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Chalkley, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Chalkley, ThomasChalkley, Thomaschôˈklē [key], 1675–1741, Quaker mariner and missionary preacher, b. England. He made his home after 1701 in Philadelphia. He traded chiefly with the…Dalyell, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Dalyell or Dalzell, ThomasDalyell or Dalzell, Thomasboth: dēĕlˈ, dălˈyəl [key], 1599?–1685, Scottish soldier; also called Dalziel of the Binns. He fought for Charles II at the battle…D'Urfey, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) D'Urfey, ThomasD'Urfey, Thomasdûrˈfē [key], 1653–1723, English songwriter and dramatist. His comedies for the stage were forerunners of the ballad opera. In 1699–1700 Wit and Mirth; or…Keyser, Thomas de
(Encyclopedia) Keyser, Thomas deKeyser, Thomas dedə kīˈzər [key], c.1596–1667, Dutch portrait and figure painter of Amsterdam. He was the outstanding practitioner in his field prior to Rembrandt. De…Tout, Thomas Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Tout, Thomas FrederickTout, Thomas Fredericktout [key], 1855–1929, English historian. Educated at Oxford, he taught at the Univ. of Manchester from 1890 to 1925. Considered an…Higginson, Thomas Wentworth
(Encyclopedia) Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823–1911, American author, b. Cambridge, Mass. A Unitarian minister, he was a leader in the abolitionist movement and was a member of a group that backed…Thomas, Clarence
(Encyclopedia) Thomas, Clarence, 1948–, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1991–), b. Pin Point (Savannah), Ga. Raised in a poor family, he graduated (1974) from the Yale Law School and…Benton, Thomas Hart, American painter
(Encyclopedia) Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889–1975, American regionalist painter, b. Neosho, Mo.; grandnephew of Sen. Thomas Hart Benton and son of Rep. Maecenas E. Benton. In 1906 and 1907 he attended…American Philosophical Society
(Encyclopedia) American Philosophical Society, first scientific society in America, founded (1743) in Philadelphia. It was an outgrowth of the Junto formed (1727) by Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was…Talbot, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Talbot, Thomas, 1771–1853, Canadian colonist, b. Ireland. He was a soldier and first came to Canada in 1790. In 1800 he left the army and obtained a grant of 5,000 acres (2,023…Trending
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