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Thomas Holmes (surveyor)
Thomas or Tom Holmes may refer to: *Thomas Holmes (mortician) (1817–?), American mortician *Thomas William Holmes (1898–1950), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross *Thomas Holmes, 1st Baron Holmes (1699–1764), English Member of Parliament * Thomas J. Holmes (c. 1819–1867), mayor of Portland, Oregon, 1866–1867 *Tom Holmes (politician) (born 1931), chairman of the far-right British political party the National Front *Tom Holmes (rugby union) (born 1990), rugby union player *Tom Holmes (rugby league) (born 1996), rugby league footballer *Tom Holmes (footballer) (born 2000), English footballer *Tom Holmes (artist) (born 1979), American artist *Thomas Holmes (executive), American executive *Thomas Holmes (politician) (born 1949), American former politician *T. Rice Holmes (Thomas Rice Edward Holmes, 1855–1933), scholar *Tommy Holmes (1917–2008), American baseball player and manager *Tommy Holmes (sportswriter), American sports writer * Thomas A. Holmes (1804-1888), Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Holmes (mortician)
Thomas Holmes (1817–1900) was a mortician who is often thought of as the "father of American embalming". Early life He was born in Brooklyn,Tom Hickman, Death - A User's Guide, London 2002, p. 102. New York City, in 1817 to a wealthy merchant. During his childhood he became interested in the medical profession, and (although records from the time are vague and incomplete) is believed to have graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University in 1845. His name appears variously in several New York City directories under listings as a Physician and Surgeon from 1847 onwards. Study of embalming While at university, Holmes had become concerned with methods of preservation used on cadavers for anatomical study. He complained that preservation was either improperly rendered, ineffectual, or not attempted at all. He also thought that the preservatives used at the time (arsenic-, mercury-, and zinc-based compounds) were injurious to the health of the medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas William Holmes
Thomas William Holmes VC (14 October 1898 – 4 January 1950) was a soldier in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, during the First World War. Holmes is the youngest Canadian to ever win the Victoria Cross. Early life Although Holmes was born in Montreal, Quebec, his family was from Owen Sound, Ontario. His father's work had taken them to Montreal; however, they returned to Owen Sound when Tommy was about six years old. During his last year of school, he worked for the butcher J.R. Boyd, and just before enlisting Holmes was working on the farm of Templeton Day at nearby Annan, Ontario. World War I On 20 December 1915, No. 838301 Tommy Holmes enlisted as a private soldier in the 147th (Grey) Battalion, CEF, at Owen Sound in Grey County. The 147th Battalion was raised by the Grey Regiment, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Holmes, 1st Baron Holmes
Thomas Holmes, 1st Baron Holmes (2 November 1699 – 21 July 1764) was a British politician who was Vice-Admiral and Governor of the Isle of Wight (1763–4) and sat in the House of Commons between 1727 and 1774. He managed elections in the government interest in the Isle of Wight during the 1750s and 1760s. Early life Holmes was baptized on 2 November 1699, the eldest son of Henry Holmes, MP, of Thorley, Yarmouth and his wife Mary, illegitimate daughter of Sir Robert Holmes, MP, of Thorley. He married Anne Apsley, widow of Colby Apsley, and daughter of Henry Player of Alverstone, Hampshire. Career At the 1727 British general election Holmes was returned as a Tory Member of Parliament for Newtown, where his family shared the electoral influence with the Worsleys. He voted against the Administration on the civil list on 23 April 1729 but was unseated on petition on 25 April 1729. He was returned unopposed for Newtown at the 1734 British general election. He voted against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas J
Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to succeed Thurgood Marshall and has served since 1991. After Marshall, Thomas is the second African American to serve on the Court and its longest-serving member since Anthony Kennedy's retirement in 2018. Thomas was born in Pin Point, Georgia. After his father abandoned the family, he was raised by his grandfather in a poor Gullah community near Savannah. Growing up as a devout Catholic, Thomas originally intended to be a priest in the Catholic Church but was frustrated over the church's insufficient attempts to combat racism. He abandoned his aspiration of becoming a clergyman to attend the College of the Holy Cross and, later, Yale Law School, where he was influenced by a number of conservative authors, notably Thomas Sowell, who dramatically shifted his worldview from progressive to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Holmes (politician)
Thomas Frank Holmes (born 1931) is a British far-right politician. He was the chairman of the National Front between 1998 and 2009, and has been a long-standing member of the movement. Holmes has been involved in nationalist politics since 1958. Views Holmes is a strong supporter of European nationalism and has stated, "I have contacts with people all over Europe: Austria, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Greece, Serbia, but none of these are official contacts, we have unofficial contacts, yes, we support any European nationalist party." 12 January 2005 He has also been highly critical of the |
Tom Holmes (rugby Union)
Tom Holmes (born 5 January 1990) is an English rugby union player for Nottingham RFC in the RFU Championship where he is club captain. He signed from the Rotherham Titans in 2016. He previously played for Sale Sharks. He plays as a lock. As well as his playing commitments, Holmes is the forwards coach at Long Eaton RFC Born in Manchester, Holmes was scouted by Sale Sharks at 16. He played for England each year until Under 20 level when a severe ankle injury left him out of action for six months. Holmes was dropped from Sale and played for Sedgley Park before re-signing for Sale in 2013. On 1 May 2014, Holmes signed a permanent deal with Rotherham Titans who compete in the RFU Championship The RFU Championship is an English rugby union competition comprising twelve clubs. It is the second level of men’s English rugby and is played by both professional and semi-professional players. The competition has existed since 1987, when .... References External linksGuinness P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Holmes (rugby League)
Tom Holmes (born 2 March 1996) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a or for Bradford Bulls in the Betfred Championship. He played for the Castleford Tigers ( Heritage № 959) in the Super League, enjoying loan spells to the Batley Bulldogs in the Kingstone Press Championship and Oxford in League 1. He spent the 2018 season at Featherstone in the Championship, before moving to the Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League, returning to Post Office Road on loan from Huddersfield in 2019. Background Holmes was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. Personal Life Holmes was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of cancer on 5th January 2023, after noticing a rapid decline in health towards the end of last season. Career Castleford Tigers He joined the Castleford Tigers from Castleford Lock Lane ARLFC in 2014 and made his Super League début in 2015 against the Catalans Dragons. During three years with the Tigers he was loaned out to League 1 side Ox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Holmes (footballer)
Thomas Richard Holmes (born 12 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Reading, as a defender. Career Club Reading In July 2017, Holmes signed his first professional deal with Reading, making his debut for Reading on 6 March 2018 in a 1–1 draw against Bolton Wanderers. Holmes had been in the academy at Reading since the age of 8, and a season ticket holder from age 11, On 26 February 2019, Holmes signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2022. On 5 December 2021, Holmes scored his first goal for Reading, a Bicycle kick against Hull City. On 17 June 2022, Holmes signed a new three-year contract with Reading. On 21 July 2022, Holmes was confirmed as Reading's Vice-Captain for the season, behind Captain Andy Yiadom. Roeselare Loan On 2 September 2019 Holmes moved to Belgian First Division B club Roeselare Roeselare (; french: Roulers, ; West Flemish: ''Roeseloare'') is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Holmes (artist)
Not to be confused with Greeley, PA sculptor of the same name. Tom Holmes is an American artist based in Jackson County, Tennessee. Education Holmes received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Texas at Austin in 1999, the student of Peter Saul and Linda Montano. They received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of California Los Angeles in 2002 where they studied with John Baldessari, Mary Kelly, Paul McCarthy, Lari Pittman, Pipilotti Rist and Wolfgang Tillmans. The artist worked briefly for Richard Tuttle in 2005. Exhibitions Holmes mounted their first solo museum show Temporary Monument' in 2013 at the Kunsthalle Bern. Their work has been included in exhibitions at Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Contemporary Art Biennial, Sélestat, France; Malmö Konstmuseum, Sweden and the Whitney Museum at Altria, New York. Work resides in the public collections of Albright-KnoxFRAC Bourgogne [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Holmes (executive)
Thomas Holmes is an American executive. Holmes was born in Wilmington, Massachusetts, where his father, John Thomas Holmes, was chairman of the Board of Selectmen. Holmes' father died when Thomas was 10 years old. Holmes graduated from Wilmington High School in 1941. Holmes served as a naval pilot in the Pacific Theatre in World War II. He then attended the University of Missouri–Rolla (UMR) with the help of the G.I. Bill. He majored in mining engineering. He went on to work for Ingersoll Rand for 30 years, eventually becoming CEO in 1980, stepping down in 1988. In the 1990s, he was chairman of W.R. Grace William Russell Grace (May 10, 1832 – March 21, 1904) was an Irish-American politician, the first Roman Catholic mayor of New York City, and the founder of W. R. Grace and Company. Early life Grace was born in Ireland in Riverstown near the .... He is known among residents of Wilmington for providing a full scholarship that allows other Wilmington High students to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Holmes (politician)
Thomas R. Holmes (born September 19, 1949) is an American former politician. He has served as a Republican member for the 14th district in the South Dakota House of Representatives The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 70 members, two from each legislative district. Two of the state's 35 legislative districts, Districts 26 and 28, are each subdivided int ... since 2015. Before that, he was a teacher at Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls. He taught classes like Early History Of Mankind. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Thomas 1949 births Living people Educators from South Dakota Politicians from Sioux Falls, South Dakota Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Holmes
Thomas Francis Holmes (March 29, 1917 – April 14, 2008) was an American right and center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball who played nearly his entire career for the Boston Braves. He hit over .300 lifetime (.302) and every year from 1944 through 1948, peaking with a .352 mark in when he finished second in the National League batting race and was runner-up for the NL's Most Valuable Player Award. Career Holmes was born in Brooklyn, New York. As a youth, he trained to be a boxer but his father forbade him to pursue the sport professionally. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School where he had batting averages of .613 and .585 in various seasons, attracting the attention of major league scouts. As a high schooler, Holmes also played semiprofessional games on Sundays for $5 per game (). Holmes, who batted and threw left-handed, signed his first professional contract with the New York Yankees, but could not break into their outfield of Joe DiMaggio, Tommy Henrich a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
