Thomas Preston

Thomas Preston

Thomas Preston may refer to:
*Thomas Preston (composer), English composer (d. after 1559)
*Thomas Preston (writer) (1537-1598), master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and possible author of "King Cambyses"
* Thomas Preston (monk), Benedictine monk (1563-1640)
* General Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara (1585 - 1655) who fought on the side of Confederation in the Irish Confederate Wars (1641-1649)
* Captain Thomas Preston (British army officer) involved in the Boston Massacre in 1770
* Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. (born 1928), a professional poker player also known as Amarillo Slim
*Thomas Preston (scientist) (1860-1900), Irish scientist
*Thomas Scott Preston (1824-1891) Roman Catholic Vicar General of New York
*Thomas J. Preston, Jr. (1862-1955) professor of archeology at Princeton University


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  • Thomas Preston —     Thomas Preston     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Thomas Preston     (Alias ROGER WIDDRINGTON).     Benedictine, d. in the Clink prison, 5 April, 1640. He studied first at the English College in Rome, his professor of theology being the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Thomas Preston — puede referirse a: Thomas Preston (1585 1655), I vizconde de Tara, militar irlandés participante en las guerras confederadas de Irlanda; Thomas Preston, militar británico, participante en la masacre de Boston de 1770. Esta página de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Thomas Preston (writer) — Thomas Preston (1537 ndash;1598) was a master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and possibly a dramatist.LifePreston was born at Simpson, Buckinghamshire, in 1537, and was educated at Eton and at King s College, Cambridge, where he was elected scholar,… …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas Preston (Begriffsklärung) — Thomas Preston ist der Name folgender Personen: Thomas Preston (Komponist) († nach 1559), englischer Komponist Thomas Preston (Autor) (1537–1598), englischer Autor und vermutlich Verfasser der Tragödie King Cambyses Thomas Preston (Mönch)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara — (1585 1655) was an Irish soldier of the 17th century. He was a descendant of Sir Robert de Preston, who in 1363 purchased the lands of Gormanston, County Meath, and who was keeper of the Great Seal in Ireland some years later.Sir Robert s great… …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas Preston (scientist) — Thomas Preston (1860 1900) was an Irish scientist whose research was concerned with heat, magnetism, and spectroscopy. He is most known for his experiments on how spectral lines are affected by magnetic fields. A student of George Fitzgerald… …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas Preston (monk) — Thomas Preston (1563 ndash;April 3, 1640) was a Benedictine monk.He studied in the English College in Rome and became a Benedictine at Monte Cassino and was sent to England on mission. [CathEncy|wstitle=Thomas Preston] He took the name of Roger… …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas Preston (British Army officer) — Thomas Preston was an officer of the 29th Regiment of Foot who was present at the Boston Massacre March 5, 1770. [http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/D/1751 1775/bostonmassacre/prest.htm] He was acquitted of all charges in a trial held in Boston,… …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas Preston (composer) — Thomas Preston (died ca. 1563) was an English organist and composer who held posts at Magdalen College, Oxford, Trinity College, Cambridge, and St George s Chapel at Windsor Castle.Further reading*Ian Payne, Instrumental Music at Trinity College …   Wikipedia

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