Thomas Courtenay
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Thomas Courtenay may refer to:
- Thomas Courtenay (British politician)Thomas Courtenay (British politician)Thomas Peregrine Courtenay PC was a British politician and writer. He served as Vice-President of the Board of Trade under the Duke of Wellington between 1828 and 1830.-Background:...
(1782-1841), British politician and author - Thomas de Courtenay, 13th Earl of DevonThomas de Courtenay, 13th Earl of DevonThomas Courtenay, 13th earl of Devon was born, presumably in Devon, in 1414. As the only surviving son of Hugh de Courtenay, 12th Earl of Devon, Courtenay inherited the earldom on his father’s death in 1422. He may have been a ward of the all-powerful Duke of Exeter. In August, a mere teenager, he...
(1414-1458) - Thomas Courtenay, 14th Earl of DevonThomas Courtenay, 14th Earl of DevonSir Thomas Courtenay, 6th Earl of Devon was the eldest son of Thomas de Courtenay, 5th Earl of Devon by Margaret Beaufort, the royal blooded daughter of John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset and Margaret Holland, daughter of Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent....
(1432-1461) - Thomas Edgeworth CourtenayThomas Edgeworth CourtenayThomas Edgeworth Courtenay was a member of the Confederate Secret Service and the inventor of the coal torpedo, a bomb disguised as a lump of coal that was used to attack Union steam-powered warships and transports....
(1822-1875)