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Thomas Stock (footballer)
Thomas or Tom Stock may refer to: * Thomas Stock (founder), established the first Sunday school in the United Kingdom * Thomas Stock (Canadian politician), member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament * Thomas Stock (MP), Irish Liberal politician * Tom Stock (swimmer), American backstroke swimmer * Tom Stock (weightlifter), American weightlifter {{hndis, Stock, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Stock (founder)
Thomas Stock (1750–1803) established the first Sunday school in the United Kingdom. Early life and education Thomas was the son of Thomas Stock, gentleman of Gloucester. The young Thomas was sent to John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon-on-Thames (now Abingdon School), where he was a boarder from 1761 to 1767. After Abingdon, he gained a scholarship to Pembroke College, Oxford and graduated BA 1771. Career Entering Holy Orders, Stock was elected to a college fellowship from 1771 to 1774 and then was curate at Ashbury in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). While at Ashbury, he formed the first Sunday school in the country in 1777. Stock became rector of St Aldate's and then of St John Baptist's, Gloucester and headmaster of Gloucester Free School. He was also vicar of Glasbury-on-Wye. At Gloucester, jointly with Robert Raikes, proprietor of the ''Gloucester Journal,'' Stock became co-founder of the Sunday School movement. From 1787 until his death in 1803 he was holding the li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Stock (Canadian Politician)
Thomas Stock was a Canadian politician from Ontario. He represented Wentworth North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1875 Events January * January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the year (Third C .... References See also * 3rd Parliament of Ontario Place of birth missing Place of death missing Year of death unknown Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs People from the District Municipality of Muskoka 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{Ontario-MPP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Stock (MP)
Thomas Osborne Stock (1822 – 17 November 1875) was an Irish Liberal politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carlow Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, it had a population of 27,351, the List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland, ... at the 1865 general election but stood down at the 1868 general election. References External links * 1822 births 1875 deaths Irish Liberal Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Carlow constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1865–1868 {{Liberal-UK-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Stock (swimmer)
Tom Stock (born c. 1942) is retired American backstroke swimmer. During his career that spanned from about 1956 to 1964 he set several world and 14 national records. He missed the 1964 Olympics due to illness and was not selected for the 1960 Games because he finished third at the trials, whereas only two swimmers were chosen in that year. He was American Swimmer of the Year in 1962. In 1989 he was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Stock lives in Hinsdale, Illinois, with his wife, Ann, and two children. Together with a fellow swimmer Gary Verhoeven he owns the BVD Steel Hauling Company. See also * List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame * World record progression 100 metres backstroke * World record progression 200 metres backstroke * World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay This article includes the world record progression for the 4×100 metres medley relay, and it shows the chronological history of world record times in tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
