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Thwaites
Thwaites, Thwaits, or Thwaytes may refer to: Companies * Thwaites Brewery * Thwaites & Reed, oldest clockmakers in the world Surnames *Ann Thwaytes (1789–1866) English philanthropist also known as Mrs Thwaites and Mrs Thwaytes *Brenton Thwaites (born 1989), Australian actor *Bryan Thwaites (born 1923), English applied mathematician, educationalist and administrator *Caitlin Thwaites (born 1986), Australian netball and volleyball player *Daniel Thwaites, Sr. (1777–1843), founder of Thwaites Brewery *Daniel Thwaites (1817–1888), English brewer and Liberal Party politician *David Thwaites (born 1976), British actor *Denis Thwaites (1944–2015), English professional footballer who plays outside left *Edward Thwaites (1667–1711), English scholar of the Anglo-Saxon language *Emily Jane Thwaits (1860–1906), South African botanical illustrator *F. J. Thwaites (1908–1979), Australian novelist *George Henry Kendrick Thwaites (1812–1882), British botanist and entomologist wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robinson Thwaites
Robinson Thwaites (1807 – 22 October 1884) was a nineteenth-century mechanical engineer and mill-owner in Bradford, Yorkshire. His companies included at different times Robinson Thwaites and Co, Thwaites and Carbutt and Thwaites Brothers. Companies Robinson Thwaites' father Thomas was a master plumber. Robinson trained as a plumber to follow in his father's business, and started to practice as a plumber. But instead, by 1848 he founded the Vulcan Iron Works at Bradford, as shown in an 1858 lithograph in the Illustrated Commerce Guide. His firm, Robinson Thwaites and Co, later (1862) in partnership with Sir Edward Carbutt, 1st Baronet, Edward Carbutt as Thwaites and Carbutt, and (in 1880) Thwaites Brothers, acquired a high reputation for its machinery used in the production and manufacture of iron and Bessemer process steel. Robinson Thwaites and Co grew from a firm of "3 seniors, 50 men and 6 boys" in 1851 to "130 men and 13 boys" (as Thwaites and Carbutt) by 1871. Thwaites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thwaites Brewery
Thwaites Brewery is a regional brewery established in 1807 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England by founder Daniel Thwaites. Now located near Mellor, Lancashire, Mellor in the Ribble Valley, part of the company was sold to Marston's in 2015, and the original brewery was demolished in 2019. Thwaites produces beer on a small scale. The brewery invested in nitrokeg beers in the 1990s, but is working to increase market demand for its cask beers. Thwaites unveiled their new Craft brewery and microbrewery, craft brewery in 2011. In 1999, the Mitchell Brewery in Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster closed down and was bought in part by Thwaites. Lancaster Bomber, an ale named after the Avro Lancaster aircraft, has been available at Thwaites' public houses since the Marston acquisition and is now brewed by Marston's, as is Wainwright, another Thwaites beer. The company has over 270 pubs, mainly in the Northern England, North of England. History Establishment In 1807, Daniel Thwaites ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Thwaites
Kate Lynne Thwaites (born 19 January 1980) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has been a member of the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives since the 2019 Australian federal election, 2019 federal election, representing the Division of Jagajaga in Victoria (Australia), Victoria. She is currently serving as the Special Envoy for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in the Albanese government. She was a journalist and public servant before entering parliament. Early life Thwaites was born in Melbourne on 19 January 1980. Her father was a lawyer and her mother was a schoolteacher. Thwaites grew up in the suburb of Rosanna, Victoria, Rosanna. She holds the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of International Development from RMIT University. Career In 2002, Thwaites began working at 2CUZ, an Indigenous community radio station in Bourke, New South Wales. She later worked for ABC News (Australia), ABC Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thwaites
General Sir William Thwaites, (9 June 1868 – 22 June 1947) was a British Army officer who served as commander of the British Army of the Rhine. Early life and education Thwaites was born in Kensington, the son of William Thwaites of Durham Villas. He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and at Heidelberg before passing into the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Military career Thwaites was Commissioned officer, commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1887. He was promoted to Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines), lieutenant on 16 February 1890 and to Captain (British Army and Royal Marines), captain on 10 October 1897.Hart′s Army list, 1904 He served in the Second Boer War 1899–1900 as an Adjutant in 33rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery, and took part in operations in Colony of Natal, Natal in late 1899, including engagements at Rietfontein and Lombard′s Knop and the defence of Ladysmith. For his service he was mentioned in despatches. Following his retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Thwaites (designer)
Thomas Thwaites is a British designer and writer. He describes himself as "a designer (of a more speculative sort), interested in technology, science, futures research & etc." Thwaites studied economics and biology at University College London and in 2009 gained an MA in Design Interactions at the Royal College of Art. In a nine-month project as part of his MA course, Thwaites attempted to build a toaster from scratch. The project was inspired by a quote from Douglas Adams' 1992 novel ''Mostly Harmless'': "Left to his own devices he couldn't build a toaster. He could just about make a sandwich, and that was it." A toaster has about 400 components: he simplified the materials list to copper, steel, plastic, mica and nickel and attempted to mine, refine, and otherwise process all the raw materials needed. He published ''The Toaster Project: Or a Heroic Attempt to Build a Simple Electric Appliance from Scratch'' (Princeton Architectural Press, 2011: ), and gave a TED talk "How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Thwaites (cricketer)
Thomas Thwaites (1 July 1910 – 24 May 2000) was an Australian cricketer. He played in one first-class match for Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ... in 1940/41. See also * List of Queensland first-class cricketers References External links * 1910 births 2000 deaths Australian cricketers Queensland cricketers Cricketers from Queensland Sportspeople from Beaudesert, Queensland 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-cricket-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Thwaites (civil Servant)
Sir Thomas Thwaites or Thwaytes (c.1435–1503) was an English civil servant, who was involved in the Perkin Warbeck conspiracy. He served as Edward IV's Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1471 to 1483 and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 2 April 1478 and 7 July 1483. Upon the ascension of Richard III he was knighted and moved to Treasurer of Calais, where he served from 1483 to 1490. Thwaites's tenure as Chancellor occurred during the Great Bullion Famine and the Great Slump in England. He was arrested for treason in 1493 for involvement in the Perkin Warbeck conspiracy. Originally sentenced to death, his sentence was altered to imprisonment in the Tower of London The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamle ... and a fine. He owned the manor of Barnes in London. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Thwaites (other) , British designer
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Thomas Thwaites can refer to: * Thomas Thwaites (civil servant) (c.1435–1503), English civil servant * Thomas Thwaites (cricketer) (1910–2000), Australian cricketer * Thomas Thwaites (designer) Thomas Thwaites is a British designer and writer. He describes himself as "a designer (of a more speculative sort), interested in technology, science, futures research & etc." Thwaites studied economics and biology at University College London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steytler Thwaits
Steytler Thwaits (27 November 1911 – 13 October 1980) was a South African cricketer. He played in 41 first-class matches between 1939/40 and 1954/55. See also * List of Eastern Province representative cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for Eastern Province cricket team in South Africa. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seaso ... References External links * 1911 births 1980 deaths South African cricketers Eastern Province cricketers Western Province cricketers Cricketers from Cape Town {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constituencies Of Jamaica
Jamaica's Parishes of Jamaica, fourteen parishes are subdivided into sixty-three constituencies. The country follows the Westminster system and elects sixty-three Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Jamaica House of Representatives. History In 1959, 13 new constituencies were created in Jamaica increasing the size of parliament from 32 seats to 45. Constituencies The following is the list of constituencies as of the 2020 election. References {{Jamaica constituencies Parliamentary constituencies of Jamaica, Administrative divisions in North America Lists of constituencies, Jamaica Jamaica politics-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Thwaites
Ronald George Thwaites (born February 12, 1945) is a Jamaican attorney-at-law and politician, representing the People's National Party (PNP). He was Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Kingston Central, serving from 1989 to 2002, and again from 2007 to 2020. He served as Minister of Education from 2012 to 2016. Early life and education Thwaites was born on February 12, 1945, in St Andrew. He is the son of Ronald George Thwaites and Lena May Thwaites (née D'Costa). He received his early education at Westbrook Preparatory School and St George's College. Thwaites was awarded the Jamaica Scholarship to Cornell University, where he was editor-in-chief of ''The Cornell Daily Sun'' and a member of the Quill and Dagger society. In 1968 he won a Rhodes Scholarship to Campion Hall, Oxford. He also attended the University of the West Indies, and Gray's Inn, London. Legal career Thwaites founded the Kingston Legal Aid Clinic in 1972 and was its managing director from 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
