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Thomas Ashby (Order Of Industrial Heroism Recipient)
Thomas Ashby may refer to: * Thomas Ashby (archaeologist) (1874–1931), British archaeologist *Thomas Ashby (doctor) (1848–1916), American doctor, academic, writer, and politician *Tom Ashby (1895–1957), mayor of Auckland, New Zealand *Thomas Ashby (MP) (fl. 1414), member of parliament for Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ... * Thomas Ashby (martyr) (died 1544), English religious dissident {{hndis, Ashby, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Ashby (archaeologist)
Thomas Ashby, (14 October 1874 – 15 May 1931) was a British archaeologist and director of the British School at Rome. Family He was the only child of Thomas Ashby (1851–1906), and his wife, Rose Emma, daughter of Apsley Smith. His father belonged to the well-known Quaker family which owned Ashby's brewery at Staines – this became a private company in 1886. Appearance and manner Stocky in figure, he had a tall and forceful head and a neat beard (first red and later white). His English and Italian were both equally brusque (John Ward-Perkins recalled a 'flow of impeccably idiomatic Italian spoken in an accent which to his dying day remained obstinately British'), and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "shy with strangers, blunt with acquaintances, and devoted to his friends". Life Early life Ashby was educated initially at Sunningdale School, a prep school close to his childhood home. He was later an exhibitioner at Winchester College (1887–93), w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Ashby (doctor)
Thomas Almond Ashby (November 18, 1848 – June 26, 1916) was an American surgeon, writer, and politician, a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. At his death, he was the only faculty member of the University of Maryland to have served in the state legislature. Biography Born in Warren County, Virginia, Ashby attended Washington and Lee University studying the classics, modern languages and chemistry, and studied medicine at the University of Maryland, from which he graduated with an M.D. in 1873. He practiced as a gynecologist. In 1877, he was one of the founders of the ''Maryland Medical Journal.'' He held various positions at the University of Maryland Medical Department, before leaving in 1878. Under Ashby's leadership, the Women's Medical College was established in Baltimore in 1882. He served as Chair of Obstetrics from 1882 to 1897, and as Chair of Diseases of Women and Children from 1889 to 1897, at Baltimore Medical College. In 1897, he became Professor of Diseases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Ashby
Thomas William Mark Ashby (23 August 1895 – 26 September 1957) was a New Zealand local body administrator and Mayor of Auckland City from 1956 to 1957. Biography Early life and carerr Ashby was born 23 August 1895 in Auckland, Ashby was educated at Te Aroha High School, and later at both Victoria and Auckland universities. In 1911 he entered the public service, being appointed to the head office staff of the Department of Education. After completing his university studies and qualified as a lawyer. He served in the Army in the First World War, enlisting in the New Zealand Field Artillery in 1916 and was sent overseas as part of the 16th reinforcements. Serving in both France and Belgium, he was wounded in a leg and, in 1919 was invalided back to New Zealand. In 1920, he joined the Census and Statistics Office and was appointed as the compiler in charge of its local government and finance section. In March 1921 he married Margaret Fox in Petone. In 1923, he joined the Auckla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leicestershire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Leicestershire was a county constituency in Leicestershire, represented in the House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs), traditionally called Knights of the Shire, by the bloc vote system of election, to the Parliament of England until 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 until 1800, and then to Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1832. History The constituency was abolished by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, when it was replaced by the Northern and Southern divisions, each of which elected two MPs. Both divisions were abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when they were replaced by four new single-seat constituencies: Bosworth, Harborough, Loughborough Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England, the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and Loughborough University. At the 2011 census the town's built-up area had a population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
