(Encyclopedia) Stucley or Stukely, ThomasStucley or Stukely, Thomasboth: sty&oomacr;ˈklē [key], 1525?–1578, English adventurer. He was rumored to be an illegitimate son of Henry VIII. He was in…
Thomas W. BinfordAge: 74 Indianapolis banker who served as president of the United States Auto Club (1957-69) and chief steward (referee) of the Indianapolis 500 (1974-95). Died of a cerebral…
(Encyclopedia) Thomas à Becket, Saint, or Saint Thomas Becket, 1118–70, English martyr, archbishop of Canterbury, b. London. He is called St. Thomas of Canterbury and occasionally St. Thomas of…
(Encyclopedia) Doughty, Thomas, 1793–1856, American painter of the Hudson River school, b. Philadelphia. Although self-taught, he was one of the first American landscape painters to win widespread…
(Encyclopedia) Conway, Thomas, 1735–1800?, general in the Continental army in the American Revolution, b. Ireland. Educated in France, he was an officer in the French army before coming (1777) to…
(Encyclopedia) Scott, Thomas, 1747–1821, English clergyman and biblical scholar. Ordained a priest in 1773, he served in several curacies. In Olney he succeeded (1781) John Newton, through whose…
(Encyclopedia) Graham, Thomas, 1805–69, Scottish chemist, best known for research in diffusion in both gases and liquids that led to his formulation of Graham's law. His discovery that certain…
(Encyclopedia) Walsh, Thomas JamesWalsh, Thomas Jameswôlsh [key], 1859–1933, American political leader, b. Two Rivers, Wis. A lawyer, he was Democratic Senator from Montana from 1913 until his death…
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