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Thomas Watts

Thomas H. Watts (1819–1892), Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1863 to 1865, during the Civil War


Billingbear House

An English translation of this manuscript was published in London in 1821; Indian ink copies of the original 17th-century paintings, by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, were reproduced as scaled-down engravings for inclusion in this publication.

Checkers speech

When the Dick Nixon Special arrived in Bakersfield, California, that day, the candidate, still oblivious to the developing furor, made a speech promoting the Republican ticket, and backing local congressman Thomas H. Werdel.

Congressional Black Caucus

Only six black Republicans have been elected to Congress since the caucus was founded: Senator Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts, Representative Gary Franks of Connecticut, Delegate Melvin H. Evans of the Virgin Islands, Representative J. C. Watts of Oklahoma, Representative Allen West of Florida, and Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina.

David G. Watts

Originally a school geography teacher at Milford Haven Grammar School, he designed Railway Rivals, his most popular game, to teach the geography of Wales and upon retirement published it under the imprint Rostherne Games.

Embassy of Botswana in Washington, D.C.

Notable owners have included William F. Aldrich, Thomas H. Anderson, Thomas Leiter (son of Levi Leiter) and the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association.

Herbert S. Fairbank

In 1957 he was the first recipient of the Thomas H. MacDonald Award for outstanding contributions to highway progress.

John C. Watts

Watts was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-second Congress, by special election, April 14, 1951, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas R. Underwood.

John J. Rooney

In 1944, Rooney was elected by special election to the 78th United States Congress, to fill the vacancy left after the death of Thomas H. Cullen.

Julanne Johnston

Johnston is known for being on William Randolph Hearst's yacht the Oneida during the weekend in November 1924 when film director and producer Thomas Ince later died of heart failure.

KUFX

These limits were imposed when Clear Channel was officially taken private by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners on July 30, 2008.

Laura Macdonald

Her recordings include the eponymous Laura in 2001 featuring David Budway (piano), James Genus (bass) and Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums); and Awakenings in 2003 with the Laura Macdonald Sextet: Steve Hamilton (piano), Donny Macaslin (tenor saxophone and flute), Gildas Boclé (bass), Claus Stoetter (trumpet and flugelhorn) and Antonio Sanchez (drums).

She has worked with many jazz musicians including Tommy Smith (to whom she was once married), drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts, bassist James Genus, pianist David Budway, Guy Barker and Jason Rebello, and has made many appearances at notable jazz events, including the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe.

Mark Watts

Mark F. Watts (born 1964), former Labour Party Member of the European Parliament, 1994–2004

Ochyor

Patricia Vickers-Rich and Thomas H. Rich, The Great Russian Dinosaurs, Guntar Graphics, 1993

Reginald Barker

At the company's studio/ranch in California, he worked under film producer and screenwriter Thomas H. Ince.

Small-world experiment

In 1998, Duncan J. Watts and Steven Strogatz from Cornell University published the first network model on the small-world phenomenon.

Sol Rabinowitz

Over the next few years, the label was responsible for several moderate sized R&B hits, for The Hearts, Ann Cole - including the original version of "Got My Mojo Working" - and Noble "Thin Man" Watts.

Thomas Carroll

Thomas H. Carroll (1914–1964), President of the George Washington University

Thomas Cullen

Thomas H. Cullen (1868–1944), United States Representative from New York

Thomas Ford

Thomas H. Ford (1814–1868), American Republican politician in Ohio

Thomas Forsyth

Thomas H. Forsyth (1842–1908), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient

Thomas H. Averett

He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1846 to the Thirtieth Congress.

Thomas H. Blake

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1828 to the Twenty-first Congress.

Thomas H. Collins

A native of Stoughton, Massachusetts, Collins graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 1968 and later served as a faculty member within the Humanities Department.

Thomas H. D. Mahoney

Mahoney wrote and edited several books, including The United States in World History (co-written with J. B. Rae) and a number of works on the life and thought of philosopher and statesman Edmund Burke.

Thomas H. Herndon

Herndon was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh, and Forty-eighth Congresses and served from March 4, 1879, until his death in Mobile, Alabama, March 28, 1883, before the convening of the Forty-eighth Congress.

Thomas H. Hughes House

Thomas Hughes' house was built in the nineteenth century in a Greek Revival style.

Thomas H. McIntosh

He moved to Middlesbrough nine years later where new chairman Philip Bach was charged with rebuilding the club following the match-fixing scandal involving the previous chairman Thomas Gibson-Poole and manager Andy Walker.

Thomas H. Miller

His development of the military helicopter during this time helped generate a new level of helicopter capability for civilian use in a broad range of applications, ranging from police and Medivac work to corporate executive transportation.

Thomas H. Morrin

Thomas H. Morrin was an engineer and the director of engineering at SRI International from 1948 to 1963.

Thomas H. Neill

Neill had his horse shot from under him in the fight for Scott's Ford, Sedgwick's means of escaping across the Rappahannock River from converging Confederate attacks.

Thomas H. O'Shea

By early 1932 O'Shea was involved with the expat movement Clan na Gael, attempting to organize New York City subway employees and soon seeking the support of the Communist Party USA in the formation of the TWU.

Thomas H. Pigford

Pigford was appointed by the secretary of energy to a committee for evaluating the safety implementations of a similar reactor in Hanford, Washington.

Thomas H. Seymour

Born in Hartford, Connecticut to Major Henry Seymour and Jane Ellery, Seymour was sent to public schools as a child and graduated from Middletown Military Academy in Middletown, Connecticut in 1829.

Thomas H. Stix

Born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1924, Stix graduated from John Burroughs School and served in the U.S. Army as a radio expert in the Pacific theater during and after World War II.

Thomas H. Stockton

Stockton gave the opening prayer at the dedication of the Gettysburg Cemetery, the meeting at which Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address.

Thomas H. Taylor

Thomas Hart Taylor (July 31, 1825 – April 12, 1901) was a Confederate States Army colonel, brigade commander, provost marshal and last Confederate post commander at Mobile, Alabama during the American Civil War (Civil War).

Thomas H. Werdel

Werdel was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-first and Eighty-second Congresses (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953).

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1952 to the Eighty-third Congress.

Thomas H. Woods

He also served as the first president of Citizens National Bank, also known as Citizens Savings Bank which was started in 1888.

Thomas Ince

Thomas H. Ince (1882–1924), American silent film actor, director, screenwriter and producer

Thomas Patterson

Thomas H. Patterson (1820–1889), U.S. naval officer during the American Civil War

Thomas Sotheron-Estcourt

Thomas H. Sotheron-Estcourt (1801–1876), British Conservative Party politician and Home Secretary

Trey Watts

Coming out of high school, Watts primary selling point was that his father, J.C. Watts, a former member of the United States House of Representatives, was previously a starting quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners.

Univision Communications

In March 2007, Univision Communications, Inc. was sold to Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. which includes Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, Providence Equity Partners Inc., TPG Capital, L.P., Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., and Saban Capital Group Inc.

Vigo County Courthouse

Numerous notable lawyers from the region began their careers at the first Vigo County Courthouse, including Thomas H. Blake, James Whitcomb, Elisha Mills Huntington and Edward A. Hannegan.


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