(Encyclopedia) Thomas à Becket, Saint, or Saint Thomas Becket, 1118–70, English martyr, archbishop of Canterbury, b. London. He is called St. Thomas of Canterbury and occasionally St. Thomas of…
(Encyclopedia) church and state, the relationship between the religion or religions of a nation and the civil government of that nation, especially the relationship between the Christian church and…
(Encyclopedia) Dorsey, Thomas AndrewDorsey, Thomas Andrewdôrˈsē [key], 1899–1993, American gospel musician, b. Villa Rica, Ga. He began his career as a blues pianist and songwriter. Later he became a…
KITTERA, Thomas, (son of John Wilkes Kittera), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Lancaster, Pa., March 21, 1789; was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in…
TILLOTSON, Thomas, a Representative from New York; born in Maryland in 1750; received a thorough education; studied medicine and practiced; during the Revolutionary War was commissioned first…
REDMOND, William Thomas, a Representative from New Mexico; born in Chicago, Ill., January 28, 1955; attended Gage Park High School; B.A., 1979, Lincoln Christian College in Illinois; M.Div.,…
PARRAN, Thomas, a Representative from Maryland; born near St. Leonard, Calvert County, Md., February 12, 1860; attended the public schools and Charlotte Hall (Md.) Academy; member of the State…
(Encyclopedia) Hardy, Thomas, 1840–1928, English novelist and poet, b. near Dorchester, one of the great English writers of the 19th cent.
The son of a stonemason, he derived a love of music from his…
(Encyclopedia) Wolsey, ThomasWolsey, Thomasw&oobreve;lˈzē [key], 1473?–1530, English statesman and prelate, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
From 1514 to 1529 Wolsey virtually controlled…
MIFFLIN, Thomas, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., January 10, 1744; was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1760; member of the American…
