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Thwaites
Thwaites, Thwaits, or Thwaytes may refer to: Companies * Thwaites Brewery * Thwaites & Reed, oldest clockmakers in the world * Thwaites (Dumper), England, founded 1937, builds agricultural machinery, since 1955 wheel dumpers 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 (1908–1 ... [...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 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 Brothers continued in production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thwaites Brewery
Thwaites Brewery is a regional brewery founded in 1807 by Daniel Thwaites in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, and now located near Mellor in the Ribble Valley. Part of the company's beer business was sold to Marston's in March 2015, and the original brewery facility was demolished in 2019. Today, Thwaites still produces beer, but in much smaller quantities. In 1999, the Mitchell brewery in Lancaster closed down, and was bought in part by Thwaites. Lancaster Bomber, an English ale named in honor of the Avro Lancaster, has since been available from Thwaites public houses after being acquired in the takeover. Lancaster Bomber is now brewed by Marston's, as is Wainwright, the other Thwaite's beer. The company has over 270 pubs, mainly in the North of England but reaching from the North Lakes area down to Solihull & Leicestershire. The brewery invested heavily in pasteurised keg beers, especially those powered by nitrous in the 1990s. However, it is now working to increase the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thwaites (British Politician)
Sir John Thwaites (24 May 1815 – 8 August 1870) was a British politician who was the first Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works and therefore the first Leader of local government in London. Background Thwaites was a native of Maulds Meaburn, Westmorland where his father was a farmer. He attended Reagill School. As the third son he was not expected to follow in his father's stead, and went to London in 1832 to work for Henry Bardwell, a woollen draper on Holborn Hill; in 1835, he became a partner in the business, which had a base on Oxford Street. In 1842, he left to establish his own company at 18 Blackman Street in The Borough; it later moved to 61-2 Borough High Street. Municipal work His religion led Thwaites into municipal affairs. He was a Strict Baptist and preached at several locations including the Surrey Tabernacle (where he was Deacon for sixteen years), St Mary's Newington Butts, St Paul's Deptford and St Saviour; this led to opportunities to be a churchward ... [...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 into the Royal Artillery in 1887. He was promoted to lieutenant on 16 February 1890 and to 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 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. He was promoted to major on 20 August 1902. He served in the First World War on the Western Front in France and Belgium, becoming commander of ... [...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 I ... [...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 in 1940/41. See also * List of Queensland first-class cricketers This is a complete list in alphabetical order of cricketers who have played for Queensland in First-Class matches since 1892–93. The Appendix contains names of 18 players who appeared for Queensland teams in List A or Twenty20 cricket matches ... References External links * 1910 births 2000 deaths Australian cricketers Queensland cricketers Cricketers from Queensland People from Beaudesert, Queensland {{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 castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is separa ... and a fine. He owned the manor of Barnes in London. Re ... [...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 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. Constituencies and MPs as of 2019 The following is the list of constituencies as at April 2019, and the MP elected in each constituency. {{Jamaica constituencies Administrative divisions in North America Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ... 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 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuben Gold Thwaites
Reuben Gold Thwaites ( May 15, 1853 – October 22, 1913) was an American librarian and historical writer. Biography Thwaites was born in 1853 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. His parents were William George and Sarah Bibbs Thwaites, who had moved to Dorchester in 1850 from Yorkshire, England. The family moved to Omro, Wisconsin, in 1866, where Reuben worked on the farm, studied college-level coursework and reported for the Oshkosh ''Times''. In 1874–1875 he studied English literature, economic history and international law at Yale University. Thwaites studied at Yale as a Matriculation#Special student, special student, and beyond that never formally studied at the collegiate level, although later in his life he was awarded an LLD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Wisconsin. From 1876 to 1886, Thwaites was managing editor of the ''Wisconsin State Journal'', at Madison, Wisconsin, Madison. In 1885 he became assistant corresponding secretary of the State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
