Thomas Edwards or Tom Edwards may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Thomas Edwards (poet) Thomas Edwards (fl. 1587–1595) was an English poet who published two Ovidian epic poems ''Cephalus and Procris'' and ''Narcissus''.Charlotte Carmichael Stopes; ''Thomas Edwards, Author of "Cephalus and Procris, Narcissus"; ''The Modern Language ...

(died 1595), author of ''Cephalus and Procris; Narcissus'' *

Thomas Edwards (critic) Thomas Edwards (1699–1757) was an English critic and poet, best known for a controversy with William Warburton, over the latter's editing of Shakespeare. Life Edwards was born in 1699. His father and grandfather had both been barristers, and he ...

(1699–1757), English critic and poet *

Twm o'r Nant Twm o'r Nant was the pseudonym of a Welsh language dramatist and poet, Thomas Edwards (January 1739 – 3 April 1810), also known as ''Tom of the Dingle''. He was famous for ''anterliwtau'' (interludes or short plays), which he performed mainly ...

(1739–1810), pen name of Welsh playwright Thomas Edwards *

Thomas Edwards (legal writer) Thomas Edwards (c.1775–1845) was a British legal writer. Life Edwards studied at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he proceeded LL.B. in 1800 and LL.D. in 1805. He was also a fellow of Trinity Hall, and was admitted advocate at Doctors' Commons. E ...

(1775–1845), legal writer *

Thomas Edwards (author) Thomas Edwards (Caerfallwch, 1779–1858), was a Welsh writer and lexicographer born in Northop, Flintshire, Wales. He wrote an ''Analysis of Welsh Orthography'' and an ''English and Welsh Dictionary''. Life and writings At the age of 14, Edw ...

(1779–1858), Welsh author *

Thomas Edwards (artist) Thomas Edwards (1795–1869) was an artist in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in portraits. Born in London and trained at the Royal Academy,Boston Daily Advertiser, Oct. 17, 1820 he worked in Boston in the 1820s-1850s, and in Worc ...

(1795–1869), portraitist in Boston, Massachusetts *

Tommy Edwards Thomas Jefferson Edwards (October 15, 1922 – October 23, 1969) was an American singer and songwriter. His most successful record was the multi-million-selling song " It's All in the Game", becoming the first African-American to reach No. 1 on ...

(Thomas J. Edwards, 1922–1969), American singer and songwriter *

Tom Edwards (broadcaster) Tom Edwards (born 20 March 1945, Norwich, England) is a British radio presenter and television announcer. Early Radio Career Tom began work as a journalist, then became the announcer on the Border Television programme ''Beat the Border''. He ...

(born 1945), British radio presenter and television announcer *

Tom Edwards (musician) Spiritualized (stylised as Spiritualized®) are an English rock band formed in 1990 in Rugby, Warwickshire, by Jason Pierce (often known as J. Spaceman), formerly of Spacemen 3. After several line up-changes, in 1999, the band centered on Pierc ...

, British musician *

Tom Edwards (actor) Tom Edwards is a Canadian actor, playwright and humorist. He has performed in numerous plays and stage acts, he is also a voice actor who works for Blue Water Studios. Edwards is probably best known for providing the voice of Char Aznable and Kyral ...

, Canadian voice actor

Politics

Thomas Edwards (MP for Lichfield) Thomas Edwards ( fl. 1554–1555), was an English Member of Parliament (MP). He was a Member of the Parliament of England for Lichfield Lichfield () is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated roughl ...

, in 1554 and 1555, Member of Parliament (MP) for Lichfield * Thomas Edwards (MP for Calne) (1555–1634), MP for

Calne Calne () is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire, southwestern England,OS Explorer Map 156, Chippenham and Bradford-on-Avon Scale: 1:25 000.Publisher: Ordnance Survey A2 edition (2007). at the northwestern extremity of the North Wessex Downs h ...

* Thomas Edwards (MP for Wells) (c. 1673–c. 1745), English Member of Parliament for Wells, 1719–1735 * Thomas Edwards-Freeman (1720s–1808), MP for Steyning * Thomas Edwards (TJAG) (1753–1806), Judge Advocate General of the United States Army * Thomas M. Edwards (1795–1875), U.S. Representative from New Hampshire * Thomas O. Edwards (1810–1876), U.S. Representative from Ohio *

Thomas D. Edwards Thomas D. Edwards (1847–1935) was the U.S. Consul (representative), Consul at Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, 1905–17 and Cornwall, Ontario, 1919–22. Biography Edwards was born on April 30, 1847, in Floyd, New York to John and Mary Evans, immigrants ...

(1849–?), American diplomat *

Thomas Edwards (Australian politician) Thomas Tonkin Edwards (5 December 1875 – 27 September 1951) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly multi-member seat of Electoral district of Barossa, Barossa from 1930 to 1933. He was elected as a ...

(1875–1951), represented Barossa from 1930 to 1933 *

Chet Edwards Thomas Chester Edwards (born November 24, 1951) is an American politician who was a United States Representative from Texas, representing a district based in Waco, from 1991 to 2011. Previously, he served in the Texas Senate from 1983 to 1990. He ...

(Thomas Chester Edwards, born 1951), U.S. Representative from Texas

Religion

Thomas Edwards (heresiographer) Thomas Edwards (1599–1647) was an English Puritan clergyman. He was a very influential preacher in London of the 1640s, and was a polemical writer, arguing from a conservative Presbyterian point of view against the Independents. Life He grad ...

(1599–1647), English Puritan clergyman and author of ''Gangraena'' *

Thomas Edwards (orientalist) Thomas Edwards (1652–1721) was a Welsh divine and orientalist. Life Edwards was born at Llanllechid, near Bangor, Carnarvonshire, in 1652. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, where he took the two degrees in arts, the B.A. in ...

(1652–1721), Welsh divine and orientalist *

Thomas Edwards (divine) Thomas Edwards (1729–1785) was an Anglican clergyman and divine. Life Edwards was born at Coventry in August 1729, the son of Thomas Edwards, and educated at the Free Grammar School, King Henry VIII's, there. In 1746 he entered St John's ...

(1729–1785), Anglican clergyman and divine * Thomas Edwards (fl. 1810), divine *

Thomas Charles Edwards Thomas Charles Edwards (22 September 183722 March 1900) was a Welsh minister, writer and academic who was the first Principal of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. Life Thomas Charles Edwards was born at Llanycil, Bala, Merionethsh ...

(1837–1900), Welsh minister, writer and academic *

Thomas Edwards (priest) Thomas Erwyd Pryse Edwards was an Anglican priest in the last quarter of the 20th century. Born on 26 January 1933 and educated at St David’s College, Lampeter, he was ordained in 1958. Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church ...

(born 1933), Anglican priest in Wales

Sports

Tom Edwards (American football) Thomas Leighton Edwards (December 12, 1899 – January 28, 1980) was an American football player. He played college football at the University of Michigan, where he was an All-American tackle for the Michigan Wolverines. Edward played profess ...

(1899–1980), All-American football player *

Tom Edwards (footballer, born 1906) Tom Edwards ( – 1980) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales team that competed in the 1931–32 British Home Championship, playing one match on 31 October 1931 against Scotland. At club level, he played for Linfield ...

(1906–1980), Linfield and Wales international footballer *

Tom Edwards (footballer, born 1999) Thomas Adam Edwards (born 22 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for Stoke City. Early life Edwards was born in Stafford and attended Blessed William Howard Catholic School. Edwards completed his fin ...

, Stoke City footballer *

Tommy Edwards (basketball) Thomas Carl Edwards Jr. (January 14, 1911 – March 14, 1977) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Toledo Jim White Chevrolets in one game during the 1941–42 season and scored one p ...

(1911–1977), American professional basketball player *

Tommy Edwards (footballer) Walter Thomas Edwards (11 March 1923 – October 2000) was a Welsh footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Fulham, Southend United, Leicester City and Walsall. Edwards joined Fulham from Workington in August 1946. H ...

(1923–2000), Welsh footballer

Other

Thomas Edwards (silversmith) Thomas Edwards (January 14, 1701 - September 14, 1755) was a prominent silversmith active in colonial Boston, Massachusetts. He was a son of silversmith John Edwards, and advertised in the ''Boston Weekly News-Letter'', May 18, 1746, that he woul ...

, in colonial Boston, Massachusetts * Thomas E. Edwards or SS ''Edmund Fitzgerald'', an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in a Lake Superior storm in 1975 * Thomas Edwards (VC) (1863–1953), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * Tom Edwards (geographer) (born 1965), American geographer and geopolitical consultant

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