Thomas Wight (other)

	Thomas Wight (other) Thomas Wight was a publisher and draper. Thomas Wight may also refer to: * Thomas Wight (architect), partner in Wight and Wight * Thomas Wight (Bandon) (1640–1724), Quaker * Thomas Wight (priest), Irish priest in the 1600s See also Thomas White (other) Thomas Whyte (other) Thomas Whyte may refer to: * Thomas Whyte (merchant) (1492–1567), English cloth merchant, Lord Mayor of London in 1553, and a civic benefactor and founder of St John's College, Oxford * Thomas Whyte (academic) (fl. 1553–1573), English academi ... {{hndis, Wight, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thomas Wight Thomas Wight (died ca. 1608) was a bookseller, publisher and draper in London. Wight published many important books, including many of the earliest law books in English. Career Together with his father, the draper John Wight, he published seven editions of William Bourne (mathematician), William Bourne's book ''A Regiment for the Sea'', the first purely English navigational text. By time Wight published Bourne's book, he was primarily a publisher, and became part of a monopoly for printing law books in 1599. He published many of the first printed English law books, including Fulbeck (1600), discussing study methods for law students, techniques for arguing a case, and suggestions for further reading. Pulton (1600), also published by Wight the same year, was the first book to attempt to summarise English criminal law. Fulbecke (1602) was one of the first books on international law. Saint German (1604) was first published in Latin in 1523, and attempts to describe English law thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thomas Wight (architect) Wight and Wight, known also as Wight & Wight, was an architecture firm in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, consisting of the brothers Thomas and William Wight. The firm designed several landmark buildings in Missouri and Kansas. The brothers worked for McKim, Mead and White for 10 years. Thomas moved to Kansas City in 1904 and joined a firm with Edward T. Wilder. William joined the firm in 1911 and Wilder retired in 1916. The firm achieved its greatest in fame in the late 1920s and early 1930s creating large Neoclassical architecture, Neoclassical structures which have become Kansas City landmarks. Selected works Notable structures: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City City Hall Kansas Governor's Mansion Kansas City Livestock Exchange Approaches to the Liberty Memorial Jackson County Courthouses (Missouri)#Kansas City, Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City Clay County, Missouri Courthouse Wyandotte County, Kansas Courthouse Kansas City Life Insurance headqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thomas Wight (Bandon) Thomas Wight, 1640–1724, was a native of Bandon, County Cork, Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, and author of the first ''History of the Quakers in Ireland.'' His father was Rice Wight, Church of Ireland minister of Bandon and a son of Thomas Wight, A.M. (floruit, fl. 1619-49) also a minister and a native of Guildford, Surrey. While a clothier's apprentice, Wight attended Quaker meeting out of curiosity. He was impressed by a speech by Francis Howgill - "Before the eye can see, it must be opened; before the ear can hear, it must unstopped; and before the heart can understand, it must be illuminated." Edward Burrough was a further influence in causing Wight to move away from the Church of Ireland to becoming a Quaker himself. He married in 1670 and had a large family. According to the ''History of Bandon''. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wight, Thomas 1640 births 1724 deaths Converts to Quakerism Irish Anglicans Irish male writers Irish Quakers People from Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thomas Wight (priest) Thomas Wight, A.M., was an English churchman, elected Dean of Cork. He was grandfather of the Quaker, Thomas Wight, who wrote ''A History of the Rise and Progress of the People called Quakers in Ireland''. A native of Guildford, Surrey, he was ordained deacon and priest by John, Bishop of Oxford, on 23 October 1619. In 1620 he became prebendary of Kilmacdonogh, Cloyne, and in 1628 vicar of Ballymodan, Bandon. In 1634 he was appointed prebendary of Kilnaglory. From 1628 to 1649, he was rector of Aghlishdrinagh. In 1628 he was elected dean of Cork by the chapter, but the crown declined to ratify the appointment. According to the "History of Bandon": :"Dr. Brady, from whose valuable records we have derived the above information, thinks Wight was induced to settle in this country by the Boyle family Boyle may refer to: Places United States * Boyle, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Boyle, Mississippi, a town Boyle County, Kentucky Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thomas White (other) Thomas, Tom or Tommy White may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Thomas White (musician) (born 1984), British musician * ''Tom White'' (film), 2004 Australian drama film * Tommy White, a character in '' A-Haunting We Will Go'' * Thomas White (sculptor) (1674–1748), British sculptor and architect Military * Thomas White (patriot) (1739–1820), American soldier in General Washington's army * Thomas D. White (1902–1965), Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force * Thomas E. White (1943–2024), 18th United States Secretary of the Army * Tom Warren White (1902–1993), Australian Army officer Politics Australia * Thomas White (Australian politician) (1888–1957), Australian politician Canada * Andrew Thomas White (died 1900), Ontario MPP * Thomas White (Canadian politician) (1830–1888), Canadian politician * William Thomas White (1866–1955), Canadian finance minister during the First World War United Kingdom * Thomas White (MP for Rochester), member of parliame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]