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Thomas Benson (scholar) (1824–1885), Canadian politician
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Tom Benson (1927–2018) was the owner of the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans. Thomas or Tom Benson may also refer to: * Thomas Benson (American football) (born 1961), former American football linebacker *Tom Benson (politician) (1929–2000), Unionist politician in Northern Ireland *Thomas Benson (1708–1772), British ship-owner, merchant and politician * Thomas Benson (priest) (1654–1715), Anglican priest in Ireland * T. D. Benson (Thomas Duckworth Benson, 1857–1926), British socialist politician *Tom Benson, a character in '' 7th Cavalry'' See also *William Thomas Benson William Thomas Benson (20 April 1824 – 8 June 1885) was born at Kendal, England and, after some years in business in England, immigrated to Canada in 1858. In Montreal, Benson met a man with whom he formed a partnership to open the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Benson
Thomas Milton Benson (July 12, 1927 – March 15, 2018) was an American businessman, philanthropist and sports franchise owner. He was the owner of several automobile dealerships before buying the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) in 1985 and the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2012. As a sports team owner, Benson had a Super Bowl victory to his credit, via the Saints winning Super Bowl XLIV (2009). As of October 2017, he had a net worth of US$2.8 billion according to ''Forbes''. Biography Early career Benson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Thomas Milton Benson, Sr. and Carmen Pintado.Los Angeles Times: "Super Bowl Xxi : The Nfl Owners : The Nfc West" by EARL GUSTKEY January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Benson (American Football)
Thomas Carl Benson (born June 9, 1961) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma , mottoeng = "For the benefit of the Citizen and the State" , type = Public research university , established = , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.7billion (2021) , pr .... He played nine seasons in the NFL for four teams. 1961 births Living people American football linebackers Atlanta Falcons players Los Angeles Raiders players New England Patriots players Oklahoma Sooners football players People from Ardmore, Oklahoma San Diego Chargers players {{linebacker-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Benson (politician)
Tom Benson (26 August 1929 – 24 December 2000) was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Strangford from 1998 to 2000. Born in Enniskillen, Benson was an officer in the Royal Ulster Constabulary. He joined the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and was elected to Ards Borough Council, serving as Mayor of Ards from 1987–88.Biography – Tom Benson, Northern Ireland Assembly During this year, he defied a ban on UUP representatives meeting Government ministers and met the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Benson (1708–1772)
Benson's Cave, on Lundy: reputed to be where Benson stored contraband goods. Thomas Benson (1708–1772), of Knapp House (''alias'' Nap), Appledore, on the north Devon coast of England, was a ship-owner and merchant who was Sheriff of Devon in 1746–47 and MP for Barnstaple between 1747 and 1754.Matthews, Shirley"BENSON, Thomas (1708–72)" ''History of Parliament Online''. In 1753 he fled to Portugal from British justice, having been accused of customs duty evasion and maritime insurance fraud. Biography He was the second son of John Benson (died 1739) of Knapp by his wife Grace Melhuish. The Bensons were long established merchants at Bideford, with an established trade to France, Portugal and Placentia in Newfoundland. They also owned lime-kilns in Bideford, near Appledore. In 1737 Benson married his cousin Frances Melhuish (died 1752), a daughter of Roger Melhuish by his second wife Eleanor Barber. By Frances he had two sons and two daughters. On his father's death in 1739 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Benson (priest)
Thomas Benson (1654 – 1715) was an Anglican priest in Ireland during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Benson was educated at Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i .... He was the Archdeacon of Kildare from 1681 until his death.;"Fasti ecclesiae Hibernicae : the succession of the prelates and members of the Cathedral bodies of Ireland Vol II" Cotton, H pp246/7: Dublin, Hodges,1848 References 1715 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 17th-century Irish Anglican priests 18th-century Irish Anglican priests 1654 births Archdeacons of Kildare Christian clergy from County Kildare {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Cavalry (film)
''7th Cavalry'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by Joseph H. Lewis based on a story, "A Horse for Mrs. Custer," by Glendon Swarthout set after the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Filmed in Mexico, the picture stars Randolph Scott and Barbara Hale. Plot Captain Tom Benson has been granted a furlough to bring his bride–to–be Martha back to Fort Abraham Lincoln and his Regiment, the 7th Cavalry. Benson is mystified when he sees the fort apparently deserted with the colors not flying. Exploring the vacant post he is met by the hysterical Charlotte Reynolds, whose husband replaced Benson as commander of his "C" Company and was killed at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Only a small group of misfits and guardhouse prisoners led by an old sergeant remain, and have held a wake by drinking themselves into oblivion. Once the commands of Major Marcus Reno and Captain Frederick Benteen have returned, they and the widows hold Benson in contempt, not only for not being at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |