Thomas Alston (other)

	Thomas Alston (other) Thomas Alston may refer to: Sir Thomas Alston, 1st Baronet (c. 1609–1678), High Sheriff of Bedfordshire Sir Thomas Alston, 3rd Baronet (1676–1714), MP for Bedford 1698–1701 Sir Thomas Alston, 5th Baronet (1724–1774), MP for Bedfordshire 1747 and Bedford 1760 Tom Alston Thomas Edison Alston (January 31, 1926 – December 30, 1993) was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1954 to 1957, the first African-American to do so. A native of Greensboro, North Carolina, he ... (1926–1993), American professional baseball player {{hndis, Alston, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Sir Thomas Alston, 1st Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms or Miss. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	High Sheriff Of Bedfordshire This is a list of High Sheriffs of Bedfordshire. Pre-Conquest pre-1042: Aelfstan 1042-1066; Godric, Ralph Talgebose Bondi the staller 1066–1125 1066-c.1084: Ansculf de Picquigny Ralph Taillebois c. 1080 Hugh de Beauchamp 1124 Richard of Winchester From 1125 through the end of 1575, appointees to the shrievalty held the joint office of High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. 1575–1599 1600–1699 1700–1799 1800–1899 1900–1999 2000–present References Bibliography * (with amendments of 1963, Public Record Office) {{High Shrievalties Bedfordshire Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council ... Lists of office-holders in the United Kingdom High Sheriffs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sir Thomas Alston, 3rd Baronet Sir Thomas Alston, 3rd Baronet (c. 1676 – December 1714) was an English Member of Parliament. Thomas Alston was the eldest son of Sir Rowland Alston, 2nd Baronet of Odell, Bedfordshire and Temperance Crew; the family included Puritans on both sides.David Hayton, 'Alston, Sir Thomas', in Hayton et al, ''The House of Commons 1690-1715, Volume 2'', p. 24 He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. Alston succeeded his father as Baronet in 1697. From 1698 to 1701 he was MP for Bedford: it is unclear with which of the Parliamentary groupings his sympathies lay. He died unmarried, probably in London, in December 1714. "The story that he had wasted his estate and at the time of his death was a prisoner in the Fleet is not borne out by his will, in which the Odell estate and other property in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sir Thomas Alston, 5th Baronet Sir Thomas Alston, 5th Baronet (23 March 1724 – 18 July 1774) was an English Baronet and Member of Parliament. Namier ''et al.'', ''The House of Commons 1754-1790'', Vol. 3, p.18 Thomas Alston was the eldest son of Sir Rowland Alston, 4th Baronet of Odell, Bedfordshire, by his wife, Elizabeth. He was born on 23 March 1724 and baptised at St. James Church, Westminster nearly one month later, 22 April 1724.''England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975'' He was admitted at Queens' College, Cambridge in 1740. From 1747 to 1761 he was MP for Bedfordshire. In 1750 he married Catherine Davie Bovey, but separated from her by mutual consent two years later. Confined for a while to a madhouse, he was nevertheless re-elected to Parliament unopposed in 1754. Horace Walpole reported a sorry appearance in the House of Commons in November 1755: "Poor Alston was mad, and spoke ten times to order." On 2 January 1759, he succeeded his father as 5th Baronet A baronet ( or ; abbrevi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]