Thomas Whyte (mayor)
Thomas Whyte may refer to: * Thomas Whyte (merchant) (1492–1567), English cloth merchant, Lord Mayor of London in 1553, and a civic benefactor and founder of St John's College, Oxford * Thomas Whyte (academic) (fl. 1553–1573), English academic administrator at the University of Oxford * Thomas Whyte (died 1580), English state official who informed on his co-conspirators in a plot to remove Queen Mary I of England in favour of her sister Elizabeth See also *Thomas White (other) *Thomas Wight (other) Thomas Wight was a publisher and draper. Thomas Wight may also refer to: * Thomas Wight (architect), partner in Wight and Wight * Thomas Wight (Bandon) (1640–1724), Quaker * Thomas Wight (priest), Irish priest in the 1600s See also *Thomas Whit ...

Thomas Whyte (merchant)
Sir Thomas White (1492 – 12 February 1567) was an English cloth merchant, Lord Mayor of London in 1553, and a civic benefactor and founder of St John's College, Oxford. Biography Thomas White was born in Reading, Berkshire, the son of William White, a clothier of Reading, and his wife, Mary, daughter of John Kibblewhite of South Fawley, also in Berkshire. He was brought up in London. Sir Thomas was twice married, to Avicia (died 1558) and to Joan. A principal member of the guild of Merchant Taylors, he served as Sheriff of London in 1547, and was elected Lord Mayor of London in 1553. He was knighted in the same year by Queen Mary I. He was a member of the commission for the trial of Lady Jane Grey. In 1555, inspired by the example of Thomas Pope, founder of Trinity College, Oxford, White obtained a royal licence for the foundation of St John's College, Oxford, dedicated to the patron saint of the Merchant Taylors and established in the buildings of the dissolved Cist ...
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Thomas Whyte (academic)
Thomas Whyte (or White; – 12 June 1588) was an English clergyman and academic at the University of Oxford. Whyte was educated at Winchester College, where he gained a scholarship aged 12 in 1526, and New College, Oxford, holding a fellowship 1532–1553, and graduating B.C.L. 1541, D.C.L. 1553. Whyte was elected Warden (head) of New College, Oxford, in 1553, a post he held until 1573. He was twice Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University during 1557–8 and 1562–4. He was Archdeacon of Berkshire from 1557 and Chancellor of Salisbury Cathedral from 1571, holding both offices until his death. Whyte died on 12 June 1588, and was buried in Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Salisbury and is the seat of the Bishop of Salisbury. The buildi .... References 1510s births 1588 deaths People educate ...
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Thomas Whyte (died 1580)
Thomas White (died 1580) was an English state official who came to prominence during the Dudley conspiracy of 1555 against Mary I of England. Biography He was the son of John White. He lived in Tuxford in Nottinghamshire. Thomas married Agnes (aka Anne) Cecil, the daughter of Richard Cecil. Agnes' brother was Queen Elizabeth I's great Lord Treasurer, Sir William Cecil, 1st Lord Burghley). During the plot, Sir Henry Dudley, a kinsman of the Duke of Northumberland, tried to place Princess Elizabeth on the throne of England, disposing of Mary. Thomas White was an official in the Exchequer. His part in the plot was to have been a minor one whereby he was to have arrange the robbery of the Exchequer to provide finance for the plotters to pay for the army of exiles and mercenaries they were attempting to bring over from the Continent. White became frightened as time went on, and confessed to Cardinal Pole all he knew. The plot was foiled. As a reward for his loyalty, White was ...
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Thomas White (other)
Thomas, Tom or Tommy White may refer to: Entertainment * Thomas White (musician) (born 1984), British musician * ''Tom White'' (film), 2004 Australian drama film * Tommy White (artist), see List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 2007 * Tommy White, a character in '' A-Haunting We Will Go'' Military * Thomas White (patriot) (1739–1820), American soldier in General Washington's army * Thomas D. White (1902–1965), Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force * Thomas E. White (born 1943), 18th United States Secretary of the Army * Tom Warren White (1902–1993), Australian Army officer Politics U.K. * Thomas White (MP for Rochester), Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochester, 1378–1388 * Thomas White (MP for Leominster), MP for Leominster, 1399 * Thomas White (MP for Lewes), MP for Lewes, 1420–1435 * Thomas White (died 1542), MP for Bristol * Thomas White (died 1558) (1532/4–1558), MP for Downton * Thomas White (died 1566) (1507–1566), MP for Hampshire * Thomas ...
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