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Thomas Ferguson
Thomas or Tom Ferguson may refer to: * Thomas Roberts Ferguson (1818–1879), Ontario businessman and political figure * Thomas Ferguson (1820–1900), founder of Thomas Ferguson & Co Ltd, an Irish linen Jacquard weaver in Ireland * Thomas B. Ferguson, United States Ambassador to Sweden, 1894–1898 * Thomas Ferguson (medical doctor) (1900–1977), Scottish surgeon and professor of public health * Thomas Stuart Ferguson (1915–1983), American archaeologist * Tom Ferguson (footballer) (1920–2008), Australian footballer for Melbourne * Thomas Ferguson (goalkeeper) (1898–1955), Scottish football goalkeeper (Falkirk FC) * Thomas S. Ferguson (born 1929), American mathematician and statistician * Thomas C. Ferguson (born 1933), former United States Ambassador to Brunei * Thomas William Ferguson (1943–2006), American medical doctor and author * Thomas Ferguson (academic) Thomas Ferguson (born 1949) is an American political scientist and author who writes on politics an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Roberts Ferguson
Thomas Roberts Ferguson (December 1818 – September 15, 1879) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Cardwell in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1873 and Cardwell in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1872. His niece was women's rights activist Emily Murphy (née Ferguson), one of " The Famous Five". Life and career Thomas Roberts Ferguson was born in County Cavan, Ireland in 1818 and came to Canada with his family during the 1830s. They settled near Cookstown and he became a farmer and later a merchant there. He was a member of the Orange Order, becoming deputy grand master in 1858. Ferguson was a member of the council for Innisfil Township from 1852 to 1873, serving as reeve for 18 years. In 1858, he was elected to represent South Simcoe in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and served until Confederation. He supported representation by population. Ferguson also served as an office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas William Ferguson
Thomas William "Tom" Ferguson (July 8, 1943 – April 14, 2006) was an American medical doctor, educator, and author. He was an early advocate for patient empowerment, urging patients to educate themselves, to assume control of their own health care, and to use the Internet as a way of accomplishing those goals. Personal life, education, and career He was born in Ross, California and grew up in Coos Bay, Oregon. He eventually settled in Austin, Texas, hometown of his wife Meredith Mitchell Dreiss. He obtained a bachelor's degree from Reed College in Portland, Oregon and a master's degree in creative writing from San Francisco State University. He then went to Yale University School of Medicine, graduating in 1977 with an M.D. degree. However, he never had a medical practice. Instead he became a prolific writer about patients as medical consumers and about the doctor-patient relationship, "arguing that informed self-care was a jumping-off point for better health and made for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murders Of Harold And Joey Pugh
On July 20, 1997, during a fishing trip in Cane Creek, Alabama, 41-year-old Harold Alan Pugh (May 12, 1956 – July 20, 1997) and his 11-year-old son Joey Alan Pugh (June 22, 1986 – July 20, 1997) were attacked by a group of five men, who wanted to steal the Pughs' truck as their getaway vehicle in an upcoming bank robbery plan. The Pughs were shot to death by two of the five bank robbers, Michael Craig Maxwell (born November 26, 1971) and Thomas Dale Ferguson (born July 20, 1973), and their bodies were found later in the day at the creek itself. Ferguson, Maxwell and their three accomplices were all arrested and charged with murdering the father-son pair. Out of the five, Donald Ray Risley testified against the others and pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery in exchange for not being charged with murder, and sentenced to 15 years in prison. As for the remaining four, both Keno Fleando Graham and Mark David Moore were sentenced to life in prison for murder, while both Ferguson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Ferguson (politician)
The Green Party of Canada ran a full slate of 308 candidates in the 2004 federal election. Some of these candidates have separate biography pages; relevant information about other candidates may be found here. The candidates are listed by province and riding name. Newfoundland and Labrador Don Ferguson (Avalon) Don C. C. Ferguson previously ran in the 1988 Canadian federal election as a candidate for the New Democratic Party, and finished third with 4,489 votes behind Blaine Thacker of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. In the 2000 Canadian federal election he ran for the Greens and finished fifth with 944 votes behind Rick Casson of the Canadian Alliance. Mr. Ferguson is a professor. Lori-Ann Martino (Labrador) Lori-Ann Martino lost to Lawrence D. O'Brien of the Liberal Party of Canada. Martino received 178 votes to O'Brien's 5,524. Martino was an organizer for the Green Party of Canada in Newfoundland and Labrador from March 2004 till June 2005. She also se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |