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Thomas Somers (martyr)
Thomas Somers can refer to: * Thomas Somers (athlete) (born 1997), British sprinter * Thomas Somers (investor) Thomas Somers an English textile factory superintendent was one of the original investors and architects for the Beverly Cotton Manufactory in Beverly, Massachusetts. Thomas Somers had traveled, under his own expense, to England the fall of 178 ..., American investor * Thomas Somers (sailor) (1909–1984), British Olympic sailor {{hndis, Somers, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Somers (athlete)
Thomas Somers (born 28 April 1997) is a British sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. He tied DaBryan Blanton for the second fastest 200 metres run by a youth athlete, only behind Usain Bolt, and was ranked as the fastest senior European athlete over the distance in 2014 while still competing as a youth. A former England U16 rugby international, Somers initially took up athletics to complement his rugby training but after taking advice from Adam Gemili Adam Ahmed Gemili (born 6 October 1993) is a British sprinter. He is the 2014 European champion at 200 metres, and 4 x 100 metres relay, and part of the Great Britain team that won gold in the 2017 World Championships in the same event. He ... quit rugby to do athletics full-time in late 2013. In 2013, Somers represented Britain at the World Youth Championships running a new PB in every round and finishing the final in 4th position with a time of 19.84 seconds. In 2014 while still eligible to compete at youth le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Somers (investor)
Thomas Somers an English textile factory superintendent was one of the original investors and architects for the Beverly Cotton Manufactory in Beverly, Massachusetts. Thomas Somers had traveled, under his own expense, to England the fall of 1785 on behalf of the Tradesmen and Manufacturers of Baltimore, Maryland, in an attempt to procure the machines used for carding and spinning cotton. After some difficulty, he was able to leave England, having stolen descriptions and models of the machines used. He returned to Baltimore in the summer of 1786. Okay Shortly after Somers returned, he found out that the boat that was carrying much of his personal property during his stay in England had crashed at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It is reported that he lost one-half of the property he brought with him. Somers created a petition to the Legislature of Massachusetts requesting financial assistance in order to afford the equipment needed to begin manufacturing of his designs of a cotton mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |