Thomas Workman (other)
Thomas or Tom Workman may refer to: *Thomas Workman (entomologist) (1844–1900), Irish entomologist and arachnologist *Thomas Workman (Canadian politician) (1813–1889), Canadian businessman and political figure *Tom Workman (basketball) (born 1944), American professional basketball player *Tom Workman (Minnesota politician) Thomas Michael Wilkin (born September 29, 1959) is an American politician in the state of Minnesota. He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. ...

Thomas Workman (entomologist)
Thomas Workman (1843–1900) was an Irish entomologist and arachnologist who travelled widely collecting butterflies and studying spiders. He is best known for his book ''Malaysian Spiders'', published in 1896, in which he described several new species. Biography Thomas Workman was born at Ceara, Windsor Avenue, Belfast, Ireland on 14 August 1843 into a wealthy family involved in muslin, linen and commerce. He became a successful businessman, at first in the linen trade and then in shipbuilding. He was the elder brother of Frank Workman, born in 1856, who founded the Belfast shipyard of Workman Clark in 1879. Travel In the years 1869 and 1870 Workman travelled in North America spending his time mainly in the West, much with native tribes. His trip journals and accounts of the natural history of the American plains and Native Americans are now in the Public Records Office in Belfast. His collection of North American Indian artefacts is in the Ulster Museum. Each yea ...
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Thomas Workman (Canadian Politician)
Thomas Workman (June 17, 1813 – October 9, 1889) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Montreal Centre in the 1st Canadian Parliament and Montreal West from 1875 to 1878 as a Liberal member. He was born in Ballymacash, Ireland in 1813 and came to Montreal, where his brothers had already settled, in 1827. In 1834, he was hired as a clerk in a hardware company operated by John Frothingham and his brother William; he became a partner in 1843 and sole owner in 1859. He also served as president of the Molson Bank and a director of the Sun Mutual Life Insurance Company in Montreal, serving as president from 1871 to 1889. He served as a volunteer to help put down the Lower Canada Rebellion. In 1866, he was named justice of the peace. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1867, but did not run again until an 1875 by-election in Montreal West after the sitting member was unseated. He died from diabetes in Montreal in 1889. He had supported McGill Col ...
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Tom Workman (basketball)
Thomas Edwin Workman (born November 14, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in both the NBA and ABA between 1967 and 1971. During his college career at Seattle University from 1964 to 1967, Workman scored 1,497 points. He holds career averages of 19.2 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in his three seasons. During his sophomore season in 1965–66, Workman played a large role in Seattle upsetting Texas Western, 74–72, as their only loss of a national championship-winning season. He was twice named a First Team All-West Coast Conference player before being selected in the 1967 NBA draft as the eighth overall pick by the St. Louis Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Workman, Tom 1944 births Living ...
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