Throckmorton
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- Throckmorton County, TexasThrockmorton County, Texas-2010 census:As of the census of 2010, there were 1,641 people. There were 1,079 housing units, 358 of which were vacant. The racial makeup of the county was 94.8% White , 0.1% Black or African American , 0.7% Native American , 0.4% Asian , 2.6% from other races , and 0.8% from two or more races...
- Throckmorton, TexasThrockmorton, TexasThrockmorton is a town in Throckmorton County, Texas, United States. The population was 828 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Throckmorton County.-Geography:Throckmorton is located at ....
, county town of Throckmorton County - Throckmorton, WorcestershireThrockmorton, WorcestershireThrockmorton is a small village and civil parish in the administrative district of Wychavon, in the county of Worcestershire, England.The village lies 5.2 miles northeast of Pershore , five miles north-west of Evesham and 12 miles southeast of the city of Worcester...
, a small village near Pershore, UK
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- Clare McLaren-ThrockmortonClare McLaren-ThrockmortonClare McLaren-Throckmorton , known professionally as Clare Tritton, QC, is a British barrister and descendant of the Throckmorton Baronets. She is the current tenant of the Throckmorton family's main residence, Coughton Court near Alcester in Warwickshire, England, now owned by the National Trust...
(born 1935), barrister and Queen's Counsel - Dave ThrockmortonDave ThrockmortonDavid "Dave" Throckmorton is an American drummer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, also referred to by the nickname "Throck". He is currently the drummer for the Bill Deasy band and plays with several other local and national recording acts.-References:...
, American drummer - Elizabeth Throckmorton (born 1565), wife of Sir Walter Raleigh
- Francis ThrockmortonFrancis ThrockmortonSir Francis Throckmorton was a conspirator against Queen Elizabeth I of England.He was the son of Sir John Throckmorton and a nephew of Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, one of Elizabeth's diplomats. Sir John had held the post of Chief Justice of Chester but was removed in 1579, a year before his death...
(1554-1584), nephew of Sir Nicholas and a conspirator against Queen Elizabeth I - James Fron Sonny ThrockmortonSonny ThrockmortonJames Fron "Sonny" Throckmorton is an American country music singer and songwriter. Known primarily for his songwriting, Throckmorton has had more than 1,000 of his songs recorded by various country singers...
(born 1941), country music songwriter - James W. ThrockmortonJames W. ThrockmortonJames Webb Throckmorton was an American politician who served as the 12th Governor of Texas from 1866 to 1867 during the early days of Reconstruction...
(1825–1894), Governor of Texas, U.S. Representative, Texas Senator - Job ThrockmortonJob ThrockmortonJob Throckmorton was an English religious pamphleteer and Member of Parliament. Possibly with John Penry and John Udall, he authored the Martin Marprelate anonymous anti-clerical satires; scholarly consensus now makes him the main author.-Life:He was of the Warwickshire gentry, resident at...
(1545–1601), English pamphleteer - General John L. ThrockmortonJohn L. ThrockmortonGeneral John Lathrop Throckmorton was born in Kansas City, Missouri on February 28, 1913. After graduating from Culver Military Academy in 1931 he attended and graduated from the United States Military Academy on June 12, 1935, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry.In World...
(1913–1986), Deputy Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, 1964-1965 - Joseph ThrockmortonJoseph ThrockmortonJoseph Throckmorton was an American steamboat builder and captain during the 19th century. He was born in Monmouth County, New Jersey and first worked in a mercantile business. His first steamboat was Red Rover, purchased on the Ohio River around 1830. In 1832 he built and skippered the steamboat...
(1800–1872), American steamboat builder - Sir Nicholas ThrockmortonNicholas ThrockmortonSir Nicholas Throckmorton was an English diplomat and politician, who was an ambassador to France and played a key role in the relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots.-Early years:...
(c. 1515-1571), English diplomat and politician - Peter ThrockmortonPeter ThrockmortonPeter Throckmorton , DMH, American journalist and underwater archaeologist is one of several pioneer underwater archaeologists frequently described as the Father of Underwater Archaeology. Throckmorton was a founding member of the Sea Research Society and served on its Board of Advisors until his...
(died 1990), American journalist and underwater archaeologist - Warren ThrockmortonWarren ThrockmortonE. Warren Throckmorton is an associate professor of Psychology at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania. He is a former advocate of sexual orientation change efforts and the creator of the documentary I Do Exist, about people who say they have changed their sexual orientation.Throckmorton...
, psychologist famous for his work in the area of sexual orientation - William Edward ThrockmortonWilliam Edward ThrockmortonDr. William Edward Throckmorton was an early Collin County, Texas settler.Born in Virginia in 1795, Throckmorton was the son of a Revolutionary War soldier. He grew up in Virginia and met his first wife, Elizabeth Webb, there....
(1795–1843), pioneer and father of James W. Throckmorton
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- Throckmorton sign, a joke in the medical community
- Throckmorton plotThrockmorton PlotThe Throckmorton Plot was an attempt by English Roman Catholics in 1583 to murder Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with her second cousin Mary, Queen of Scots...
in English history - Throckmorton BaronetsThrockmorton BaronetsThere have been two Baronetcies created for different branches of the Throckmorton family, 6th. cousins, both descended from Sir John Throckmorton, Under-Treasurer of England temp. King Henry VI. Both titles, which were in the Baronetage of England, are now extinct...