Thomas Davis
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Politicians
- Thomas Davis (Rhode Island)Thomas Davis (Rhode Island)Thomas Davis was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.-Early life and education:Thomas Davis was born in Dublin, Ireland, where he attended private schools. His family emigrated to the United States and located in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1817...
(1806–1895), Irish-American member of United States House of Representatives - Thomas Aspinwall DavisThomas Aspinwall DavisThomas Aspinwall Davis was a silversmith and businessman who served as mayor of Boston for nine months in 1845.-Early life:...
(1798–1845), American Mayor of Boston in 1845 - Thomas Beall DavisThomas Beall DavisThomas Beall Davis , of Keyser, West Virginia, was an American politician.-Biography:Davis was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the brother of Henry Gassaway Davis....
(1828–1911), U.S. Representative from West Virginia - Thomas M. DavisThomas M. DavisThomas Milburn "Tom" Davis III was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Virginia's 11th congressional district in Northern Virginia. Davis was considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by five-term incumbent and fellow Republican John...
(born 1949), U.S. Representative from Virginia - Thomas Osborne Davis (Canadian politician)Thomas Osborne Davis (Canadian politician)Thomas Osborne Davis was a Canadian Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons representing the Provisional District of Saskatchewan, and later a member of the Canadian Senate....
(1856–1917), Canadian parliamentarian - Thomas Osborne Davis (Irish politician)Thomas Osborne Davis (Irish politician)Thomas Osborne Davis was a revolutionary Irish writer who was the chief organizer and poet of the Young Ireland movement.-Early life:...
(1814–1845), Irish writer and politician - Thomas Terry DavisThomas Terry DavisThomas Terry Davis was a United States Representative from Kentucky.-Education and early career:Davis studied law and in 1789 was admitted to the Kentucky bar...
(1758–1807), U.S. Representative from Kentucky - Thomas Treadwell DavisThomas Treadwell DavisThomas Treadwell Davis was a United States Representative from New York during the latter half of the American Civil War and the subsequent beginning of Reconstruction.-Early life and education:...
(1810–1872), U.S. Representative from New York - Tom Davis (politician) (1917–2007), Cook Island Prime Minister and former NASA researcher
In sports
- Thomas Davis (American football) (born 1983), American football player- Carolina Panthers
- Tom Davis (basketball)Tom Davis (basketball)Dr. Thomas "Dr. Tom" Davis is an American former college men's basketball coach. He served as the head coach at Lafayette College, Boston College, Stanford University, the University of Iowa, and Drake University from 1971 to 2007....
(born 1938), American college basketball coach - Tom Davis (basketball player)Tom Davis (basketball player)Tom Davis is a former American basketball player who is best known for his college career at Delaware State University between 1987–88 and 1990–91....
(born ), American college basketball player - Tom Davis (English footballer)Tom Davis (English footballer)Thomas John Davis was an English footballer.-Playing career:Davis joined Port Vale in August 1923. He was a regular in the Vale first team from November 1923 to March 1924, but after losing his place he failed to break into the first team again and was released at the end of the 1924–25 season...
(1901–?), English soccer player - Tom Davis (footballer)Tom Davis (footballer)Thomas Lawrence Davis , commonly referred to as Tom Davis and Tommy Davis, is a former Irish association footballer who played as a centre forward for several clubs in the League of Ireland and the English Football League...
(born 1911), Irish association footballer - Tommy DavisTommy DavisHerman Thomas Davis, Jr. is an American former Major League Baseball left fielder and third baseman. He played from 1959-1976 for ten different teams, but he is best known for his years with the Los Angeles Dodgers. During an 18-year baseball career, Davis batted .294 with 153 home runs, 2,121...
(born 1939), American baseball outfielder - Tommy Davis (catcher)Tommy Davis (catcher)Thomas James "Tommy" Davis was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Baltimore Orioles in .-External links:...
(born 1973), American baseball catcher - Tommy Davis (defensive end)Tommy Davis (defensive end)Tommy Travelle Davis is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
(born 1982), American football player - Tommy Davis (kicker)Tommy Davis (kicker)Tommy Davis was an American football punter and kicker.-College football:Davis was a member of the national championship winning 1958 LSU Tigers football team.-NFL:...
(born 1934), American football player- 49ers kicker
Other
- Thomas Davis (chief)Thomas Davis (chief)Thomas Davis was a Mohawk war chief. In Mohawk he was called Tehowagherengaraghkwen.-Military life:During the American revolution, Davis fought as an ally of the British, rising to the position of war chief...
(c.1755–c.1837), Mohawk Chief of Davisville/Davis' Hamlet, near Brantford, Ontario - Thomas Davis (shipwright)Thomas Davis (shipwright)-Amsterdam Admiralty:In 1727 the Amsterdam Admiralty, the largest of the six Dutch Chambers that made up the Dutch East India Company, brought in Davis, Charles Bentham and John May to work for them in improving ship design and avoiding the wreck after wreck they had recently been...
, English shipwright in Dutch service during the 18th-century - Thomas A. DavisThomas A. DavisColonel Thomas Alderson Davis was the founder of two military schools in the United States.-Early life and education:Davis was born in Virginia and graduated from the University of Tennessee...
(died 1964), founder of two military schools - Thomas Benjamin Frederick DavisThomas Benjamin Frederick DavisThomas Benjamin Frederick Davis was a wealthy buinessman, yachtsman and philanthropist.-Early life and education:...
(1867–1942), Jersey Island businessman, yachtsman and philanthropist - Thomas Davis (bishop) (1804–1871), fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina
- Thomas Henry Davis, founder of Piedmont Airlines
- Thomas Hoyt DavisThomas Hoyt DavisThomas Hoyt Davis was a United States federal judge.Born in Braselton, Georgia, Davis received an A.B. from Mercer University in 1913 and read law to enter the bar in 1916. He was in private practice in Georgia from 1916 to 1926. He was a State solicitor general of Cordele Judicial Circuit,...
(1892–1969), U.S. federal judge - Tommy Davis (Scientology) (born 1972), American head of the Church of Scientology's Celebrity Centre in Los Angeles, California
- Tom Davis (comedian)Tom Davis (comedian)Tom Davis is an American writer and comedian. He is an Emmy Award winner, and is best known for his former partnership with Al Franken, as half of the comedy duo "Franken & Davis" on Saturday Night Live.-Life and career:...
(born 1952), half of "Franken and Davis" comedy duo - Tom Davis (journalist)Tom Davis (journalist)Tom Davis is an award-winning journalist and academic on mental health issues.-Journalism:One of Davis' first jobs was as a reporter and columnist at The Princeton Packet when he was employed by the magazine in 1989, in 1990 he moved on to The Delaware State News where he worked for 3 years...
(born 1967), mental-health educator
GAA Clubs
- Thomas Davis GAA, based in Tallaght, Dublin
- Corrinshigo Thomas Davis GAACorrinshigo Thomas Davis GAAThomas Davis GFC is a Gaelic football club near Corrinshego in County Armagh, Northern Ireland which plays in the Fourth Division of the Boyle Transport Armagh Gaelic Football League and the Armagh Junior Championship....
, based in Corrinshego, Armagh