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Thomas Lowe (millwright)
Thomas or Tom Lowe may refer to: *Thomas Lowe (tenor) (1719–1783), English opera singer and actor * Thomas Lowe (priest) (1781–1861), Anglican Dean of Exeter *Thomas Lowe (politician) (1812–1875), mayor of Atlanta, 1861 * Thomas Hunter Lowe (1928–1984), American judge and politician in Maryland * Thomas Lowe (millwright) (fl. 18th century), of Piccadilly Mill * Tom Lowe (writer) (fl. 1998–2010), writer and filmmaker from Southern California * Tom Lowe (radio) (born 1975), British radio broadcaster *Tom Lowe (performer) (born 1978), English-born singer and actor who featured on ''American Idol'' *Thomas Lowe (Lord Mayor) Sir Thomas Lowe (died 11 April 1623) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1606 and 1622. He was an alderman of the City of London and became Lord Mayor of London in 1604. History and career Lowe w ... (died 1623), English politician and Lord Mayor of London in 1604 * Tom Lowe (cricketer) (1859–1934), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lowe (tenor)
Thomas Lowe (c. 1719 – 1 March 1783) was an English tenor and actor. He appeared at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and at Covent Garden, and frequently performed in London's pleasure gardens. He was particularly associated with the works of Thomas Arne and George Frideric Handel. Life Lowe sang as a child: in May 1732 he sang in Handel's oratorio ''Esther'' at the King's Theatre. His career as a tenor is first known in August 1740, when he took part in the masque ''Alfred'' by Thomas Arne, at its first performance at Cliveden, country home of Frederick, Prince of Wales. He first appeared at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London in September 1740, as Sir John Loverule in ''The Devil to Pay'' by Charles Coffey. During his first two seasons there he played Macheath in ''The Beggar's Opera'', Bacchanal in Arne's ''Comus'' and Arne's songs in the incidental music for several productions. From 1742 to 1750 he was also in Handel's oratorio company, taking part in the original productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lowe (priest)
Thomas Hill Peregrine Furye Lowe (21 December 1781 – 17 January 1861) was an English cleric. s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Lowe, Thomas (Hill Peregrine Furye) He was Dean of Exeter from 1839 to his death. Life He was the son of Thomas Humphrey Lowe and Lucy Hill, daughter of Thomas Hill. He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford in 1799, graduating B.A. in 1803, and M.A. in 1805. In 1804 he entered Lincoln's Inn. Lowe was a curate at Shelsley Beauchamp, Worcestershire, in 1810. In 1812 he had a post as domestic chaplain with Henry Hall Gage, 4th Viscount Gage, and in 1814 another curacy, at Diddlebury in Shropshire. In 1820 he became vicar of Grimley, Worcestershire. He was rector of Holy Trinity, Exeter from 1837 to 1840, and Dean of Exeter from 1839 for the rest of his life. He published in 1825 ''An essay on the absolving power of the Church''. Family Lowe married in 1808 Ellen Lucy Pardoe (died 1843), eldest daughter of Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lowe (politician)
Thomas F. Lowe (January 15, 1812November 18, 1875) was a Georgia musician, businessman, and politician who served as the acting mayor of Atlanta, during the early part of the American Civil War. In 1858, T. F. Lowe was elected as an alderman representing Atlanta's Second Ward. Lowe and fellow future Atlanta mayor William Ezzard were among a group of investors that chartered the Atlanta Mutual Insurance and Stock Company in 1859. In November 1861, he took over as Atlanta's mayor after incumbent Jared Whitaker was appointed to head the commissary and logistics activities for Georgia's state troops. He was not a candidate for election to a full term, and was succeeded by James M. Calhoun. He was commissioned as a colonel in the Georgia state militia. As a violin soloist, he was a local favorite and played many recitals in Atlanta and Decatur, even during the war.Gay and Segars, p. 38. Lowe died in Mount Airy, Georgia Mount Airy is a town in Habersham County, Georgia, United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hunter Lowe
Thomas Hunter Lowe (January 8, 1928 – June 13, 1984) was Judge, Maryland Court of Special Appeals (1973-1984), Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates (1969-1973), and Delegate to Maryland General Assembly (1958-1973). The Delegates' Office Building was named for him in 1973. Biography Lowe was born in McDaniel, Maryland in 1928 to Louise Price and Denton Scott Lowe. He attended Baltimore City College, though his term there was interrupted by World War II. Lowe received special permission to enlist in the Marine Corps to fight in the war, joining his brother, John Vincent Lowe as a U.S. Marine. Thomas served as a phone operator in Pearl Harbor before being discharged following the end of fighting in the Pacific Theater. He returned to City College as a star football player, and despite being offered several athletic scholarships, he chose to attend Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, where he majored in Political Science. He married fellow student Jane D. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lowe (millwright)
Thomas or Tom Lowe may refer to: *Thomas Lowe (tenor) (1719–1783), English opera singer and actor * Thomas Lowe (priest) (1781–1861), Anglican Dean of Exeter *Thomas Lowe (politician) (1812–1875), mayor of Atlanta, 1861 * Thomas Hunter Lowe (1928–1984), American judge and politician in Maryland * Thomas Lowe (millwright) (fl. 18th century), of Piccadilly Mill * Tom Lowe (writer) (fl. 1998–2010), writer and filmmaker from Southern California * Tom Lowe (radio) (born 1975), British radio broadcaster *Tom Lowe (performer) (born 1978), English-born singer and actor who featured on ''American Idol'' *Thomas Lowe (Lord Mayor) Sir Thomas Lowe (died 11 April 1623) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1606 and 1622. He was an alderman of the City of London and became Lord Mayor of London in 1604. History and career Lowe w ... (died 1623), English politician and Lord Mayor of London in 1604 * Tom Lowe (cricketer) (1859–1934), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piccadilly Mill
Piccadilly Mill, also known as Bank Top Mill or Drinkwater's Mill, owned by Peter Drinkwater, was the first cotton mill in Manchester, England, to be directly powered by a steam engine, and the 10th such mill in the world. Construction of the four-storey mill on Auburn Street started in 1789 and its 8 hp Boulton and Watt engine was installed and working by 1 May 1790. Initially the engine drove only the preparatory equipment and spinning was done manually. The mill-wright was Thomas Lowe, who had worked for William Fairbairn Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick (19 February 1789 – 18 August 1874) was a Scottish civil engineer, structural engineer and shipbuilder. In 1854 he succeeded George Stephenson and Robert Stephenson to become the third pre ... and helped with the planning two of Arkwright's earliest factories. During the early 1790s the mill employed around 500 workers. Robert Owen was employed as the manager in 1792. References Bibliography * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Lowe (writer)
Tom Löwe is a filmmaker and writer from Southern California. A Gulf War combat veteran, Lowe is best known as the director of ''TimeScapes'' (2012), a 40-minute non-verbal-narrative film. He was named Astronomy Photographer of the Year in 2010. Löwe is also the author of ''Spin'' (), a roman à clef based on his experience working as a political operative in California. He is a former Chief Speech Writer and Director of Public Affairs for the Speaker of the California Assembly, and a former producer of the public affairs roundtable ''The McLaughlin Group''. In November 2010, Löwe served as 2nd Unit Director and 2nd Unit Director of Photography on Godfrey Reggio's feature film ''Visitors''. Löwe spent five years working as a 2nd Unit Director on Terrence Malick's ''Voyage of Time''. Löwe is the founder and proprietor of the largest timelapse community on the internetTimescapes.org In 2010 and 2011, Löwe shot a 40-minute non-narrative film Non-narrative film is an aesthetic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Lowe (radio)
Thomas Edward Lowe (born 21 August 1975 in Bexley, London) is a radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom. Tom currently presents on BBC Radio Gloucestershire. Tom started working for radio stations operating under a Restricted Service Licence, or RSL, including Thanet Local Radio (now KMFM Thanet), which was based in Ramsgate, Kent. In 1998, Tom joined the team at European Klassik Rock, a Pan-European satellite radio station broadcasting via the Astra 1C satellite from The Maidstone Studios in Kent, and presented the Friday evening show. Tom then presented on Radio Caroline, also at the time on Astra 1C and from The Maidstone Studios, in 1999, with a Saturday evening show that was also simulcast on 88.4FM The Breeze to the French and Italian Rivieras. He also appeared on WBCQ in America under the Radio Caroline banner with a pre recorded programme in 2000. In the summer of 2001, Tom was heard presenting on 107.7 WFM in Weston-super-Mare (now Star 107.7). Tom joined Star 107.5 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Lowe (performer)
Thomas Peter Lowe (born 23 April 1978, Stockport, England) is an English-born singer and actor. Personal life Tom Lowe was born in Stockport, England to his parents, Peter and Margaret Lowe. He grew up in the village of Mellor, on the outskirts of Stockport. He attended Mellor Primary School from 1982 to 1989 and Manchester Grammar School from 1989 to 1996, where he performed in many school plays. He sang in the church choir of St. Thomas's Mellor during his childhood and was runner up in the UK wide Choirboy of the Year competition while a chorister there. He also appeared on TV while at Primary school with fellow Mellor pupils on the children's show Umbrella, filmed at BBC Manchester. UK career Early career Lowe had a stint as a Take That backing singer during their 1995 UK tour. He was part of the male voice choir, named 'The Wanted Men', who sang behind the group in the encore, and specifically during the Number One hit single at that time "Never Forget". North and South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lowe (Lord Mayor)
Sir Thomas Lowe (died 11 April 1623) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1606 and 1622. He was an alderman of the City of London and became Lord Mayor of London in 1604. History and career Lowe was the son of Simon Lowe of Bromley Kent and his wife Margaret Lacey, daughter of Christopher Lacey of London. He was a member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers. In 1594 he was Master of the Haberdashers Company and became an alderman of Billingsgate in 1594. He was Sheriff of the City of London in 1595. In 1602 he was Master of the Haberdashers again and was knighted at Whitehall on 26 July 1603. He became Lord Mayor of London in 1604. He was Master of the Haberdashers again in 1604 and became a governor of the Levant Company in 1605 until his death in 1623. In 1606, Lowe was elected Member of Parliament for City of London until 1611 He was Master of the Haberdashers again in 1608 and in 1609 became alderman of Broad Street ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
