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Thomas Foster (judge)
Thomas Foster may refer to: Politics * Thomas Foster (English politician, died 1589), MP for Much Wenlock (UK Parliament constituency), Much Wenlock * Thomas Foster (English politician, died 1765) (c. 1720–1765), MP for Dorchester * Thomas F. Foster (1790–1848), American congressman from the state of Georgia * Thomas Jefferson Foster (1809–1887), Confederate soldier and politician during the American Civil War * Thomas Foster (Canadian politician) (1852–1945), Canadian politician and mayor of Toronto * Thomas Foster (American mayor), physician and mayor of Los Angeles Sports * Thomas Foster (Derbyshire cricketer) (1848–1929), Derbyshire cricketer * Thomas Foster (Australian cricketer) (1883–1974), Australian cricketer * Thomas Foster (Yorkshire cricketer) (1871–1947), Yorkshire cricketer * Thomas Foster (Nottingham cricketer), Nottingham cricketer Other * Thomas Foster (painter) (1798–1826), Irish portrait painter * Thomas Foster (author) (died 1995), Australian Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Foster (Nottingham Cricketer)
This is a complete list, in alphabetical order, of cricketers who played for Nottingham Cricket Club in first-class cricket matches. Nottingham played a total of 15 first-class matches, 13 of them between 1826 and 1834 and two in 1848 after the establishment of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club in 1841. Teams played under the Nottinghamshire name from 1829 onwards and many of the players listed also played for Nottinghamshire teams. A Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire combined team also played one match in 1803 which has been given first-class status and Nottinghamshire sides played eight first-class matches between 1835 and 1840. Players who played in matches for these teams or Nottinghamshire only are not included in this list. Note that many players represented other teams besides Nottingham.Nottingham Players Cric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Forster (other)
Thomas Forster was an English politician and landowner. Thomas Forster may also refer to: Politics *Thomas Forster (MP for Liskeard), in 1399, Member of Parliament for Liskeard * Thomas Forster (MP for Lincoln) (1406–1415), Member of Parliament for Lincoln *Thomas Forster (of Adderstone) (1659–1725) Member of Parliament for Northumberland for 1705–1708 and High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1703 Science & mathematics * Thomas Furly Forster (1761–1825), English botanist *Thomas Ignatius Maria Forster (1789–1860), English astronomer and naturalist * Thomas Emerson Forster (1802–1875), English mining engineer *Thomas Forster (mathematician) (born 1948), British set theorist and philosopher Others * Thomas Forster (painter) (1676/7–after 1712), English portraitist *Tom Forster (baseball) (1859–1946), baseball player * Tom Forster (coach), American gymnastics coach *Thomas Forster (dancer) Thomas Forster (born 1986) is an English ballet dancer who is currently a princ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Campbell Foster
Thomas Campbell Foster (1813 - 1 July 1882) was an English barrister and writer on law, shorthand and Ireland. His notable cases included leading the defence of Mary Ann Cotton in 1873 and the prosecution of Charles Peace at Leeds Assizes in 1879. Life Born in Leeds to John Foster, he was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1846 and practised on the northern circuit of England, before moving to the north-eastern one after the circuits were sub-divided. He stood as a candidate for Sheffield constituency in 1865 as a "determined personal opponent" of John Arthur Roebuck (one of its two existing MPs) but coming last out of four. He was appointed revising barrister for the boroughs of the West Riding in 1868, a post he held for seven years until his appointments as bencher of Middle Temple and Queen's Counsel. In 1874 he was made recorder of Warwick. He died at Orsett Terrace, Hyde Park after a long illness of the glands which had led him to retire from his circuit duties.''The Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How To Read Literature Like A Professor
''How to Read Literature Like a Professor'' is a ''New York Times'' bestseller by Thomas C. Foster that was published in 2003. The author suggests interpretations of themes, concepts, and symbols commonly found in literature. The book brands itself as "A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines," and is commonly used throughout advanced English courses in the United States. The book also includes sample interpretations of Katherine Mansfield's short story, " The Garden Party". The author's simple, methodical take on literary interpretation has fallen under the scrutiny of literary experts, such as the English professor and biographer Alan Jacobs, who questions the value of the book's premise and criticizes the idea that "reading is best done by highly trained, professionally accredited experts." See also * ''How to Read a Book'' * Reading (process) Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of symbols, often specifically those of a written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas R
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Idaho * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts and entertainment * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Foster (author)
Thomas Norman Foster was an Australian Pentecostal minister. He was one of the co-founders of the Christian Revival Crusade, and is also associated with British Israelism. He was invited by the London B.B.C. to do the Radio News Reel Broadcast to Australia of the Coronation procession of Queen Elizabeth II, in 1953. Former Commissioner of the British-Israel-World Federation, Victoria., and Y.M.C.A. Representative, A.I.F., Australia. He authored books on British Israelism and the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. Early life Foster was born child of nine in Mornington Victoria. Before starting his religious studies, Foster worked at the National Bank of Australia, Casterton. Foster then studied Christian ministry under the teachings of Rev E.E. Baldwin at the Presbyterian Training College, Carlton. Publications Foster wrote several books on the topic of Baptism in the Holy Spirit, British Israelism and pyramidology. * ''The Antichrist: Who is he?'' (1975) * ''Miracles of Inner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Foster (painter)
Thomas Foster (1798 – 1826) was an Irish portrait painter. Life Thomas Foster was born in Dublin between 1796 and 1798. He enrolled in the Dublin Society School in 1811. Foster died by suicide in March 1826 aged 29. He shot himself in a hotel in Piccadilly, London. In a letter he stated his friends had abandoned him and that he had grown tired of life. It is unclear if he was troubled by the large commission he received from John Wilson Croker or by an unrequited love for a young woman who was the subject of one of his portraits. Career He was awarded a premium for 2 portraits and a subject picture in 1815 which were exhibited with Hibernian Society of Artists, and a painting titled ''The Adoration of the Shepherds'' exhibited on Hawkins Street. In 1816 he exhibited ''Hercules throwing Lychas into the Sea'', and in 1817 two works, ''Portrait'' and ''Christ taken down from the Cross''. Foster moved to London in 1818 at age 21 and entered the schools of the Royal Academy. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Foster (Yorkshire Cricketer)
Thomas William Foster (12 November 1871 – 31 January 1947) was an English first-class cricketer, who played thirteen matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1894 and 1895. He also played a first-class game for XI of Yorkshire against XI of Lancashire in 1894, and for the Yorkshire Second XI in 1893. Born in Birkdale, Lancashire, England, Foster was a right arm medium pacer, he took 58 wickets at 16.41, including his career best of 9 for 59 against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's in 1894. He took 5 wickets in an innings five times, and 10 wickets in match on three occasions. Foster also took 7 for 56 against Warwickshire. A right-handed tail ender, he scored 138 runs at 9.20, with a top score of 25. Foster died in January 1947 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Much Wenlock (UK Parliament Constituency)
Much Wenlock is a market town and parish in Shropshire, England; it is situated on the A458 road between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth. Nearby, to the north-east, is the Ironbridge Gorge and Telford. The civil parish includes the villages of Homer ( north of the town), Wyke ( north-east), Atterley ( south-east), Stretton Westwood ( south-west) and Bourton ( south-west). The population of the civil parish, according to the 2001 Census, was 2,605, increasing to 2,877 by 2011. Notable historic attractions in the town are Wenlock Priory, Wenlock Edge, Holy Trinity Church and the Guildhall. The Wenlock Olympian Games, established by William Penny Brookes in 1850, are centred in the town. Brookes is credited as a founding father of the modern Olympic Games and one of the London 2012 Summer Olympics mascots was named ''Wenlock'', after the town. Toponym Much Wenlock is historically the chief town of the ancient borough of Wenlock. "Much" was added to distinguish it from the near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Foster (Australian Cricketer)
Thomas Foster (30 September 1883 – 27 June 1974) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class match for New South Wales in 1903/04. See also * List of New South Wales representative cricketers This is a list of male cricketers who have played for New South Wales in first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket. It is complete to the end of the 2017–18 season. The list refers to the sides named as "New South Wales" and does not include pl ... References External links * 1883 births 1974 deaths Australian cricketers New South Wales cricketers Cricketers from Sydney 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-cricket-bio-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Foster (Derbyshire Cricketer)
Thomas Foster (15 December 1848 – 22 March 1929) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1873 and 1884. He topped the scoring for the club in three seasons. Foster was born in Mill Town, Glossop, the son of Robert Foster a cotton weaver.British Census 1881 He started playing cricket for local Glossop clubs but went professional with the Clifford Club, in Manchester in 1872. In the following 1873 season, Foster made his debut for Derbyshire in a match against Lancashire playing in the middle order to make 17 and 8, although the match was lost. He made a similar performance in one match in the 1874 season in a victory against Kent, when he also took a wicket. Foster came into his own during the 1875 season, making several excellent appearances at the crease in the middle-order during this season in some good wins for Derbyshire. He was top scorer for the club in the season with 227 runs He played all the club's matches in the 1876, 1877 and 1878 seasons w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
