Thomas Henderson
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Politicians
- Thomas Henderson (New Jersey)Thomas Henderson (New Jersey)Thomas Henderson was a United States Representative from New Jersey.Born in Freehold, he attended the public schools and was graduated from Princeton College in 1761. He studied medicine and practiced first in Freneau, and afterwards in Freehold, about 1765...
(1743–1821), American politician - Thomas Henderson (New Zealand)Thomas Henderson (New Zealand)Thomas Maxwell Henderson was a New Zealand politician. He was one of the earliest settlers in Auckland. He was a significant entrepreneur, and the Auckland suburb of Henderson bears his name.-Early life:...
(1810–1886), New Zealand politician - Thomas J. Henderson (politician)Thomas J. Henderson (politician)Thomas Jefferson Henderson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Brownsville, Tennessee, Henderson moved with his parents to Illinois at the age of eleven. He served as clerk of the Board of Commissioners of Stark County, Illinois from 1847 to 1849. and as clerk of the court of Stark...
(1824–1911), United States Congressman from Illinois - Tom Henderson (politician)Tom Henderson (politician)Thomas Henderson was a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician.Henderson was born in Burntisland, Fife. He was apprenticed as a cabinet maker at the age of 11, but was later to work in the Clydeside and Belfast shipyards....
(1867–1960), Scottish Labour Cooperative politician - Thomas Henderson (Liberal politician), Scottish Liberal Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire, 1922–1923
- Thomas Gibson Henderson, usually called Tommy HendersonTommy HendersonThomas Gibson Henderson was an Ulster independent Unionist politician. He served in the House of Commons of Northern Ireland from 1925 to 1953 in vigorous opposition to the Unionist governments on all issues other than the partition of Ireland, and is famous for having at one stage spoken for...
(1877–1970), Independent Unionist politician from Belfast
Others
- Thomas Henderson (born 1872), Co-founder, HendersonHenderson MotorcycleHenderson produced 4-cylinder motorcycles from 1912 until 1931. They were the largest and fastest motorcycles of their time, and appealed to sport riders and police departments. Police favored them for traffic patrol because they were faster than anything on the roads...
Motorcycle Company - Thomas Henderson (American football) (born 1953), American NFL football player
- Thomas James HendersonThomas James HendersonThomas James Alan Henderson was a Scottish astronomer noted for being the first person to measure the distance to Alpha Centauri, the major component of the nearest stellar system to Earth, and for being the first Astronomer Royal for Scotland.-Early life:Born in Dundee, Scotland, he was educated...
(1798–1844), first Astronomer Royal for Scotland - Thomas J. Henderson (activist)Thomas J. Henderson (activist)Thomas J. Henderson was an American activist and business manager.Henderson was born in Winona, Minnesota and attended Amherst College before receiving a BS and MS from MIT. He worked in the construction trade for many years, becoming CEO of Guy F. Atkinson Co...
(1931–2005), also American construction business manager - Tom HendersonTom HendersonThomas Edward "Tom" Henderson is an American former professional basketball player.A tough-minded 6'4" guard from the University of Hawaii, Henderson was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 1974 National Basketball Association Draft...
(born 1952), American former professional basketball player - Tommy Henderson (footballer)Tommy Henderson (footballer)Tommy Henderson is a former professional footballer who played as a right winger for Leeds United, Bury, Swindon Town, Stockport County in the 1960s.-Playing career:...
(born 1943), Scottish former professional footballer.