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Tom French
Tom or Thomas French may refer to: * Thomas French, journalist for the ''St. Petersburg Times'' * Thomas French (cricketer) (1821–1909), English cricketer and cleric * Thomas French (footballer) (1859–1908), played on the winning side in the 1882 FA Cup Final * Valpy French (Thomas Valpy French: 1825–1891), British bishop and missionary * Tom French (jockey) (1844–1873), English jockey * Tom French (poet), winner of the 2002 Forward Poetry Prize for Best First Collection * Tom French (politician), former President of the Workers' Party of Ireland * Tom French (rugby union), currently in the London Wasps squad * Tom French Cup, awarded by the New Zealand Rugby Union to the Māori player of the year {{hndis, French, Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas French
Thomas M. French (born January 3, 1958) is an American writer and journalist. Personal details Thomas M. French was born Jan. 3, 1958 to Hans and Katherine (née Darst) French in Columbus, Ohio and was raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. While at Indiana University, he was the editor-in-chief of the Indiana Daily Student, the recipient of a Poynter scholarship, the winner of the Hearst Competition for Feature Writing, and graduated in 1980. His first marriage was to Linda French (née Rogowski). French has two sons, Nathaniel and Samuel. He married Kelley Benham in 2006. Benham documented the birth of their daughter Juniper, who was born an extreme preemie in the series "Never Let Go," published in the Tampa Bay Times, for which she was a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. Career Thomas French's career with the ''St. Petersburg Times'' spanned 27 years between 1981 and 2008. He is known for feature writing but he started off on the police and courts beats, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas French (cricketer)
Thomas Lee French (10 June 1821 – 7 April 1909) was an English landowner and clergyman who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and Cambridge Town and minor cricket for amateur teams in East Anglia. He was born at Eye, Suffolk and died at Menton in the south of France. As a cricketer, French appeared for Cambridge University between 1841 and 1844. He played three times in the University match against Oxford University, being joint captain with George Boudier in 1843 when his 32 in the second innings of a low-scoring game contributed to a Cambridge victory. French appears to have been regarded largely as a batsman, though it is not known whether he was right- or left-handed, but he also kept wicket on occasion and took two recorded wickets as a bowler in first-class games. After leaving Cambridge University, his cricket was confined to lesser matches, but as late as 1878, when he was 57, he was playing for Suffolk in a two-day match, albeit not successfully. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas French (footballer)
Thomas French was an amateur English footballer, who won the FA Cup with Old Etonians in 1882, playing as a full-back. Family background French was the son of Frederic French, rector of St Mary's Church in Worlingworth, Suffolk. He was educated at Eton College, where he was a King's Scholar, earning the Prince Consort prize for excellence in German in 1875. He played in the cricket first XI in 1878 and as a Colleger in the St Andrew's Day Wall Game in 1877 and 1878, the Collegers winning both times, by 10 and 9 shies to nil respectively. He went up to Merton College, Oxford in 1879, graduating in 1883. Football career His first competitive football came in the 1879–80 FA Cup, representing Oxford University in the first round against Great Marlow, against Birmingham in the second (in which his back play was particularly praised), and the Royal Engineers in both the semi-final and the replay. Despite playing a conspicuous part in the Cup run, French did not (yet) get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valpy French
Thomas Valpy French (1 January 1825 – 14 May 1891) was an English Christian Missionary in India and Persia, who became the first Bishop of Lahore, in 1877, and also founded the St. John's College, Agra, in 1853.Thomas Valpy French Britannica.com. After , French is considered the second most important Christian missionary to the . Early life and education Thomas Valpy French was born on New Year's Day in 1825, in Abbey, |
Tom French (jockey)
Thomas French (1844–1873), born in Liverpool, was a Derby winning English jockey. At the age of 12, he was apprenticed to James Godding at Palace House, Newmarket, before becoming stable jockey to Mathew Dawson in the 1860s, when Fred Archer became apprentice. Archer, who would become one of the most successful jockeys in history, modelled his style on French. Both were a much taller build than other jockeys. His first public ride was in 1859, when he could ride at 5st 1lb. That year he also rode The Greek in the Lincoln Handicap. His first winner was St Albans in the Great Metropolitan Stakes, which made his name. He then won the Chester Cup on the same horse. He also had four other winners in 1860. He began 1861 well, winning five out of seven races at Salisbury and finished the season with 22 winners. In 1862 he won 38, and 1863 40. In that year he won the Goodwood Cup on Isolino, and finished the season riding eight winners at Shrewsbury. In 1865, he won the Great M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom French (poet)
Tom French (born 1966 in Kilkenny) is an Irish poet. Life He was born in Kilkenny Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512. Kilken ... in 1966 and raised across the border in County Tipperary, Tipperary. He graduated from National University of Ireland, Galway and the University of Limerick. He lives with his family close to the coast of County Meath, where he earns his living in the County library service. He received bursaries in literature from An Chomhairle Ealaíon/The Arts Council, Ireland in 1999 and 2009. His work has appeared in numerous national and international publications. Awards * Ted McNulty prize * 2002 Forward Poetry Prize Best First Collection * 2015 The Dermot Healy International Poetry Prize * 2016 Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry Works * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |