), actor and musician *Tom Lewis (golfer) (born 1991), English golfer * Tom Lewis (cricketer) (born 1991), English cricketer *Tom Lewis (actor) (born 1998), British actor See also * Thomas Lewis (other) *Tommy Lewis (other) Tommy Lewis may refer to: *Tommy Lewis (trade unionist) (1873–1962), British trade unionist and politician *Tommy Lewis (American football) (1931–2014), U. Alabama player whose notoriety comes from the 1954 Cotton Bowl Game * T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lewis (organist)
Thomas Lewis (died 1674) was an English organist. Career Lewis succeeded William Eames as Organist of Chichester Cathedral in 1636. After a five-day siege in December 1642, Cicestrian cavaliers surrendered to William Waller's forces. As the city had fallen to the puritan movement sweeping the country during the First English Civil War, all choral services were suspended. Lewis did not resume his post at the Restoration in 1661 - Bartholomew Webb became Organist in 1668. Lewis succeeded Webb in 1673, after a one-year probationary period. He died in the following July. See also *Organs and organists of Chichester Cathedral The organs of Chichester Cathedral are the major source of instrumental music at the cathedral, being played for daily services and accompanying the choir, as well as being used for concerts and recitals. There has been organ music at Chichester ... Notes *The sacking of the cathedral in December 1642 caused all cathedral services to be suspended. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lewis (controversialist)
Thomas Lewis (1689–in or after 1737) was an English cleric, noted as a vitriolic High Church writer of the Bangorian controversy. Early life The son of Stephen Lewis, vicar of Weobly and rector of Holgate, Shropshire, he was born at Kington, Herefordshire, on 14 March 1689. He was educated at Hereford Free School, under a Mr. Traherne. He was admitted a Bible clerk at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he matriculated 3 July 1704, and graduated B.A. in 1711. He does not appear to have proceeded M.A., but was ordained priest in 1713 at Worcester. High Church propagandist In 1717 Lewis established ''The Scourge, in vindication of the Church of England'', a periodical sheet that appeared every Monday. It abused dissenters, latitudinarians, and Catholics. On 15 July 1717 Lewis denounced Benjamin Hoadly from the text, "Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defie the Armes of the Living God?" Six weeks later he launched an attack on Scottish presbyterianism with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lewis (RAF Officer)
Lieutenant Thomas Archibald Mitford Stuart Lewis (26 June 1894 – 21 June 1961) was a British World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. World War I Lewis was commissioned from cadet to temporary second lieutenant (on probation) in the Royal West Kent Regiment on 5 August 1916. On 15 May 1917 he was transferred to the General List to serve in the Royal Flying Corps as a flying officer (observer), with seniority from 8 April. Lewis was posted to No. 20 Squadron RFC, flying the F.E.2d two-seater fighter. He gained his first aerial victory on 29 April 1917, by destroying an Albatros D.III over Kortrijk–Ypres, piloted by Second Lieutenant E. J. Smart. For his next two victories he flew with Captain Hugh G. White, driving down another D.III over Zandvoorde on 23 May, and an Albatros D.V over Comines– Quesnoy on the 26th. On 5 June, piloted by Lieutenant Harold L. Satchell, Lewis shot down an Albatros D.V over Becelaère–Zandvoorde. The pilot, Karl Emil Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassa Alphabet
Bassa Vah, also known as simply ''vah'' ('throwing a sign' in Bassa) is an alphabetic script for writing the Bassa language of Liberia. It was invented by . Type was cast for it, and an association for its promotion was formed in Liberia in 1959. It is not used contemporarily and has been classified as a failed script.Unseth, Peter. 2011. Invention of Scripts in West Africa for Ethnic Revitalization. In ''The Success-Failure Continuum in Language and Ethnic Identity Efforts'', ed. by Joshua A. Fishman and Ofelia GarcÃa, pp. 23-32. New York: Oxford University Press. ''Vah'' is a true alphabet, with 23 consonant letters, 7 vowel letters, and 5 tone diacritics, which are placed inside the vowels. It also has its own marks for commas and periods. Letters The Bassa Vah script is written from left to right. A fullstop/period is represented with ð–«µ. Letters Tones Bassa Vah uses 5 diacritical marks to denote tonality of its vowels. It distinguishes five tones: high, low, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Melbourne, Australia. It is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Melbourne and the seat of the Archbishop of Melbourne, who is also the metropolitan archbishop of the Province of Victoria. The cathedral was designed by the English Gothic Revival architect William Butterfield and completed in 1891, except for the spires which were built to a different design from 1926 to 1932. It is one of Melbourne's major architectural landmarks. Location St Paul's Cathedral is in a prominent location at the centre of Melbourne, on the eastern corner of Swanston and Flinders Streets. It is situated diagonally opposite Flinders Street station, which was the hub of 19th-century Melbourne and remains an important transport centre. Immediately to the south of the cathedral, across Flinders Street, is the new public heart of Melbourne, Federation Square. Continuing south down Swanston Street is Princes Bridge, which crosses the Yarra River, l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Christopher Lewis
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Frankland Lewis
Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis, 1st Baronet (14 May 1780 – 22 January 1855) was a British Poor Law Commissioner and moderate Tory MP. Early life Lewis was the son of John Lewis and Anne Frankland, daughter of Sir Thomas Frankland, 5th Baronet. Born in Great Ormond Street, London, he was educated at Eton College, and attended Christ Church, Oxford without taking a degree. His father died in 1797. Parliamentarian Lewis was an improving landlord of the family estates in Radnorshire, and was appointed High Sheriff of Radnorshire for 1804–05. He was ambitious to enter national politics as a Member of Parliament, which he did in 1812 as a follower of Lord Bulkeley, at Beaumaris. Lewis was an MP for most years between 1812 and 1855, for Ennis (1826–1828), for Radnorshire (1828–1834) and for Radnor Boroughs (1847–1855). Initially he was known as a Grenvillite; while he supported the landowner and agricultural interest, his sympathy with Catholic emancipation made him unaccept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lewis (industrialist)
Thomas Lewis (died 1764) was one of the founders of the Dowlais Ironworks, one of the largest ironworks in Wales. Career Born into a landed family from Llanishen, Cardiff, Thomas Lewis became an iron-master. He already owned the Pentyrch blast furnace and several small forges when he became a partner in Dowlais Ironworks in 1759.Economic History of the British Iron and Steel Industry 1784 - 1878 by Alan Birch, Page 68 Lewis was the partner who arranged the mineral leases and construction of the new ironworks: the works were carried out by his business, ''Thomas Lewis & Co.'' He headed the business and his family interest was not bought out until 1848. He was also a partner in the firm of ''Coles, Lewis & Co'' which had interests at Melin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
