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Thomas Byrne

Thomas R. Byrne (1923–2009), former U.S. politician, former mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota


137th Delaware General Assembly

This date was January 5, 1993, which was two weeks before the beginning of the first administrative year of Democratic Governor Thomas R. Carper from New Castle County and Democratic Lieutenant Governor Ruth Ann Minner from Kent County.

138th Delaware General Assembly

This date was January 3, 1995, which was two weeks before the beginning of the third administrative year of Democratic Governor Thomas R. Carper from New Castle County and Democratic Lieutenant Governor Ruth Ann Minner from Kent County.

158th New York State Legislature

For the first time there were three women in the Legislature: Ex-Assemblywoman Rhoda Fox Graves (Rep.), of Gouverneur, a former school teacher who after her marriage became active in women's organisations and politics, was the first woman elected to the State Senate; Assemblywoman Doris I. Byrne (Dem.), a lawyer from the Bronx, was re-elected; and Jane H. Todd (Rep.), of Tarrytown, was also elected to the Assembly.

Carper

Thomas R. Carper (b. 1947), American economist and politician, Governor and Senator from Delaware

Chicago Central Area Transit Plan

In 1979, then-mayor Jane M. Byrne of Chicago and former Illinois governor James R. Thompson reached an agreement whereby the Franklin Line subway project, along with the Crosstown Expressway on the West Side, was to be canceled, the elevated Loop retained and improved, and rapid transit improvements developed for residential sections of Chicago where improvements were needed.

Count Five

John "Sean" Byrne (1947-2008, born Dublin, Ireland) played rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Kenn Ellner played tambourine and harmonica while sharing lead vocals and Craig "Butch" Atkinson (1947-1998, born San Jose, California) played drums.

Eric P. Schwartz

At the Council on Foreign Relations, he directed the Independent Task Force on Post-Conflict Iraq, working closely with co-chairs Thomas R. Pickering and James R. Schlesinger.

Franco Baldini

Since then, current Roma manager Luis Enrique, director Walter Sabatini and himself have undergone a huge revolution at the club with new owner Thomas R. DiBenedetto to try and instill a system of running a football club similar to that of Barcelona.

Frank M. Byrne

Byrne was born near Volney, Allamakee County, Iowa to Irish immigrants, Michael and Delia (Hart) Byrne.

George Byrne

His uncle, James Byrne, had a more substantial first-class career, captaining Warwickshire between 1903 and 1907.

James Byrne

J. F. Byrne (1871–1954), James F. Byrne, English cricketer; captain of Warwickshire and rugby international

Jeffrey J. Schloesser

Schloesser took command of the 101st from Lieutenant General Thomas R. Turner II during a change of command ceremony at Fort Campbell on November 10, 2006.

John J. Byrne

After being passed over for president in 1975, Byrne quit to become chief executive of GEICO, then a troubled Washington, D.C. auto insurer.

GEICO sold insurance directly to low-risk drivers, but had begun to lose money after underwriting riskier drivers.

Lavinia Byrne

Her great-uncle, J. F. Byrne, captained Warwickshire in first-class cricket and was full back of the England rugby union team

Luis Rey

Other collaborations include Random House's bestseller Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages with Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.; the pop-up book Dinosaurs In The Round with Jen Green; and five books with paleontologist Robert T. Bakker.

Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan

P. J. Byrne (born 1974), film and television actor who has appeared in Horrible Bosses, Final Destination 5 and Wolf of Wall Street, as well as being the voice of Bolin on Nickelodeon's animated TV series The Legend of Korra.

Overstock.com

In July 2006, John J. Byrne, the father of Overstock's chief executive, resigned from the board of directors after a public airing of the elder Byrne's unhappiness with his son's crusade against naked short-selling.

Phillip Puckett

He finished fourth and last in the Democratic primary, behind Leslie L. Byrne, Viola Baskerville and Chap Petersen.

Thomas Ball

Thomas R. Ball (1896–1943), U.S. Representative from Connecticut

Thomas Chandler

Thomas R. Chandler (born 1954), candidate for Congress from Ohio in the 1990s

Thomas McCarthy

Thomas R. McCarthy (born c. 1934), American Thoroughbred racehorse owner & trainer

Thomas R. Allen

In 2010 Allen cosponsored an ordinance with 30th Ward Alderman Ariel Reboyras that designated a stretch of Central Avenue in the vicinity of its intersection with Belmont Avenue as "Honorary Lech Kaczynski Way" to honor the deceased Polish President.

Thomas R. Bard

Thomas R. Bard and his brother, Dr. Cephas Little Bard, established the Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital in Ventura as a memorial to their mother.

Thomas R. Berger

Described as a "Young Turk" and "young man in a hurry", Berger challenged long-time BC CCF/NDP leader Robert Strachan for the party leadership in 1967.

Thomas R. Chandler

He faced incumbent Jacquelyn K. O'Brien in the 37th Ohio House district, which included the eastern Cincinnati neighborhoods of Oakley, the East End, Hyde Park, Mount Lookout, Columbia Tusculum, Linwood, California and Mount Washington; the cities of Norwood and Newtown; and Anderson Township.

In the fall, The Post wrote "Chandler deserves credit for offering a credible alternative, and he has a compelling belief in the work ethic. But in this race, Portman is clearly the better qualified candidate. We endorse him enthusiastically." Chandler lost 58,715 to 186,853, with Natural Law Party candidate Kathleen M. McKnight receiving 13,905 votes.

Thomas R. Cobb

Cobb was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1887).

He served as chairman of the Committee on Mileage (Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses), Committee on Public Lands (Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses).

Thomas R. Hawkins

Hawkins' courage at New Market Heights is depicted in a painting, Three Medals of Honor by artist Don Troiani.

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.

He is also the director of the Science and Global Change Program within the College Park Scholars living-learning community at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Thomas R. Kline

Defendants included the City of Philadelphia and its Department of Human Services, which had sent the troubled youth to the facility.

Thomas R. Marshall

In October several men led by Duff Green demanded that Daniel Marshall provide medical assistance to the pro-slavery faction.

Thomas R. Morgan

Reassigned to Quantico, he entered the Command and Staff College, completing the course in June 1966.Morgan was ordered to Marine Aircraft Group 32, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina in July 1966, where he served as Group Operations and later as Commanding Officer, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312.

When the unit was disestablished in October 1959, he reported for duty to Marine Aircraft Group 32, at Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, South Carolina.

Thomas R. Odhiambo

He inspired different Kenyan scholars and leaders, notably, academician Odhiambo Siangla and politician Kalonzo Musyoka.

Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship

The Pickering Fellowship program is funded by the U.S. Department of State, and is administered by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.

Thomas R. Pickering, a graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, held the rank of Career Ambassador, the highest rank in the U.S. Foreign Service.

Thomas R. Ranson

After the war, Ranson went there and had a marble marker placed over the unmarked grave of Julia Neale Jackson (1798–1831) in Westlake Cemetery, to make sure that the site was not lost forever.

Today, local folks in Ansted, in an area which became the new State of West Virginia, tend the gravesite of the young mother and speak of her little orphaned boy who grew up to be the legendary Stonewall Jackson.

Captain Ranson survived the War and is best remembered for an act of devotion and respect paid to his fallen leader, who died near Chancellorsville, Virginia on May 10, 1863.

Ranson knew of the short and tragic life of Jackson's mother, who had been buried in an unmarked grave in Fayette County along the James River and Kanawha Turnpike when Thomas was orphaned at the age of only 7 in 1831.

Thomas R. Ross

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1824 to the Nineteenth Congress.

Ross was elected as a Republican to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses and reelected as a Crawford Republican to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1825).

Thomas R. St. George

His best known work is C/O Postmaster, a semi-autobiographical description of his experiences in Australia as a U.S. soldier in 1942.

Thomas R. Turner II

Selected to attend the Royal College of Defense Studies in London, England, he served a one-year tour as a British Defense college Fellow and was subsequently named the Executive Assistant to the Commander-in-Chief, United States Atlantic Command, and Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, in Norfolk, Virginia.

Thomas R. Williams

He became principal and vice-chancellor of Queen's on May 1, 2008, following the in-term resignation of Karen Hitchcock.


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