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John Thomson of Duddingston Rev John Thomson FRSE Hon RSA (1 September 177828 October 1840) was a Scottish minister of the Church of Scotland and noted amateur landscape painter. He was the minister of Duddingston Kirk from 1805 to 1840. Life The youngest of eight chi ...

(1778–1840), Scottish minister and landscape artist * John Thomson (composer) (1805–1841), Scottish composer * John Thomson (photographer) (1837–1921), Scottish photographer *

John Stuart Thomson John Stuart Thomson (1869–1950) was an author from the United States. He wrote the books ''China Revolutionized'', ''The Chinese, Bud and Bamboo'', and '' Fil and Filippa: Story of Child Life in the Philippines''.

(1869–1950), American author * John Thomson (comedian) (born 1969), English comedian and actor *

John J. Thomson John J. Thomson is a production sound mixer. He was nominated in the 28th Genie Awards for a Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound (with Steph Carrier and Martin Lee). Recognition * 2008 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall S ...

, production sound mixer

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John Thomson (MP) John Thomson (1521–1597), of Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire, and Aldersgate, London, was an English politician. He was a Member Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an o ...

(1521–1597), MP for New Windsor and Bedfordshire *

John Charles Thomson John Charles Thomson JP (1866 – 9 April 1934) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party. Biography Thomson was born in Invercargill in 1866. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1896. From 1900 to 1903, he was Mayor of ...

(1866–1934), New Zealand politician *

John Thomson (Ohio politician) John Thomson (November 20, 1780December 2, 1852) was a United States Representative from Ohio. Born in the Kingdom of Ireland, Thomson immigrated with his parents to the United States in 1787. He completed preparatory studies. He studied med ...

(1780–1852), U.S. Congressman from Ohio *

John Renshaw Thomson John Renshaw Thomson (September 25, 1800September 12, 1862) was an American merchant and politician from New Jersey. Life Thomson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Edward Thomson (1771-1853) and Ann Renshaw (1773-1842). His fath ...

(1800–1862), U.S. Senator from New Jersey *

John Thomson (Australian politician) John Thomson (1862 – 14 July 1934) was an Australian politician. He was a Progressive Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1901 to 1904, representing the Manning electorate. He was then a member of the Australian H ...

(1862–1934), Nationalist member of the House of Representatives *

John Thomson (Western Australian politician) John Thomson (29 May 1865 – 27 February 1947) was an Australian politician. He was the Nationalist member for Claremont in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1921 to 1924, becoming an Independent Nationalist Independent Natio ...

, Nationalist Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1921–1924 * John Thomson (diplomat) (1927–2018), British high commissioner to India and ambassador to the UN *

John William Thomson John William Thomson (born 28 December 1928) was a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman by career. He represented the Alberta riding of Calgary ...

(born 1928), member of the Canadian Parliament *

John Bryce Thomson John Bryce Thomson (1840 – 16 August 1911) was Mayor of Dunedin in 1882. Thomson was born in Stirlingshire in 1840. After a carpentry apprenticeship in Glasgow, he emigrated to Dunedin in 1864. Thomson founded the successful construction com ...

(1840–1911), mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand

Religion

John Thomson (Presbyterian minister) John Thomson or Thompson (ca. 1690–1753) was born in Ireland and became a minister in the Presbytery of Philadelphia, later the Synod of Philadelphia. He served as a missionary in both Virginia and North Carolina, where he died a natural death i ...

(1690–1753), Irish-born Presbyterian minister in Philadelphia *

John Thomson (bishop) John Bromilow Thomson (born 1 July 1959) is a Church of England bishop. Since 2014, he has been the Bishop of Selby. He was consecrated at York Minster on 3 July 2014 by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York. From 2001 to 2014, he was Director of Min ...

(born 1959), Church of England Bishop of Selby * John Thomson, minister in Sutherland, Scotland who was responsible for recording the works of the poet

Rob Donn Rob Donn (Brown-haired Rob) (1714–1778) was a Scottish Gaelic poet from Sutherland. It is generally assumed that his name was Robert MacKay (MacAoidh),John Thomson (physician) (1765–1846), Scottish surgeon and physician * John Thomson (cartographer) (1777–1840), Scottish cartographer * John Turnbull Thomson (1821–1884), English civil engineer * John Millar Thomson (1849–1933), British chemist *

Arthur Thomson (naturalist) Sir John Arthur Thomson (8 July 1861 – 12 February 1933) was a Scottish naturalist who authored several notable books and was an expert on soft corals. Life He was born at Pilmuir east of East Saltoun, East Lothian, the second son of Isa ...

(John Arthur Thomson, 1861–1933), Scottish naturalist *

John Walter Thomson John Walter Thomson Jr. (1913–2009) was a Scottish-born American botanist and lichenologist, sometimes referred to as the "Dean of North American Lichens". Biography When he was eight years old, Thomson moved with his family to the U.S.A. In ...

(1913–2009), Scottish-American lichenologist

Sports

* Jock Thomson (John Ross Thomson, 1906–1979), Scottish football player (Dundee FC, Everton FC) and manager (Manchester City FC) * John Thomson (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1980), Scottish football goalkeeper (Brentford FC, Plymouth Argyle) *

John Thomson (footballer, born 1909) John Thomson (28 January 1909 – 5 September 1931) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Celtic and the Scotland national football team. He died as a result of an accidental collision with Rangers player Sam English during ...

(1909–1931), Scottish football goalkeeper (Celtic FC, Scotland) * John Thomson (footballer, born 1915) (1915–1944), Scottish footballer (Hamilton Academical FC) *

John Thomson (swimmer) John Stark Thomson (18 February 1903 – 1976) was a British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Briti ...

(1903–?), British freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics * Johnny Thomson (1922–1960), American race car driver *

John Thomson (baseball) John Carl Thomson (born October 1, 1973) is a retired starting pitcher who last played for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball. He is a 1991 graduate of Sulphur High School in Sulphur, Louisiana. He went undrafted out of high school a ...

(born 1973), American baseball player *

John Thomson (bowls) John Thomson is a Welsh former international lawn bowls Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is ...

, Welsh international lawn bowls player

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John Edgar Thomson John Edgar Thomson (February 10, 1808 – May 27, 1874) was an American civil engineer and industrialist. An entrepreneur best known for his leadership of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) from 1852 until his death in 1874, Thomson made it the lar ...

(1808–1874), American civil engineer, railroad executive and industrialist *

John Thomson (librarian) John Thomson (1835–1916) was the first head librarian of the Free Library of Philadelphia. Thomson was born in Norfolk, England and attended St. Paul's School, London. He emigrated to the US in 1881. Before the Free Library of Philadelph ...

(1835–1916), American librarian *

John Bell Thomson John Bell Thomson (1835?–1896) was a notable New Zealand police officer and detective. He was born in London, England in about 1835. References 1830s births 1896 deaths New Zealand police officers English emigrants to New Zealand< ...

(1835–1896), New Zealand police officer and detective *

John Sen Inches Thomson John Sen Inches Thomson (1844–1933), was a Scottish whaler and sealer, ship owner, captain, inventor and author. In 1877, Inches Thomson and his crew were sailing on ''Bencleugh'' when she shipwrecked during a terrific gale off Macquarie ...

(1845–1933), Scottish whaler and sealer, ship owner, captain and author * John Thomson (banker) (1908–1998), British banker *

John Thomson (RAF officer) Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles John Thomson, (7 June 1941 – 10 July 1994), usually Sir John Thomson, was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF). RAF service Educated at Campbell College in Belfast, Thomson entered Royal Air Force Colleg ...

(1941–1994), one of the senior officers of the Royal Air Force, later Commander-in-Chief Strike Command * John Thomson (fraudster), warehouse keeper of the Charitable Corporation *

John Thomson (Australian businessman) John Thomson (1887–1960) was a Western Australian businessman who was general manager of Wesfarmers for 32 years, from 1925 to his retirement in 1957. Thompson developed the concept of bulk wheat handling, established the radio station 6WF, ...

(1887–1960) * John Deas Thomson (1760s–1838), British Navy administrator * John Thomson (died 1998), Deputy Steward of Oxford University and

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