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Thomas Sands (other)
Thomas, Tommy or Tom Sands may refer to: *Thomas Sands (fencer) (1907–1984), American Olympic fencer *Tommy Sands (born 1937), American singer and actor *Tommy Sands (Irish singer) (born 1945), Irish folk singer *Tom Sands (born 1954), Iowa State Representative from the 87th District *Thomas Sands (MP), Member of Parliament for Cumberland (UK Parliament constituency), Cumberland, 1390 and 1395 See also * Sands (surname) * Thomas Sandys (other) {{hndis, Sands, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Sands (fencer)
Thomas Sands (August 2, 1907 – November 5, 1984) was an American fencing, fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. A career officer in the United States Army, he attained the rank of Major general (United States), major general. References External links * 1907 births 1984 deaths American male épée fencers Olympic fencers of the United States Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Dayton, Ohio United States Army generals {{US-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Sands
Thomas Adrian Sands (born August 27, 1937) is an American pop music singer and actor. Working in show business as a child, Sands became an overnight sensation and instant teen idol when he appeared on ''Kraft Television Theater'' in January 1957 as "The Singin' Idol". The song from the show, "Teen-Age Crush", reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 1 on Cashbox. Early life Sands was born into a musical family in Chicago, Illinois; his father, Ben born in Russia was Jewish and was a pianist, and his mother, Grace Dickson, a big-band singer. He moved with the family to Shreveport, Louisiana. He began playing the guitar at eight and within a year had a job performing twice weekly on a local radio station. At the beginning of his teen years, he moved to Houston, Texas, where he attended Lamar High School and joined a band with "Jimmie Lee Durden and the Junior Cowboys", consisting of Sands, Durden, and Billy Reno. They performed on radio, at county fairs, and did perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Sands (Irish Singer)
Tommy Sands (born 19 December 1945) is a Northern Irish folk singer, songwriter, radio broadcaster, and political activist. He performs with his three siblings as ''The Sands Family''; solo as ''Tommy Sands''; and with his son and daughter as ''Tommy Sands with Moya and Fionán Sands''. Tommy was the prime songwriter for The Sands Family, one of Ireland's most influential folk groups of the 1960s and '70s. Tommy Sands has hosted ''Country Céilí'', a radio show on ''Downtown Radio'' in Newtownards since 1976. His song " There Were Roses" has been described as "... certainly one of the best songs ever written about the " Irish Problem"".Dna Users, Biography of Tommy Sands In May 2002 he received an |
Tom Sands
Thomas R. Sands (born September 13, 1954) is the Iowa State Representative from the 88th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003. , Sands serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Environmental Protection and Public Safety committees. He also serves as the chair of the Ways and Means Committee. His political experience includes serving on the Columbus Junction Columbus Junction is a city in Louisa County, Iowa. The population was 1,830 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area. Columbus Junction is home of the historic Swinging Bridge, found one block south of Hi ... City Council. Electoral history *incumbent References External links Representative Tom Sands''official Iowa General Assembly site'' * Profileat ''Iowa House Republicans'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Sands, Tom Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives 1954 births Living people Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Sands (MP)
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Thomas, Tommy or Tom Sands may refer to: *Thomas Sands (fencer) (1907–1984), American Olympic fencer *Tommy Sands (born 1937), American singer and actor *Tommy Sands (Irish singer) (born 1945), Irish folk singer *Tom Sands (born 1954), Iowa State Representative from the 87th District * Thomas Sands (MP), Member of Parliament for Cumberland, 1390 and 1395 See also * Sands (surname) * Thomas Sandys (other) Thomas Sandys may refer to: * Thomas Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (died 1560), English peer * Thomas Sandys (Gatton MP) (1600–1658), English MP * Thomas Sandys (merchant) ''East India Company v Sandys'' (1684) 10 St Tr 371 is a UK company law and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumberland (UK Parliament Constituency)
Cumberland is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire. It was divided between the constituencies of Cumberland East and Cumberland West in 1832. Members of Parliament * ''Constituency created 1290'' MPs 1290–1640 MPs 1640–1832 *''Constituency abolished'' (1832) Notes Elections The county franchise, from 1430, was held by the adult male owners of freehold land valued at 40 shillings or more. Each elector had as many votes as there were seats to be filled. Votes had to be cast by a spoken declaration, in public, at the hustings, which took place in the town of Cockermouth. The expense and difficulty of voting at only one location in the county, together with the lack of a secret ballot contributed to the corru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sands (surname)
Sands is an English and Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Aymar Sands (1853–1917), American lawyer *Benjamin F. Sands (1811–1883), officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War * Bethanie Mattek-Sands (born 1985), American tennis player * Billy Sands (1911–1984), American character actor * Bobby Sands (1954–1981), Irish republican who died in the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike * Bradley Sands (born 1978), American author and editor * Charlie Sands (baseball) (born 1947), baseball player * Charlie Sands (ice hockey) (1911–1953), ice hockey player * Charles Sands (1865–1945), American golfer and tennis player * Cole Sands (born 1997), American baseball player * Comfort Sands (1748–1834), American politician * Dave Sands (1926–1952), Australian aborigine boxer * Diana Sands (1934–1973), African-American actress * Diane Sands (born 1947), American politician from Montana * Donny Sands (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
