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Watson, Thomas John, Jr.
(Encyclopedia)Watson, Thomas John, Jr., 1914–93, American industrialist, b. Dayton, Ohio. The son of Thomas John Watson, Sr., the founder of the International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), he joined the family b...Willing, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Willing, Thomas, 1731–1821, American merchant and financier, b. Philadelphia. He studied law in London. Returning to Philadelphia in 1749, he entered his father's business and later established with...Ward, Mrs. Humphry
(Encyclopedia)Ward, Mrs. Humphry, 1851–1920, English novelist, whose maiden name was Mary Augusta Arnold; granddaughter of Thomas Arnold. She was born in Tasmania but was brought to England and grew up in Oxford;...Warton, Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Warton, Joseph, 1722–1800, English critic and poet, brother of Thomas Warton. Educated at Winchester and Oxford, he took holy orders in 1744 and served several cures. He spent an unsuccessful tenure...Slick, Sam
(Encyclopedia)Slick, Sam: see Haliburton, Thomas Chandler. ...Q, English author
(Encyclopedia)Q: see Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas. ...Kean, Thomas Howard
(Encyclopedia)Kean, Thomas Howard: see New Jersey. ...Ingoldsby, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Ingoldsby, Thomas: see Barham, Richard Harris. ...Jefferson Memorial
(Encyclopedia)Jefferson Memorial: see Thomas Jefferson Memorial. ...neo-Thomism
(Encyclopedia)neo-Thomism: see Thomas Aquinas, Saint. ...Browse by Subject
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