(Encyclopedia) Church of the NazareneChurch of the Nazarenenăzˌərēnˈ [key], U.S. Protestant denomination established in 1908 through the union of the Church of the Nazarene, based in California; the…
(Encyclopedia) Prence or Prince, Thomas, 1600–1673, American colonial governor, b. England. His Puritan family joined the Pilgrim community in Leiden in Thomas's youth. In 1621 he went to Plymouth…
(Encyclopedia) Dongan, ThomasDongan, Thomasdŏngˈgən [key], 1634–1715, colonial governor of New York, b. Co. Kildare, Ireland. He was appointed governor in 1682, and on the instructions of the duke of…
(Encyclopedia) Betterton, ThomasBetterton, Thomasbĕtˈərtən [key], 1635?–1710, English actor and manager. He joined Sir William D'Avenant's company at Lincoln's Inn Fields theater in 1661 and became…
PICKETT, Thomas Augustus, a Representative from Texas; born in Travis, Falls County, Tex., August 14, 1906; attended the public schools of Palestine, Tex., and the University of Texas at…
ROGERS, Thomas Jones, (father of William Findlay Rogers), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Waterford, Ireland, in 1781; immigrated to the United States in 1784 with his parents, who…
AKERS, Thomas Peter, a Representative from Missouri; born in Knox County, Ohio, October 4, 1828; attended school in Cleveland, Ohio; was graduated from an Ohio college; studied law; was…
SPENCE, Thomas Ara, (nephew of John Selby Spence), a Representative from Maryland; born near Accomac Court House, Accomac County, Va., February 20, 1810; pursued academic studies and attended…
STOCKDALE, Thomas Ringland, a Representative from Mississippi; born near West Union Church, Greene County, Pa., March 28, 1828; was graduated from Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa., in 1856;…
(Amos Jacobs)actor, singer, dancerBorn: 1/6/1914Birthplace: Deerfield, Michigan Emmy Award-winning and popular entertainer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s who starred in The Danny Thomas Show (…
