William Thom (other)
William Thom may refer to: * William Thom, Scottish poet * William Thom (preacher), co-founder of the Methodist 'New Itinerancy' *William R. Thom, U.S. Representative from Ohio * Bill Thom, baseball player See also * William Thoms William John Thoms (16 November 1803 – 15 August 1885) was a British writer credited with coining the term "folklore" in 1846. Thoms's investigation of folklore and myth led to a later career of debunking longevity myths, and he was a pione ...

William Thom (poet)
William Thom (1788 – 29 February 1848) was a Scottish poet who wrote in the Scots language. He was author of ''The Mitherless Bairn'' and other works. He was known as the "Inverury Poet". Life and work Thom was a native of Aberdeen, where he worked as a hand-loom weaver, enduring considerable hardship and poverty. He was born in Sinclair's Close, Justice Port, Aberdeen, in 1799 or 1800. His most notable work is ''Blind Boy's Pranks''. In 1841 he published ''Rhymes and Recollections of a Handloom Weaver''.Harmsworth Encyclopedia 1905 A biography of Thom appears in the book ''James Hogg'' by Sir George Douglas (Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier, 1899) in the ''Famous Scots Series''. Thom died in Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ... on 29 February 184 ...
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William Thom (preacher)
William Thom (also known as 'Billy') (1751-1811) was a Methodist preacher and co-founder, with Alexander Kilham, of the breakaway 'New Itinerancy', later the Methodist New Connection, founded in 1797. Thom was the first President of the New Connection, while Kilham was its first secretary. Thom wrote a brief guide entitled ''Serious advice to the servants of the Methodist Society: in the circuit of Leeds'', published in 1796, and he and Kilham jointly wrote the ''Out-lines of a constitution; proposed for the examination, amendment and acceptance, of the members of the Methodist New Itinerancy'', which was published in 1797. He was mentioned in John Wesley's ''Last Will and Testament'' as being 'of Whitby' and listed as a 'preacher and expounder of God's Holy Word'. Wesley wrote a letter to Thom in 1790 regarding the Methodist position on attending Church of England communion services. Memorial Bethesda Chapel in Albion Street, Hanley (now a redundant church A redundant church, ...
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William R
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ...
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Bill Thom
William Charles Thom (born August 15, 1937) was a pitcher who is most notable for winning the 1958 College World Series Most Outstanding Player award while a junior at University of Southern California. He is one of seven players from University of Southern California to win that award. The others are: Bud Hollowell, Bill Seinsoth, Russ McQueen, George Milke, Rod Boxberger and Wes Rachels Wesley Adam Rachels (born January 19, 1976 in Los Angeles, California) is a former second baseman who won the 1998 College World Series Most Outstanding Player award while a senior at the University of Southern California. Amateur career Whil ... He was also an All-American in 1959. Considered one of the finest pitchers in USC history, he won 10 games and posted a 1.44 ERA in 1959. He won 23 games in his Trojan career. He played professional from 1959 to 1962, never reaching the big leagues. Overall, he went 32–19 in his professional career. In 2001, he was inducted into the USC Spo ...
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