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Thomas Moss (sailor)
Thomas Moss is the name of: *Thomas Moss (jurist) (1836–1881), Canadian jurist and politician *Thomas Moss (minister) (1740–1808), English poet and cleric *Tom Moss (1928/29–2004), staffer to Strom Thurmond, second African-American Senate staffer *Tom Moss (politician) (1928–2015), American politician See also *Moss (surname) {{Hndis, Moss, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Moss (jurist)
Thomas Moss (August 20, 1836 – January 4, 1881) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and political figure. He represented West Toronto in the House of Commons of Canada from 1873 to 1875 as a Liberal member. He was born in Cobourg, Upper Canada, the son of John Moss, and grew up in Toronto. He was educated at Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto. Moss studied law with Adam Crooks, was called to the bar in 1861 and practised law in Toronto. In 1863, he married Amy, the daughter of Robert Baldwin Sullivan. Moss was named Queen's Counsel in 1872. He was also a lecturer for the Law Society of Upper Canada and served as registrar and a member of the senate for the University of Toronto. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1873 by-election held after the death of John Willoughby Crawford. In 1875, he accepted a position as judge in the Ontario Court of Error and Appeal; he was named chief justice in that court two years later and, in 1878, he was named Chief Justi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Moss (minister)
Thomas Moss (1740–1808) was minister of Brierley Hill, and of Trentham, Staffordshire, Trentham, in Staffordshire. In 1769, he anonymously published a collection of miscellaneous poems, forming a thin quarto, which he had printed at Wolverhampton. One piece was copied by Robert Dodsley into his ''Annual Register'', and from thence was transferred (different persons being assigned as the author) into almost every periodical and collection of fugitive verses of the day. This poem is entitled "The Beggar" (sometimes called The Beggar's Petition, "The Beggar's Petition"), and contains much pathetic and natural sentiment finely expressed. Moss published another noted poem in 1783, titled ''The Imperfection of Human Enjoyment''. External links :''Material on this page was copied from the ''Cyclopaedia of English Literature'' (1844).'' 1740 births 1808 deaths English Christian religious leaders English male poets {{UK-poet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strom Thurmond
James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Carolina from 1947 to 1951. Thurmond was a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party until 1964, when he joined the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party for the remainder of his legislative career. He also 1948 United States presidential election, ran for president in 1948 as the Dixiecrat candidate, receiving over a million votes and winning four states. A staunch opponent of civil rights legislation in the 1950s and 1960s, Thurmond Strom Thurmond filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, conducted the longest speaking filibuster ever by a lone senator, at 24 hours and 18 minutes in length, in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957. In the 1960s, he voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 1964 Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Moss (politician)
Thomas Warren Moss, Jr. (October 3, 1928 – November 26, 2015) was an American politician, most recently serving as the City Treasurer of Norfolk, a post to which he was elected in 2001. Prior to that, he served 36 years as a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and was its Speaker 1991–2000. Early life Moss received his bachelor's degree from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, attaining the rank of first lieutenant. Afterward, he attended the University of Richmond School of Law and set up a law office in his home town of Norfolk. He practiced law until his election as city treasurer in 2001. Political career As a member of the Young Democratic Club of Norfolk, Moss was active in the 1960 presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy. House of Delegates In 1965 Moss ran for the Virginia House of Delegates as part of a racially mixed coalition of Democrats opposed to the pro-segregation state Democratic politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
