Throop may refer to:
Locations
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Throop, Dorset
Throop is a village in Dorset situated on the outskirts of Bournemouth. It is renowned for its expansive fishing industry.
Geography and administration
Although within the historic county boundaries of Hampshire, at the time of the 1974 local gov ...
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Throop, New York, a town in Cayuga County
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Throop, Pennsylvania
Throop is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjoining Scranton. Formerly, coal mining and silk manufacturing provided employment for the people of Throop, who numbered 2,204 in 1900 and 5,133 in 1910. In 1940, 7,382 peo ...
, a borough in Lackawanna County
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Throop College, the original name of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
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Throop Peak
Throop Peak ( ) is a peak of the San Gabriel Mountains, in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Angeles National Forest, in Los Angeles County, California.
The high peak provides views of both the Mojave Desert and the Los Angele ...
, in the San Gabriel Mountains, California
People
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Adam Throop (born 1977), American soccer player
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Amos G. Throop
Amos Gager Throop ( ; 1811–1894) was an American businessman and politician in Chicago, Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s. Most famously he was known for being a staunch abolitionist prior to the Civil War. He served as a Chicago alderma ...
(1811–1894), founder of Caltech
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Arthur Throop (1884–1973), Canadian ice hockey player
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Enos T. Throop
Enos Thompson Throop ( ; August 21, 1784 – November 1, 1874) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who was the tenth Governor of New York from 1829 to 1832.
Early life and career
Throop was born in Johnstown, New York on August 21 ...
(1784–1874), Governor of New York
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George B. Throop (1793–1854), New York and Michigan politician
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George H. Throop (1818–1896), American teacher and novelist
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George R. Throop, scholar of Greek and Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis
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George Throop (baseball)
George Lynford Throop (born November 24, 1950) is a retired American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, Throop appeared in 30 games — all in relief — over parts of four Major League seasons between and . He was listed ...
(born 1950), American baseball player
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Tom Throop (born 1947), American politician
See also
* Throup, a surname
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