Thomas King (died 1688)
Thomas King (died 1688) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1679.
King married into a merchant family of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and became a freeman of Yarmouth in 1647. He wa ...
, English merchant and politician
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Thomas King (died 1725)
Thomas King (probably before 166017 July 1725) was an English (after the Acts of Union 1707, British) professional soldier, lieutenant governor of Sheerness, Kent, and Member of Parliament for Queenborough, in Kent.
He was the eldest son of T ...
, Member of Parliament for Queenborough, son of the above
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Thomas Butler King
Thomas Butler King I (August 27, 1800 – May 10, 1864) was an American politician from the state of Georgia. Late in life, King spent ten years in the newly admitted state of California and twice attempted to become a senator from that state.
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(1800–1864), American politician from Georgia
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Thomas King (New Zealand politician)
Thomas King (21 November 1821 – 28 April 1893) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician. He served in the 1st and 2nd Parliaments, and was otherwise active in New Plymouth. He was one of the first settlers, coming out on the first ship to Ne ...
(1821–1893), New Zealand politician
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Thomas King (Australian politician)
Thomas King (14 February 1833 – 20 November 1886) was a politician in colonial South Australia, Minister of Education from 1878 to 1881.
King was born at Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England on 14 February 1833. He was the son of Willi ...
(1833–1886), South Australian Minister of Education from 1878 to 1881
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Thomas King (Canadian politician)
Thomas King (September 5, 1879 – December 18, 1972) was a merchant, farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Columbia (electoral district), Columbia in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1931 to 1933 an ...
(1879–1972), merchant, farmer and politician in British Columbia, Canada
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Thomas King (novelist)
Thomas King (born April 24, 1943) is a Canadian writer and broadcast presenter who most often writes about First Nations.Thomas R. King (fl. 1943–44), Chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin
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Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater
Thomas Jeremy King, Baron King of Bridgwater, (born 13 June 1933) is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet from 1983 to 1992, and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Bridgwater ...
(born 1933), British Conservative politician
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Tom King (Mississippi politician)
Thomas Edward King, Jr. (born July 19, 1947) is an American politician. A Republican, he served for nearly two decades in the Mississippi Legislature
The Mississippi Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The ...
(born 1947), Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, former state senator
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Thomas King (boxer)
Tom King (14 August 1835 – 3 October 1888) also known as "The Fighting Sailor" was an English boxer who fought both bare-knuckle and with gloves. Strong, fast, and durable he was a skilled pugilist. One of his quirkier pre-fight rituals was ...
(1835–1888), English boxer, Heavyweight Champion of England
* Tom King (basketball) (1924–2015), American professional basketball player
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Tom King (footballer)
Thomas Lloyd King (born 8 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He represented the England Under 17 team but chose to represent Wales at senior level, qualifying throu ...
(born 1995), Association football goalkeeper
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Tom King (sailor)
Thomas Jack King (born 8 February 1973) is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 470 Class with Mark Turnbull at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He and Turnbull were inducted into the Australian Sail ...
(born 1973), Australian sailing gold medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Tom King (American football)
Tom King (October 7, 1895 – January 4, 1972) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Louisville from 1925 to 1930, compiling a record of 27–21.
Kind died in Jasper, ...
(1895–1972), American college football and basketball player and coach
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Thomas Joseph King (army officer)
Thomas Joseph King, CBE, (19 April 1891 – 28 December 1971) was a senior officer in the New Zealand Military Forces and a foundation member of the New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps who served in both world wars.
Early life
King was born at Milto ...
(1891–1971), New Zealand army officer
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Tom King (highwayman)
Tom King ( – 19 May 1737) was an English highwayman who operated in the Essex and London areas. His real name is thought to have been Matthew King; whether "Tom" was a nickname or an error in reporting his crimes is uncertain, but it is th ...
(died 1737), English highwayman
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Thomas King (actor)
Thomas King (1730–1805) was an English actor, known also as a theatre manager and dramatist.
Early life
Born 20 August 1730, in the parish of St George's, Hanover Square, London, where his father was a tradesman, he was educated at a grammar s ...
(1730–1805), English actor, theatre manager and dramatist
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Thomas A. King
Thomas A. King (1921 – April 5, 2012), Rear Admiral (United States), was the first graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, New York (1942) to become its Superintendent He was the 6th Superintendent of the ...
(1921–2012), Rear Admiral and first graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy
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Thomas Starr King
Thomas Starr King (December 17, 1824 – March 4, 1864), often known as Starr King, was an American Universalist and Unitarian minister, influential in California politics during the American Civil War, and Freemason. Starr King spoke z ...
(1824–1864), American Unitarian minister, influential in California politics during the American Civil War
* Thomas King (astronomer) (1858–1916), New Zealand astronomer
* Thomas King (botanist) (1834–1896), Scottish botanist
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Thomas Joseph King
Thomas J. King (June 4, 1921 – October 25, 2000) was an American biologist.
Biography
With Robert William Briggs, he worked on transplantation of somatic cell nuclei from adult frogs into enucleated oocytes this leading to the first clone of ...
(1921–2000), American biologist
* Thomas J. King Jr. (1925–1994), American educator and Shakespearean scholar
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Thomas M. King
Thomas Mulvihill King, S.J. (born May 9, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died June 23, 2009 in Washington, D.C.) was a professor of theology at Georgetown University. King entered the Society of Jesus in 1951 after completing undergraduate st ...
(1929–2009), American Jesuit priest and scholar of theology and philosophy at Georgetown University
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Thomas King (merchant)
Thomas King was a British merchant and privateer who acquired wealth through trade and privateering.
King was the grandson of John King, a merchant and a former mayor of Bristol. He began work as a trainee under a timber merchant but did not find ...
, British merchant and privateer
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Thomas King (novelist)
Thomas King (born April 24, 1943) is a Canadian writer and broadcast presenter who most often writes about First Nations.Thomas King (slave trader)
Thomas King (c. 1740 – c. 1824) was a British slave-trader and partner in the firm of Camden, Calvert and King.
His early career was at sea in a variety of vessels involved in the slave trade in the Caribbean and West Africa in the 1760s. He p ...
, British slave-trader
* Thomas Wilkinson King (1809–1847), English pathologist and anatomist
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Tom King (musician)
Thomas R. King (July 13, 1942 – April 23, 2011) was an American songwriter, guitarist, and arranger. He founded the 1960s rock band The Outsiders (American band), The Outsiders, and co-wrote the band's biggest hit song, "Time Won't Let Me".
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(1942–2011), songwriter, founding member of the 1960s rock band The Outsiders
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Tom King (writer)
Tom King (born July 15, 1978) is an American author, comic book writer, and ex-CIA officer. He is best known for writing the novel ''A Once Crowded Sky'', '' The Vision'' for Marvel Comics, '' The Sheriff of Babylon'' for the DC Comics imprint V ...
(born 1978), novelist and comic book writer
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Harry Balk
Harry Balk (October 1, 1925 – December 3, 2016) was an American A&R man, record producer and record label executive. He discovered Little Willie John, Johnny and the Hurricanes, and Rodriguez; co-produced Del Shannon's 1961 hit " Runaway"; es ...
or Tom King (1925–2016), American record producer and songwriter
Tom King Bayou
Tom King Bayou is a small, but locally important, bayou and creek in Navarre, Florida. The mouth of the bayou opens onto East Bay near Axelson Point
Axelson Point is a small cape along the shore of the East Bay in Navarre, Florida. The point ...
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Tom King Bayou Bridge
Tom King Bayou Bridge is the locally used name for the East Bay Boulevard bridge crossing at Tom King Bayou
Tom King Bayou is a small, but locally important, bayou and creek in Navarre, Florida. The mouth of the bayou opens onto East Bay nea ...