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Thomas McKay (other)
Thomas McKay (1792–1855) was a Scottish-born Canadian businessman and co-founder of Ottawa, Ontario. Thomas or Tom McKay may also refer to: *Thomas McKay (fur trader) (1796–1849), Canadian fur trader and early settler of Oregon *Thomas McKay (Canadian politician) (1839–1912), Canadian member of Parliament and senator *Thomas E. McKay (1875–1958), Utah politician and leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *Thomas McKay (Northwest Territories politician) (1849–1924), Canadian Anglo-Métis politician and first mayor of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan *Thomas McKay (Australian politician) (1909–2004), golfer and politician in New South Wales *Thomas McKay (Alaska politician), American politician *Thomas McKay (gunner) (died 2005), known as "Tam the Gun", gunner at Edinburgh Castle's One O'Clock Gun *Thomas J. McKay, professor of philosophy at Syracuse University, New York *Tom McKay (athlete) (1900–1978), Canadian Olympic runner *Tom McKay (footballer) (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas McKay
Thomas McKay (1 September 1792 – 9 October 1855) was a Canadian businessman who was one of the founders of the city of Ottawa, Ontario. Biography McKay was born in Perth, Scotland and became a skilled stonemason. He emigrated to the Canadas in 1817, and settled in Montreal. He became partners with John Redpath and their firm did the masonry work on the Lachine Canal near Montreal, they then went on to build the locks on the lower section of the Rideau Canal, between the Rideau River and the Ottawa River at Bytown. McKay also built two stone spans for the Union Bridge, which was the first bridge across the Ottawa River between Hull, Quebec and Bytown. The Commissariat building built by McKay in 1827 during the construction of the Rideau Canal now serves as home to the Bytown Museum and is the oldest surviving stone building in the city of Ottawa. McKay was one of the few business leaders to remain in Bytown after the canal project was finished. He bought land a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas McKay (fur Trader)
Thomas McKay (1796–1849) was an Anglo-Métis Canada, Canadian Fur trader who worked mainly in the Pacific Northwest for the Pacific Fur Company (PFC), the North West Company (NWC), and the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). He was a fur brigade leader and explorer of the Columbia District and later became a United States, U.S. citizen and an early settler of Oregon. Family Thomas was born at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in 1796 His father was the fur trader Alexander MacKay (fur trader), Alexander MacKay. His mother, from a marriage 'à la façon du pays' (in the style of the country), was a Métis people (Canada), Métis woman named Marguerite Wadin, online aGoogle Books/ref> the daughter of a Cree woman online aGoogle Books/ref> and Swiss fur-trader Jean-Étienne Waddens, Jean Etienne Wadin. online aGoogle Books/ref> Wives and children Thomas McKay had at least three wives during his life. His first wife was Timmee T'Ikul Tchinouk, a Chinookan, Chinook woman, daughter of Chief Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas McKay (Canadian Politician)
Thomas McKay (January 8, 1839 – January 13, 1912) was a Canadian politician. Born in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, the son of William McKay, who emigrated from Sutherland, Scotland, McKay was educated in Pictou. In 1868, he married Jessie Blair. A merchant, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Colchester in the 1874 general election. Unseated on petition in November 1874, he was re-elected and again in 1878. He resigned in June 1881 and was called to the Senate on the advice of John Alexander Macdonald on December 24, 1881 representing the senatorial division of Truro, Nova Scotia. A Liberal-Conservative, he served for 37 years until his death in 1912 in Truro Truro (; kw, Truru) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its .... References External links * {{DEFAULTS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas McKay (Northwest Territories Politician)
Thomas McKay (July 4, 1849 – September 25, 1924) was a Metis farmer and political figureCanadian Parliamentary Guide, 1903'', AJ Magurn'' in Saskatchewan, Canada. He was the first mayor of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and represented Prince Albert in the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories from 1891 to 1894 and from 1898 to 1905. McKay was the brother-in-law of Lawrence Clarke, and like Clarke was connected to the Conservative Party of Canada. A Protestant Métis or Anglo-Metis individual, McKay was involved in the 1885 North-West Rebellion on the side of the federal government. He was one of the first 40 men to volunteer to help Major Crozier of the North-West Mounted Police. He served as an envoy to negotiate with Métis at Duck Lake. He also operated as a scout, relaying messages between Major Crozier and Colonel Irving. His brother James McKay served with C Company of the Winnipeg Rifles during the 1885 Rebellion. Personal life He was born o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas McKay (Australian Politician)
Thomas Sidney McKay (1 October 1909 – 5 January 2004) was an Australian golfer, barrister and politician. Early life McKay was born in Mosman to journalist Claude Eric Ferguson McKay and Dorothy Hope Sidney. He went to the Shore School before studying at the University of Sydney where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1931 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1934. He was an amateur golfer and on 2 August 1934 he married Odette Anita Madeline Lefebvre, who was also a golf champion, having won the NSW State championship in 1931 and 1933. They had two children before divorcing in 1946. He married a second time to Peggy Burleigh on 28 October 1949, and they had a daughter. Golfing career He was a member of the successful NSW golf team in the Men's Interstate Teams Matches in 1932, 1934, and 1937, and runners-up in 1935. He won his first major golf title in October 1934, the Australian Amateur at Royal Sydney. He won the New South Wales Amateur Championship in July 1936 at The Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas McKay (Alaska Politician)
Thomas Mckay is an American Republican politician from Alaska. He has represented District 24 as a Member of the Alaska House of Representatives since 2021. References External links Thomas McKayat Ballotpedia Ballotpedia is a nonprofit and nonpartisan online political encyclopedia that covers federal, state, and local politics, elections, and public policy in the United States. The website was founded in 2007. Ballotpedia is sponsored by the Lucy Bur ... Living people Republican Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{Alaska-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas McKay (gunner)
Staff Sergeant Thomas McKay MBE (died 17 November 2005), known as "Tam the Gun", was the District Gunner with 105th Regiment Royal Artillery from 1979 until 2005. During that time, McKay was responsible for the daily firing of the One O'Clock Gun at Edinburgh Castle, becoming the longest-serving holder of the post. McKay was born in Lochgelly, Fife, and grew up in Musselburgh. He joined 529 Company Royal Army Service Corps, part of the Territorial Army. The One O'clock Gun is a time signal, given at 1.00pm Monday to Saturday, and has been operating since 1861. McKay began firing the gun in July 1979, and during his long service became a recognisable Edinburgh character. At that time, the gun was a 25-pound Howitzer, although this was replaced with a L118 Light Gun, brought into service on 30 November 2001, with "Tam the Gun" firing the first round. In 1999, Sergeant McKay was awarded the MBE by the Queen, for his services to the Territorial Army. Sergeant McKay was instrumenta ... [...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 McKay (athlete)
Thomas Parish McKay (28 July 1900 – 3 April 1978) was a Canadian middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op .... References External links * 1900 births 1978 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Canadian male middle-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Place of birth missing {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom McKay (footballer)
Tom McKay (born 24 September 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:McKay, Tom Living people 1938 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) St Kilda Football Club players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Mackay
Thomas Mackay (1849 – 1912) was a British wine merchant and classical liberal. Life Mackay, the son of a colonel, was born in Edinburgh and educated at Glenalmond. He matriculated at New College, Oxford in 1868, graduating B.A. in 1873; he entered the Inner Temple in 1871. He was called to the bar in 1879 but left to enter the wine trade because he felt that he was not earning enough to support his wife and family. He retired ten years later in order to campaign for liberalism. He criticised old age pensions because he believed they would harm character and advocated reducing "the encouragement to pauperism Pauperism (Lat. ''pauper'', poor) is poverty or generally the state of being poor, or particularly the condition of being a "pauper", i.e. receiving relief administered under the English Poor Laws. From this, pauperism can also be more generally ... held out by our present system of out-door relief" by restoring independence. Also, Mackay did not favour a compromis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
