Thomas Smith may refer to:

Politics

Thomas Smith (MP for Midhurst) Thomas Smith may refer to: Politics *Thomas Smith (MP for Midhurst), MP for Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency), Midhurst *Thomas Smith (MP for Great Bedwyn) (1382–1399), English politician *Thomas Smith (MP for New Romney) (1419–1432), MP f ...

, MP for

Midhurst Midhurst () is a market town, parish and civil parish in West Sussex, England. It lies on the River Rother inland from the English Channel, and north of the county town of Chichester. The name Midhurst was first recorded in 1186 as ''Middeh ...

* Thomas Smith (MP for Great Bedwyn) (1382–1399), English politician * Thomas Smith (MP for New Romney) (1419–1432), MP for

New Romney New Romney is a market town in Kent, England, on the edge of Romney Marsh, an area of flat, rich agricultural land reclaimed from the sea after the harbour began to silt up. New Romney, one of the original Cinque Ports, was once a sea port, w ...

Thomas Smith (MP for Dover) Thomas Smith (1440-1483) was Member of Parliament for Dover in the 1470-71 Parliament. Smith was a yeoman, a man of middling social rank; his father was likely Stephen Smith of Tenterden, a port town in western Kent. Smith had previously served ...

, 1470–1471 * Thomas Smith (MP for Bristol), 1512, MP for

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

* Thomas Smith (MP for Chippenham), 1554 *Sir

Thomas Smith (diplomat) Sir Thomas Smith (23 December 151312 August 1577) was an English scholar, parliamentarian and diplomat. Early life Born at Saffron Walden in Essex, Smith was the second son of John Smith of Walden by Agnes, daughter of John Charnock of Lancashir ...

(1513–1577), English scholar and diplomat * Thomas Smith (MP for multiple constituencies) (1522–1591), Member of Parliament for Tavistock, Aylesbury, Rye, Winchelsea and Portsmouth * Thomas Smith (MP for Wigan), MP for

Wigan Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the nor ...

, 1558 *

Thomas Smith (English judge) Thomas Smith may refer to: Politics *Thomas Smith (MP for Midhurst), MP for Midhurst * Thomas Smith (MP for Great Bedwyn) (1382–1399), English politician * Thomas Smith (MP for New Romney) (1419–1432), MP for New Romney *Thomas Smith (MP for D ...

(c. 1556–1609), member of Parliament for Cricklade, and for Tamworth *

Thomas Smith (MP for Sudbury) Thomas Smith may refer to: Politics *Thomas Smith (MP for Midhurst), MP for Midhurst * Thomas Smith (MP for Great Bedwyn) (1382–1399), English politician * Thomas Smith (MP for New Romney) (1419–1432), MP for New Romney * Thomas Smith (MP for ...

, MP for

Sudbury Sudbury may refer to: Places Australia * Sudbury Reef, Queensland Canada * Greater Sudbury, Ontario (official name; the city continues to be known simply as Sudbury for most purposes) ** Sudbury (electoral district), one of the city's federal e ...

, 1626 *

Thomas Smith (governor of South Carolina) Thomas Smith (1648 – 16 November 1694) was an English-born colonial administrator, merchant, planter and surgeon who served the colonial governor of South Carolina from 1693 to 1694. Biography He was born in Exeter, Devonshire, England, a ...

(1648–1694), governor of South Carolina, planter, merchant and surgeon *

Thomas Smith (died 1728) Thomas Smith (c. 1686–1728), of South Tidworth, Hampshire, was a British landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1709 and 1728. Smith was the eldest son of John Smith, a leading Whig politician, and his second wife ...

(c. 1686–1728), British Whig politician, MP for four constituencies 1709–1728 *

Thomas Smith (Royal Navy officer) Admiral of the Blue Thomas Smith (1707 – 28 August 1762) was a British admiral and colonial governor, credited with the invention of the divisional system that remains in use on ships of the Royal Navy. He served as Commander-in-Chief, North ...

(1707–1762), governor of Newfoundland and Labrador * Thomas Smith (Pennsylvania congressman) (bef. 1782–1846), Federalist member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania *

Thomas Smith (Indiana congressman) Thomas Smith (May 1, 1799 – April 12, 1876) was an American tradesman who served three terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana from 1839 to 1841, and again from 1843 to 1847. Biography Smith was born in ...

(1799–1876), member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana *

Thomas Smith (Oregon politician) Thomas Smith may refer to: Politics *Thomas Smith (MP for Midhurst), MP for Midhurst * Thomas Smith (MP for Great Bedwyn) (1382–1399), English politician * Thomas Smith (MP for New Romney) (1419–1432), MP for New Romney *Thomas Smith (MP for D ...

, member of the

Oregon Territorial Legislature Oregon's Territorial Legislature was a bicameral legislative body created by the United States Congress in 1848 as the legislative branch of the government of the Oregon Territory. The upper chamber Council and lower chamber House of Representati ...

, 1855–1856 *

Thomas Smith (Upper Canada politician) Thomas Smith (1754 – March 3, 1833) was a land surveyor, merchant and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Kent in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1796 to 1800. He was born in Wales. Smith settled in Sandwich in Upp ...

(1754–1833), land surveyor, merchant and politician in Upper Canada *

Thomas Alexander Smith Thomas Alexander Smith (September 3, 1850 – May 1, 1932) was an American politician who was a member of the Maryland State Senate and represented the 1st congressional district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 190 ...

(1850–1932), educator and congressman from Maryland * Thomas B. Smith (mayor), mayor of Philadelphia 1916–1920 *

Thomas Eustace Smith Thomas Eustace Smith (1831–1903) was an English shipping magnate and Liberal Party politician. Biography He was elected at the 1868 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tynemouth and North Shields, having stood unsuccessfully ...

(1831–1903), British Member of Parliament for Tynemouth and North Shields, 1868–1885 *

Thomas F. X. Smith Thomas Francis Xavier Smith (July 5, 1928 – May 31, 1996) was a reformist politician and author. He served as mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, from 1977 to 1981. Career Smith was affectionately known as "The Mouth That Roared" due to his outsp ...

(1928–1996), mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey *

Thomas Francis Smith Thomas Francis Smith (July 24, 1865 – April 11, 1923) was a lawyer, newspaperman, and politician from New York. From 1917 to 1921, he served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Biography Smith was born in New York City on July 24, ...

(1865–1923), lawyer and congressman from New York *

Thomas Hawkins Smith Thomas Hawkins Smith (11 April 1829 – 27 July 1902) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born at Quinton to farmer John Smith and Sarah Ann Hill. He emigrated to New South Wales in 1852, becoming a farmer on the Clarence Riv ...

(1829–1902), New South Wales politician *

Thomas Henry Smith (Canadian politician) Thomas Henry Smith (July 3, 1848 – June 14, 1919) was an English-born farmer and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Springfield from 1886 to 1903 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Conservative, then as an independent member ...

(1848–1919), politician in Manitoba, Canada * Thomas Henry Smith (American politician) (1854–1936), politician from Iowa * Thomas Richard Smith (1843–1918), New South Wales politician * Thomas S. Smith (politician) (1917–2002), member of the New Jersey General Assembly *

Thomas Vernor Smith Thomas Vernor Smith (April 26, 1890 – May 24, 1964), who wrote under the byline T. V. Smith, was an American philosopher, scholar, and politician from Illinois, as well as an officer in the United States Army. Biography Smith was born in ...

(1890–1964), congressman from Illinois, Army officer and professor *

Thomas Whistler Smith Thomas Whistler Smith, (26 September 1824 – 11 December 1859) was an Australian businessman, banker and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1857 until his early death in 1859 at the age of 35. He was t ...

(1824–1859), New South Wales politician *

Thomas Smith (Australian politician) Thomas Smith (1846 – 5 August 1925) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1889 to 1904, representing the electorate of Emerald Hill; having been elected before the development of a party s ...

(1846–1925), Victorian politician *Sir

Thomas Smith (Chester MP) Sir Thomas Smith was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1644. Smith was the son of Laurence Smith, of Hatherton, Cheshire and his wife Anne Mainwaring, daughter of Sir Randall Mainwaring of Over Peover. He was ...

, English politician who sat in the House of Commons, 1640–1644 * Sir Thomas Smith, 1st Baronet, of Hatherton (1622–1675), English politician *

Thomas Barlow Smith Thomas Barlow Smith (October 28, 1839 – July 22, 1933) was a merchant, ship builder, author and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1874, and from 1878 to 1882 as a L ...

(1839–1933), merchant, ship builder, author and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada * Thomas Smith (Cavalier) (1609–1642), English Member of Parliament *

Thomas Smith (East India Company) Sir Thomas Smythe (or Smith, c. 1558 – 4 September 1625) was an English merchant, politician and colonial administrator. He was the first governor of the East India Company and treasurer of the Virginia Company from 1609 to 1620 until envel ...

(1558–1625), English merchant, politician and first governor of the East India Company *

Thomas Rhett Smith Thomas Rhett Smith was the twenty-first intendant (mayor) of Charleston, South Carolina, serving from 1813 to March 1815. Smith was born in 1768 to Roger Smith and Mary Rutledge. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives for St. ...

(1768–1829), intendant (mayor) of Charleston, South Carolina * Thomas Smith (Lord Mayor of London) (1746–1823), merchant and Lord Mayor of London

Judges

* Thomas Smith (Indiana judge) (born 1805), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court *

Thomas Smith (Pennsylvania judge) Thomas Smith (1745 – March 31, 1809) was a politician and jurist from Pennsylvania. Smith was born near Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He attended the University of Edinburgh, and then migrated to the United States, where he settled in B ...

(1745–1809), politician and judge from Pennsylvania *

Thomas Cusack-Smith Sir Thomas Berry Cusack-Smith PC (1795 – 13 August 1866) was an Irish politician and judge. He was nicknamed "TBC Smith" or "Alphabet Smith". Family and education He was the younger son of Sir William Cusack-Smith, 2nd Baronet, Baron of the ...

(1795–1866), Irish judge *

(1556?–1609), Master of Requests * Thomas Sercombe Smith (1858–1937), British civil servant and judge

Military

* Thomas Smith (English soldier) (fl. 1600–1627), English soldier *

Thomas Benton Smith Thomas Benton Smith (February 24, 1838 – May 21, 1923) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Early life Smith was born in Mechanicsville, Tennessee. He attended the local schools before enroll ...

(1838–1923), Confederate brigadier general *

Thomas Smith (Medal of Honor, 1865) Thomas Smith (1838 – 22 October 1905) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Natural Bridge. Born in 1838 in England, S ...

(1838–1905), American Civil War sailor * Thomas J. Smith (Medal of Honor), American Indian Wars soldier * Thomas Smith (Medal of Honor, 1878) (1856–?), American sailor *

Thomas Kilby Smith Thomas Kilby Smith (September 23, 1820 – December 14, 1887) was a lawyer, soldier, and diplomat from the state of Ohio who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and then in the postbellum United States Army. H ...

(1820–1887), lawyer, soldier, and diplomat from the state of Ohio *

Thomas Adams Smith Thomas Adams Smith was an American military officer and, later, a government official, in the first half of the 19th century. He commanded troops in the "Patriot War" in Spanish East Florida. He commanded the Regiment of Riflemen and then the N ...

(1781–1844), American military officer and government official

Business and professional

Thomas Smith (Registrary) Thomas Smith was the fourth recorded Registrary of the University of Cambridge. Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John ...

(fl. late 16th century), fourth recorded Registrary of the University of Cambridge * Thomas Smith (banker) (1631–1699), founder of the first bank in England outside London *

Thomas Smith (engineer) Thomas Smith (6 December 1752 – 21 June 1815) was a Scottish businessman and early lighthouse engineer. He was appointed as the first Chief Engineer to the Northern Lighthouse Board in 1786. Early life Smith was born in Broughty Ferry near ...

(1752–1814), Scottish businessman and lighthouse engineer *

Thomas Southwood Smith Thomas Southwood Smith (17881861) was an English physician and sanitary reformer. Early life Smith was born at Martock, Martock, Somerset, into a strict Baptist family, his parents being William Smith and Caroline Southwood. In 1802 he won a sc ...

(1788–1861), English physician *

Thomas Smith (headmaster) Thomas Smith may refer to: Politics *Thomas Smith (MP for Midhurst), MP for Midhurst * Thomas Smith (MP for Great Bedwyn) (1382–1399), English politician * Thomas Smith (MP for New Romney) (1419–1432), MP for New Romney *Thomas Smith (MP for D ...

(1814–1879), Governor of

Elmfield College Elmfield College, York (1864–1932), originally called Connexional College or Jubilee College (or School) in honour of the Primitive Methodist Silver Jubilee in 1860, was a Primitive Methodist college on the outskirts of Heworth, York, Engla ...

(1868–?) *

Thomas Roger Smith Thomas Roger Smith (1830–1903) was an English architect and academic. He is now best known for his views and writings on public buildings, in terms of their style and acoustics, and their influence on other architects, particularly in relation ...

(1830–1903), English architect and academic *Sir

Rudolph Smith Sir Thomas Rudolph Hampden Smith, 2nd Baronet, CBE, FRCS (24 January 1869 – 25 June 1958) was a British surgeon. Smith was the son of the eminent surgeon Sir Thomas Smith, 1st Baronet, of Stratford Place, and his wife Ann Eliza (née Parb ...

(Thomas Rudolph Hampden Smith, 1869–1958), British surgeon *Sir

Thomas Smith (barrister) Sir Thomas Broun Smith (3 December 1915 – 15 October 1988) was a British lawyer, soldier and academic. Life Smith was the son of John Smith, DL, JP, of Glasgow (1885–1954) and his wife, Agnes McFarlane. He was educated at Glasgow High School ...

(1915–1988), lawyer, soldier and academic * Thomas S. Smith (educator) (1921–2004), president of Lawrence University * Thomas Smith (finance professor) (born 1958), Australian finance professor *

Thomas Smith & Sons Thomas Smith & Sons manufactured steam, diesel and electric powered cranes in their Old Foundry on a narrow strip of land between Town Street in Rodley near Leeds and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Early history The history of the firm goes back ...

, crane manufacturers of Rodley, West Yorkshire, UK *

Sir Thomas Smith, 1st Baronet, of Stratford Place Sir Thomas Smith, 1st Baronet, (23 March 1833 – 1 October 1909) was an eminent British surgeon. Life Smith was the sixth son of Benjamin Smith, a London goldsmith, by his wife Susannah, daughter of Apsley Pellatt. He was educated at Tonbri ...

(1833–1909), British surgeon

Sports

Cricket

Thomas Smith (cricketer, born 1848) Thomas Smith (born 26 August 1848) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace round-arm bowler who played first-class cricket for Lancashire. He was born in Glossop. Playing his club cricket with Cheetha ...

(1848–?), English cricketer * Thomas Smith (cricketer, born 1854) (1854–?), English cricketer * Thomas Smith (cricketer, born 1898) (1898–1926), Australian cricketer * Thomas Smith (cricketer, born 1899) (1899–1965), English cricketer * Thomas Smith (cricketer, born 1905) (1905–1993), English cricketer

Other sports

Thomas Smith (Australian footballer) Thomas George Smith (1851 – 16 December 1909) was an Australian football player. He was a foundation player of the Football Club in 1870 and was also an inaugural player in the club's first SAFA season. During the first three seasons of the ...

(1851–1909), Australian footballer *

Thomas Smith (cornerback) Thomas Lee Smith (born December 5, 1970) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Buffalo Bills, the Chicago Bears, and the Indianapolis Colts. He played college football at the Univer ...

(born 1970), American professional football player * Thomas Smith (English footballer) (1869–?), English footballer * Thomas Smith (Scottish footballer) (born 1908), Scottish footballer *Thomas Potter Smith (1901–1977), English footballer * Thomas Smith (sport shooter) (1931–2022), American Olympic shooter *

Thomas H. Smith Thomas Henry Smith (born 1 July 1830 in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland) was an Irish Australian who had a clear role in the origins of Australian football by being one of the first people to introduce school football games to Australia ...

(1830–?), Irish Australian who played a role in the origin of Australian football *

R. Thomas Smith Robert Thomas Smith (May 20, 1878 – January 23, 1957) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Born in a log cabin in the backwoods of northwest Georgia, as a young man he trained horses for the United States Cavalry and worked o ...

(1878–1957), American thoroughbred race horse trainer * Thomas William Smith (1883–1960), rugby union forward * Thom Smith, (born 1999), English rugby union player

Others

Thomas Smith (translator and controversialist) Thomas Smith (c. 1624 - 27 Sept 1661) was an English scholar, translator, and controversialist, fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, and University Librarian from 1659 to his death. Life He was the son of Thomas Smith, born in London in 1623 or ...

(c. 1624–1661), scholar at Christ's College, Cambridge * Thomas Smith (bishop of Carlisle) (1615–1702), English Anglican bishop * Thomas Smith (vicar apostolic of the Northern District) (1763–1831), English Roman Catholic bishop *

Thomas Smith (scholar) Thomas Smith (3 Jun 1638 – 11 May 1710) was an English scholar, expelled Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, and non-juring divine. Early life and academic career He was the son of John Smith, a London merchant, and was born in the parish of ...

(1638–1710), English antiquarian *

Thomas Smith (American painter) Thomas Smith was an artist, sailor and slave trader in colonial New England. Smith is best known for the self-portrait that he painted 1680, which according to the Worcester Art Museum, is "the only seventeenth-century New England portrait by a ...

(died 1688), American artist and mariner *

Thomas Smith (English painter) Thomas Smith (died 12 September 1767), also known as Thomas Smith of Derby, was a landscape painter and father of John Raphael Smith and miniaturist painter Thomas Corregio Smith. Smith painted many landscapes including historic houses like C ...

(died 1767), English landscape painter *

Thomas Smith (Dean of Carlisle) Sir Thomas Smith (23 December 151312 August 1577) was an English scholar, parliamentarian and diplomat. Early life Born at Saffron Walden in Essex, Smith was the second son of John Smith of Walden by Agnes, daughter of John Charnock of Lancashir ...

(fl. 1548–1577), English priest * Thomas Smith (archdeacon) (fl. 1899–1955), New Zealand priest *

Thomas Smith (missionary) Thomas Smith (8 July 1817–26 May 1906) was a Scottish missionary and mathematician who was instrumental in establishing India's zenana missions in 1854. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland 1891/92. ...

(1817–1906), founder of the zenana missions * Thomas Smith (trade unionist) (1847–1919), English trade unionist and politician * Thomas L. Smith (1801–1866), also known as "Pegleg", American mountain man * Thomas R. Smith (poet) (born 1948), American poet *

Thomas J. Smith Thomas James Smith, also known as Tom "Bear River" Smith, (June 12, 1830 – November 2, 1870) was a lawman in the American Old West and briefly marshal of cattle town Abilene, Kansas. He was killed and nearly decapitated in the line of duty ...

(1830–1870), town marshal of Old West cattle town Abilene, Kansas *

Thomas James Smith Thomas James Smith (1827−1896) was the founder of Smith & Nephew, one of the United Kingdom's largest medical devices businesses. Career After training as a pharmacist at a dispensing chemist in Grantham and then at University College, London ...

(1827–1896), founder of Smith & Nephew, one of the United Kingdom's largest medical devices businesses * Thomas Sydney Smith, Indian lawyer; Advocate General of Madras, 1861–1863 *

Thomas Stuart Smith Thomas Stuart Smith (1815–1869) was a Scottish painter and philanthropist known for creating what is now called the Stirling Smith Museum and Art Gallery, located in Stirling, Scotland. Life Thomas Stuart Smith was born in 1815 as the secr ...

(1815–1869), painter and philanthropist *Thomas Buckingham Smith (1810–1871), author and surveyor in Florida *

Thomas Assheton Smith I Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...

(1752–1828), English landowner and all-round sportsman *

Thomas Assheton Smith II Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the ...

(1776–1858), English landowner and all-round sportsman * W. Thomas Smith Jr. (born 1959), American author, editor, and journalist *

Thomas Henry Smith (poet) Thomas Henry Smith (22 November 1824 – 23 September 1907) of Auckland was an English-born New Zealand Native Land Court Judge and poet. He is best known for the Māori language translation of "God Defend New Zealand", one of the two nationa ...

(1824–1907), New Zealand judge and poet * Thomas Corregio Smith (1743–1811), painter and brother of

John Raphael Smith John Raphael Smith (1751 – 2 March 1812) was a British painter and mezzotinter. He was the son of Thomas Smith of Derby, the landscape painter, and father of John Rubens Smith, a painter who emigrated to the United States. Biography Bapt ...

* Thomas Smith, fictional character living in the Nazi-occupied United States, in the television adaptation of ''

The Man in the High Castle ''The Man in the High Castle'' (1962), by Philip K. Dick, is an alternative history novel wherein the Axis Powers won World War II. The story occurs in 1962, fifteen years after the end of the war in 1947, and depicts the political intrigues be ...