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Thornburgh
Thornburgh is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *David Thornburgh (born 1958), American chief executive *Dick Thornburgh (1932–2020), American politician, governor of Pennsylvania (1979–1987) and U.S. Attorney General (1988–1991) *Elaine Thornburgh, American musician *George Thornburgh (1847–1923), American politician *Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh (1837–1890), American politician *Ron Thornburgh (born 1962), American politician, Secretary of State of Kansas since 1994 * Thomas Tipton Thornburgh (1843–1879), American military officer killed during the Battle of Milk Creek See also *'' Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists'', a 1986 United States Supreme Court case *Thornburgh House, also called Thornburgh, Richmond Hill, Queensland, Australia, a historic house *Thornburg College, original name of Blackheath and Thornburgh College, Richmond Hill, Queensland *Thornburg (other) Thornburg may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Thornburgh
Richard Lewis Thornburgh (July 16, 1932 – December 31, 2020) was an American lawyer, author, and Republican politician who served as the 41st governor of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1987, and then as the United States attorney general from 1988 to 1991. Before his time as attorney general and governor, he served as the United States attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Early life and education Thornburgh was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 16, 1932, the son of Alice (Sanborn) and Charles Garland Thornburgh, an engineer. Thornburgh attended Mercersburg Academy then Yale University from which he obtained an engineering degree in 1954. Subsequently, he received a law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1957, where he served as an editor of the ''Law Review''. Thornburgh was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa at the University of Pittsburgh in 1973, and was later awarded the society's highest honor, the Laurel Crowned Circle Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thornburgh House
Thornburgh House is a heritage-listed villa at 57 - 59 King Street, Richmond Hill, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1889. It is also known as Thornburgh and Thornburgh College. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History Thornburgh House is a two storey brick villa constructed in 1890 for Charters Towers mining magnate Edmund Harris Thornburgh Plant. It became a boarding school in 1919, a function which continues to the present day. Plant arrived in Australia, aged 17, in 1862 after living briefly in America. He initially worked on a rural property before turning to prospecting in the southern and central mining fields then moving to the newly discovered Ravenswood field in 1869. He took out a mining lease on the productive Black Jack Reef and erected the first ore-crushing battery, the Vulcan Mill, in 1870. Soon after, Plant was amongst the first on the newly discovered Charters Towers field a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Tipton Thornburgh
Thomas Tipton Thornburgh (1843–1879) was a career soldier, starting during the American Civil War when he enlisted with the Sixth East Tennessee Volunteers for the Union Army. Mid-war, he left the ranks to study at the United States Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1867. After serving in the west for a number of years, he was made the commander of Fort Steele and Indian scout who received orders to establish peace with the White River Utes. With about 180 men, Thornburgh entered the White River Ute Reservation on September 16, 1879, and he and 13 of his men where killed during the Battle of Milk Creek. Early life Thomas Tipton Thornburgh was born in New Market, Tennessee on December 26, 1843, the son of Olivia and M. Thornburgh, an attorney. Both of his parents were born in Tennessee. He had an older brother, Jacob, who was Congressman Thornburgh of Tennessee, and an older sister, Mary. Military career In 1861, Thornburgh enlisted in the Sixth East Tennessee Voluntee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh
Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh (July 3, 1837Rothrock (''French Broad-Holston Country'', p. 497) lists July 5 as his date of birth. Thornburgh's grave monument at Old Gray Cemetery gives July 3 as his date of birth.– September 19, 1890) was an American attorney and politician who represented Tennessee's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1879. The son of a prominent state legislator, Thornburgh fought in the Union Army during the Civil War, and served as attorney general of the state's third judicial district after the war. Following his congressional term, he formed a law partnership with several prominent Knoxville attorneys, and engaged in philanthropy.East Tennessee Historical Society, Mary Rothrock (ed.), ''The French Broad-Holston Country: A History of Knox County, Tennessee'' (Knoxville, Tenn.: East Tennessee Historical Society, 1972), pp. 497-498. Biography Early life Thornburgh was born in New Market, Tennessee in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine Thornburgh
Elaine Thornburgh is an American keyboardist; she teaches harpsichord at Stanford University. As a soloist, she was semi-finalist in the Sixth International Harpsichord Competition in Bruges, Belgium in 1980, and she also received a National Endowment of the Arts Solo Recitalist Grant in 1984. Biography Thornburgh grew up in Key West, Florida. She began to play piano at age seven and started the harpsichord at age 17. Her first lesson was with Alan Curtis at the University of California, Berkeley. She also studied harpsichord with Gustav Leonhardt, and fortepiano with Malcolm Bilson. She had an independent major in Baroque Studies at UC Berkeley, and received her Masters in Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where she specialized in harpsichord and fortepiano. In 1977, Thornburgh moved to Santa Fe with her husband, Robert Adler. She moved to San Francisco in 1980. She was also a semifinalist in the 1980 Harpsichord Competition held in Bruges. From 1981 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackheath And Thornburgh College
Blackheath and Thornburgh College is a primary and secondary (K-12) school with boarding facilities at 55 King Street, Richmond Hill, Queensland, Richmond Hill, Charters Towers, Queensland, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. History By 1918, representatives of the Methodist Church of Australasia, Methodist and Presbyterian Church of Australia, Presbyterian Churches had already met to consider establishing a college for North Queensland students under the auspices of the two churches. In 1918, Charters Towers mining magnate Edmund Harris Thornburgh Plant wanted to sell his mansion, Thornburgh House, with its extensive gardens and mature trees which formed an oasis of greenery in the parched environment of Charters Towers. So the church representatives approached Plant about the purchase of Thornburgh, but on hearing the Anglican Church of Australia, Anglican Sisters in Townsville were also interested in the property, the Presbyterian and Methodist c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thornburgh V
Thornburgh is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *David Thornburgh (born 1958), American chief executive *Dick Thornburgh (1932–2020), American politician, governor of Pennsylvania (1979–1987) and U.S. Attorney General (1988–1991) *Elaine Thornburgh, American musician *George Thornburgh (1847–1923), American politician *Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh (1837–1890), American politician *Ron Thornburgh (born 1962), American politician, Secretary of State of Kansas since 1994 *Thomas Tipton Thornburgh (1843–1879), American military officer killed during the Battle of Milk Creek See also *'' Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists'', a 1986 United States Supreme Court case *Thornburgh House, also called Thornburgh, Richmond Hill, Queensland, Australia, a historic house *Thornburg College, original name of Blackheath and Thornburgh College Blackheath and Thornburgh College is a primary and secondary (K-12) school with boarding facilities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Thornburgh
Ron E. Thornburgh, (born December 31, 1962, Burlingame, Kansas) was the 29th Secretary of State of Kansas. He was elected into his first term in 1994 and was subsequently re-elected in 1998, 2002, and 2006. In July 2007, Thornburgh announced his intentions to explore a run for governor of Kansas in 2010 by appointing a state treasurer, which would allow him to begin raising money. He said, "This is a game in which timing is everything. The time feels right for us right now, in that we've got great support around the state of Kansas". He abandoned his plans for a gubernatorial candidacy after Senator Sam Brownback indicated he would run for the post in the 2010 election. In order to enter the private sector, Thornburgh resigned as Secretary of State of Kansas on February 15, 2010. Democratic Governor Mark Parkinson, a former Republican, appointed Democrat Chris Biggs to the position for the remainder of Thornburgh's term. Secretary of State On Thornburg's initiative, the Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Thornburgh
David Bradford Thornburgh (born October 6, 1958) is president and CEO of thCommittee of Seventy an influential independent government reform group in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Seventy in December 2014, he served as executive director of the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government. He is a frequent commentator on regional development, public policy and civic affairs. He has been recognized by Leadership Philadelphia as one of the most trusted and respected civic "connectors" in the Philadelphia area. University of Pennsylvania, Aug 05, 2008 He is the son of former Pennsylvania governor and U.S. Attorney General . Thornburgh graduated from |
George Thornburgh
George Thornburgh (January 25, 1847 – March 9, 1923) was an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives The Arkansas State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the .... References 1923 deaths Speakers of the Arkansas House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives 1847 births People from Havana, Illinois People from Washington County, Arkansas 19th-century American politicians {{Arkansas-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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