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Thomas Croft (MP)
Tom or Thomas Croft may refer to: Sports * Thomas Croft Buck (born 1970), Danish lightweight rower * Tom Croft (born 1985), English rugby union player * Tucker Croft (Thomas Croft, died 1955), Irish footballer Others * Thomas Croft (MP) for Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency) * Tommy Croft, comedian in Jollyboat (comedy act) * Sir Thomas Elmsley Croft, 7th Baronet (1798–1835), of the Croft baronets * Sir Thomas Stephen Hutton Croft, 6th Baronet (born 1959), of the Croft baronets There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Croft, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the Un ... * Thomas Croft (artist) (fl. 2013–), British portrait painter See also * Thomas Crofts, British bibliophile, Anglican priest, Fellow of the Royal Society and European traveller {{hndis, name=Croft, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Croft Buck
Thomas Croft Buck (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Buch; born 16 July 1970) is a Danish lightweight rowing, lightweight rower. Rowing career He won a gold medal at the 1992 World Rowing Championships in Montreal with the lightweight men's Eight (rowing), eight. And another gold medal again the 1995 World Rowing Championships in Tampere with the lightweight men's Eight (rowing), eight. Buck added "Croft" as a middle name in 1991. FISA listings Buck is listed in the World Rowing database with various entries: * Thomas Buck: 1988 results rowing for Denmark * Thomas Croft: results between 1990 and 2001 rowing for Denmark * Thomas Buch: 1994 results being based in the United States References External links * 1970 births Living people Danish male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Denmark Place of birth missing (living people) {{Denmark-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Croft
Tom Croft (born 7 November 1985) is a retired rugby union player. He played 173 games for Leicester Tigers between 2005–17 winning four Premiership Rugby titles, played 40 times for between 2008–2015, was part of the squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, and the British & Irish Lions in 2009 to South Africa and 2013 to Australia. His career was somewhat plagued with a variety of minor and serious injuries. Background Born 7 November 1985 in Basingstoke, England, Croft initially went to Park House School, a comprehensive school in Newbury, Berkshire, before going to Oakham School in Rutland where he was in the same year as England cricketer Stuart Broad. Playing style Croft's best position was blindside flanker. He was known for his line-out agility and unusual speed for a forward; one of the quickest players in the Tigers squad his coach Aaron Mauger described him as the " fastest loose forward he had ever seen". After scoring two tries against his Harlequins si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tucker Croft
Thomas "Tucker" Croft was an Irish international footballer who played professionally in Ireland and the United States as an inside right. Club Born in Belfast, Croft played in his native Ireland for Dundela, Glentoran and Queen's Island. In 1924, he left Northern Ireland for the United States, joining the Fall River of the American Soccer League. He was under contract to Queen's Island at the time and the move led to his suspension by the IFA. During his time with the 'Marksmen' he was noted for his discipline problems and in 1925, he petitioned the Irish Football Association for re-admittance. When this was denied, he returned to Fall River. In 1926, Croft began the season with Fall River, but moved to J & P Coats after fourteen games. Croft was back with Fall River for the start of the 1927–1928 season, but quickly moved to the Newark Skeeters. In December 1927, the New York Nationals purchased Croft's contract. He played only eight games for the Nationals, and was ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Croft (MP)
Tom or Thomas Croft may refer to: Sports * Thomas Croft Buck (born 1970), Danish lightweight rower * Tom Croft (born 1985), English rugby union player * Tucker Croft (Thomas Croft, died 1955), Irish footballer Others * Thomas Croft (MP) for Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency) * Tommy Croft, comedian in Jollyboat (comedy act) * Sir Thomas Elmsley Croft, 7th Baronet (1798–1835), of the Croft baronets * Sir Thomas Stephen Hutton Croft, 6th Baronet (born 1959), of the Croft baronets There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Croft, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the Un ... * Thomas Croft (artist) (fl. 2013–), British portrait painter See also * Thomas Crofts, British bibliophile, Anglican priest, Fellow of the Royal Society and European traveller {{hndis, name=Croft, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludlow (UK Parliament Constituency)
Ludlow was a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Shropshire represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament. Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was abolished. Subject to minor boundary changes, it was reformed as South Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency), South Shropshire, first contested in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election. History From its 1473 creation until 1885, Ludlow was a parliamentary borough. It was represented by two burgess (title), burgesses until 1868, when it was reduced to one member. The seat saw a big reduction in voters between 1727 when 710 people voted to the next contested election in 1812 when the electorate was below 100. The Reform Act 1832 (2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 45) raised the electorate to 300-400. The parliamentary borough was abolished in 1885, and the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jollyboat (comedy Act)
Jollyboat is a British musical comedy double act. Formed in Liverpool in 2010, and now based in London, the act comprises siblings Ed (he/she) and Tommy (they/them) Croft. They are known for their Pirate Pop Songs and Keyboard Love Song. In 2011, Jollyboat won the Musical Comedy Awards. They have performed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival every year from 2010 to 2021 to positive reviews, including 5-star reviews in 2011, 2012 and 2014, and a recommendation from The Independent. Formation Before forming Jollyboat, the siblings Ed Croft and Tommy Croft began performing in 2007 in their home town of Todmorden and at their local open mic in the neighboring town of Hebden Bridge, winning local awards for their novelty songs and performance storytelling. They later began working together as a cabaret and sketch act, the Amazing Tom and Ed Brothers, and regularly hosted fundraising shows for Amnesty International. Ed left home to attend the Liverpool Institute for Performing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croft Baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Croft, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary .... All three creations are extant as of . * Croft baronets of Croft Castle (1671) * Croft baronets of Cowling Hall (1818) * Croft baronets of Bournemouth (1924): see Baron Croft {{set index, titles of nobility ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Croft (artist)
Thomas William Robert Croft is a British painter, from Oxford, known for his work in portraiture. At a loss as to what to paint during COVID-19 lockdown, he put out an offer on Instagram on 4 April 2020, saying he would paint a free portrait for the first National Health Service (NHS) worker to reply: This led to him painting a portrait in oils of Manchester Royal Infirmary Accident & Emergency nurse Harriet Durkin, wearing PPE, including a 3M face mask, a Guardian visor, gloves and a gown. He gave the painting to her. However, Croft received so many requests that he eventually put 500 NHS workers in touch with professional artists, who volunteered to paint them. This became known as the Portraits for NHS Heroes initiative. Croft published a book of the portraits in January 2021, with royalties donated to NHS Charities Together. He was the featured artist in the 2022 penultimate episode of the first series of the BBC TV programme '' Extraordinary Portraits'', where he p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
