Thomas Baxter (rugby Player)
Thomas or Tom Baxter may refer to: * Thomas Baxter (mathematician) ( 1732–1740), British mathematician and schoolmaster *Tom Baxter (born 1973), English singer *Tom Baxter (Australian footballer) (1884–1959), Australian footballer * Tom Baxter (footballer, born 1893) (1893–?), English footballer who played for Chelsea and Gillingham *Tom Baxter (footballer, born 1903) (1903–1987), English footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Port Vale *Thomas Baxter (painter) (1782–1821), English painter *Tommy Baxter Thomas Owen Baxter (c. 1930 – 26 May 2014) was a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in twenty nine tests between 1949 and 1956. In 2007 he was named in the New Zealand Rugby League's Team of the Century. Pl ...

Thomas Baxter (mathematician)
Thomas Baxter ( 1732–1740), was a schoolmaster and mathematician who published an erroneous method of squaring the circle. He was derided as a "pseudo-mathematician" by F. Y. Edgeworth, writing for the ''Dictionary of National Biography''. When he was master of a private school at Crathorne, North Yorkshire, Baxter composed a book entitled ''The Circle squared'' (London: 1732), published in octavo. The mathematical book begins with the untrue assertion that "if the diameter of a circle be unity or one, the circumference of that circle will be 3.0625", where the value should correctly be pi. From this incorrect assumption, Baxter proves fourteen geometric theorems on circles, alongside some others on cones and ellipses, which Edgeworth refers to as of "equal absurdity" to Baxter's other assertions. Thomas Gent Thomas Gent (1693–1778) was a printer and writer, born in Ireland, who spent most of his working life in York. He authored several works, mostly histories, but was ...
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Tom Baxter
Tom Baxter (born Thomas Baxter Gleave, 29 October 1973) is an English singer-songwriter based in London. He was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, and grew up in Camborne Cornwall with his 4 siblings. The second son of Jeff and Julie Gleave (who were regulars on the folk music circuit in the late 1960s and early 1970s). Baxter and his siblings use their middle names as stage surnames. Baxter is the middle brother of Jo Spencer (the eldest), and his younger brother   Charlie Winston, a successful songwriter based in France. The youngest sibling Vashti Anna was named after singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan who is a family friend. By 15 Baxter had picked up the guitar and started a rockabilly band with his elder brother after hearing 'The Elvis Sun Sessions'. He went on to join Art school at 17 to specialize in Fine Art Painting. After moving to London at age 19 to attend music college to study a foundation course in Music & Performance at Brunel University and then later graduating with ...
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Tom Baxter (Australian Footballer)
Thomas Matthew Baxter (23 February 1884 – 8 May 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Football Baxter, originally from Maldon, was a Collingwood premiership player in 1910. In the 1910 Grand Final between Carlton and Collingwood he was reported for striking by umpire Jack Elder, and suspended for the entire 1911 VFL season. Collingwood appealed the ban and it was overturned, after teammate Richard Daykin signed a declaration which stated that it was he and not Baxter who had struck Jack Baquie John Alfred Baquie (10 July 1886 – 1 January 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Baquie, who came to Melbourne from Brunswick, was used as both a forward a .... As Daykin had retired after the Grand Final win, no player was suspended for the incident. This incident is said to be central to, or even the specif ...
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Tom Baxter (footballer, Born 1893)
Thomas James C. Baxter (born 1893) was an English professional footballer of the 1920s. Born in Wandsworth, he joined Gillingham from Chelsea in 1920 and went on to make 19 appearances for the club in The Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla .... References 1893 births English men's footballers Footballers from the London Borough of Wandsworth People from Wandsworth Gillingham F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Year of death missing Men's association football wing halves {{england-footy-midfielder-1890s-stub ...
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Tom Baxter (footballer, Born 1903)
Thomas William Baxter (1 February 1903 – 21 August 1987) was an English Association football, footballer who played on the outside left, left wing for Welbeck Welfare F.C., Welbeck Colliery, Newark Town F.C., Newark Town, Worksop Town F.C., Worksop Town, Mansfield Town F.C., Mansfield Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers, Port Vale F.C., Port Vale, Margate F.C., Margate, Carlisle United F.C., Carlisle United, and Lisburn Distillery F.C., Distillery. He helped the "Valiants" to win the Football League Third Division North, Third Division North title in 1929–30. Career Baxter played amateur football for Welbeck Welfare F.C., Welbeck Colliery, Newark Town F.C., Newark Town and Worksop Town F.C., Worksop Town (Midland Football League (1889), Midland League). He began his professional career with his hometown club Mansfield Town F.C., Mansfield Town. He moved to Football League Second Division, Second Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampto ...
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Thomas Baxter (painter)
Thomas Baxter Jnr. (17 February 1782 – 18 April 1821) was an English porcelain painter, and a watercolour painter and illustrator. Life and work Baxter (of whom an account is given in 'A Century of Potting in the City of Worcester' by R. W. Binns, 1877) was born in Worcester, the son of a china painter and gilder, who had workshops in London connected with the Worcester china works. Baxter received his first instruction in art from his father. He was a fellow student of Benjamin Haydon at the Royal Academy, as appears from a letter written by Baxter to Haydon in 1819. He was patronised by Lord Nelson, and was often employed by him in making sketches at his estate in Merton; He also painted for him a rich dessert service. In his paintings upon china he introduced figures from the works of Reynolds, West and other well-known painters. In 1814 he left Worcester and established an art school in London, and had pupils who were afterwards distinguished in their special line. In ...
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