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EWING, Thomas, Congress, OH (1829-1896)

EWING, Thomas, (son of Thomas Ewing [1789-1871]), a Representative from Ohio; born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, August 7, 1829; pursued preparatory studies; private secretary to…

Benton, Thomas Hart, American painter

(Encyclopedia) Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889–1975, American regionalist painter, b. Neosho, Mo.; grandnephew of Sen. Thomas Hart Benton and son of Rep. Maecenas E. Benton. In 1906 and 1907 he attended…

Hastings, Thomas, American architect

(Encyclopedia) Hastings, Thomas, 1860–1929, American architect, b. New York City, grad. École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. He worked in the office of McKim, Mead, and White, New York City, and in 1886…

MORRIS, Thomas, Congress, OH (1776-1844)

Senate Years of Service: 1833-1837; 1837-1839 Party: Jacksonian; Democrat MORRIS, Thomas, (father of Isaac Newton Morris and Jonathan David Morris), a Senator from Ohio; born in Berks…

Jesse Burgess THOMAS, Congress, IN (1777-1853)

Senate Years of Service: 1818-1829Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; AdamsTHOMAS, Jesse Burgess, a Delegate from Indiana Territory and a Senator from Illinois; born in…

Thomas CORWIN, Congress, OH (1794-1865)

Senate Years of Service: 1845-1850Party: WhigCORWIN, Thomas, (brother of Moses Bledso Corwin and uncle of Franklin Corwin), a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born in Bourbon County, Ky…

Elmer THOMAS, Congress, OK (1876-1965)

Senate Years of Service: 1927-1951Party: DemocratTHOMAS, Elmer, a Representative and a Senator from Oklahoma. (See THOMAS, John William Elmer.) Source: Biographical Directory of the United…

Durant, Thomas Clark

(Encyclopedia) Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820–85, American railroad builder, chief figure in the construction of the Union Pacific RR, b. Lee, Mass. He was successful in building railroads in the Midwest…

Eagleton, Thomas Francis

(Encyclopedia) Eagleton, Thomas Francis, 1929–2007, U.S. senator (1968–87), b. St. Louis, Mo. Admitted to the bar in 1953, he entered Democratic politics in Missouri and served as circuit attorney…

More, Sir Thomas

(Encyclopedia) More, Sir Thomas (Saint Thomas More), 1478–1535, English statesman and author of Utopia, celebrated as a martyr in the Roman Catholic Church. He received a Latin education in the…