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Thomas Ridgeway (fl.1414)
Thomas Ridgewayor Ridgway may refer to: * Thomas Ridgeway (fl.1414), MP for Derby (UK Parliament constituency) * Thomas Ridgeway, 1st Earl of Londonderry (1565?–1631) * Thomas Ridgway, trader *Thomas S. Ridgway Thomas Shannon Ridgway (August 30, 1826 – November 17, 1897) was an American banker and politician from Illinois. He co-founded the First National Bank of Shawneetown and was president of the Springfield and Illinois South Eastern Railway. In 18 ... (1826–1897), American politician * Thomas Ridgway (colonel) (1861–1939), U.S. Army officer and father of General Matthew Ridgway See also * Thomas Ridgeway Gould {{hndis, Ridgeway, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Ridgeway (fl
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Thomas Ridgewayor Ridgway may refer to: * Thomas Ridgeway (fl.1414), MP for Derby (UK Parliament constituency) * Thomas Ridgeway, 1st Earl of Londonderry (1565?–1631) * Thomas Ridgway, trader * Thomas S. Ridgway (1826–1897), American politician *Thomas Ridgway (colonel) (1861–1939), U.S. Army officer and father of General Matthew Ridgway See also *Thomas Ridgeway Gould Thomas Ridgeway Gould (November 5, 1818 – November 26, 1881) was an American neoclassical sculptor active in Boston and Florence. Biography Gould was born in Boston on November 5, 1818. He was at first a merchant with his brother in the dry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derby (UK Parliament Constituency)
Derby is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli .... It was a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency of the British House of Commons, House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950. It was represented by two members of parliament. It was divided into the single-member constituencies of Derby North (UK Parliament constituency), Derby North and Derby South (UK Parliament constituency), Derby South in 1950. History Derby regularly sent two representatives to Parliament from Edward I's reign. In 1900 United Kingdom general election, 1900 it was one of the first two constituencies to elect a member from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Ridgeway, 1st Earl Of Londonderry
Thomas Ridgeway, 1st Earl of Londonderry (1565? – 1631) was an English administrator active in Ireland, in particular in the Ulster Plantation. Origins He was born in about 1565 either at Torwood House in his father's Manorialism, manor of Tor Mohun, Devon, or at adjoining Tor Abbey (purchased by his father), the son of Thomas Ridgeway (1543–1598) of Tor Mohun, Devon (son of John Ridgeway (died 1560), John Ridgeway (c. 1517 – 1560) of Abbotskerswell, Abbots Carswell and Tor Mohun, MP), a Member of Parliament for Dartmouth (UK Parliament constituency), Dartmouth in 1584. His mother was Mary Southcott, daughter of Thomas Southcott of Indio, Bovey Tracey, Indio in the parish of Bovey Tracey, Devon. With her sister Elizabeth Southcott, she was a co-heiress to her mother Grace Barnehouse, daughter and sole heiress of John Barnehouse of Marsh in the parish of Newton St Cyres and of Prestcot in the parish of Culmstock, both in Devon, a younger branch of Barnehouse of Kingston, Stav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Ridgway
{{for, the Illinois politician and banker, Thomas S. Ridgway Thomas Ridgway was an English trader who specialised in the import and sale of tea during the early 19th century. Tea business His first shop was in the Bull Ring area of Birmingham; this went bankrupt, and he moved to London. The new business, The Tea Establishment (Ridgway and Company) of King William Street, London, imported tea, coffee and spices, later specialising in tea. Its success enabled Ridgway to repay his creditors. A Ridgway representative was among importers who met at the London Tavern in March 1851 to condemn the high price and the adulteration of coffee sold to "the lower class of consumer". Ridgways became one of the first companies to sell tea hygienically pre-packed as a measure against adulteration. In 1876 Queen Victoria requested a blend for her personal use. In 1886 the House of Ridgway received a Royal Warrant for its development, and ''Her Majesty's Tea Blend'' (now called ''Her Majesty's B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas S
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 Ridgway (colonel)
Thomas Ridgway (August 18, 1861 – May 5, 1939) was a career officer in the United States Army. A Coast Artillery specialist, Ridgway served from 1883 to 1919 and attained the rank of colonel. A veteran of the Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, Boxer Rebellion, and World War I, he was most notable for his service as commander of several Coast Artillery posts and districts and acting commander of the Hawaiian Department. Ridgway was the father of General Matthew Ridgway. Early life Thomas Ridgway was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 18, 1861, the son of attorney James Ridgway and Esther Lucas Molière Ridgway. He attended the public schools of Brooklyn, and was a student at New York University for two years as a member of the class of 1881. While at NYU, Ridgway became a member of the Delta Phi fraternity. In 1879, Ridgway was appointed to the United States Military Academy by U.S. Representative Simeon B. Chittenden. He graduated in 1884 ranked 10t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Ridgway
General Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 – July 26, 1993) was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1952–1953) and the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1953–1955). Although he saw no service in World War I, he was intensively involved in World War II, where he was the first Commanding General (CG) of the 82nd "All American" Airborne Division, leading it in action in Sicily, Italy and Normandy, before taking command of the newly formed XVIII Airborne Corps in August 1944. He held the latter post until the end of the war in mid-1945, commanding the corps in the Battle of the Bulge, Operation Varsity and the Western Allied invasion of Germany. Ridgway held several major commands after World War II and was most famous for resurrecting the United Nations (UN) war effort during the Korean War. Several historians have credited Ridgway for turning the war around in favor of the UN side. He also persuaded Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
