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American public officials
- Thomas Nelson, Jr.Thomas Nelson, Jr.Thomas Nelson, Jr. was an American planter, soldier, and statesman from Yorktown, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the Continental Congress and was its Governor in 1781. He is regarded as one of the U.S. Founding Fathers since he signed the Declaration of Independence as a member of the...
(1738–1789), American Revolutionary War leader; signer of Declaration of Independence; governor of Virginia (1781) - Thomas Nelson Community CollegeThomas Nelson Community CollegeThomas Nelson Community College is a two-year college located in Virginia. It has two campuses - one located in Hampton, and the other in James City County near Williamsburg. It also has two education centers The Southeast Higher Education Center in Newport News and the Williamsburg Discovery...
, American two-year college in southeastern Virginia; named after the above - Thomas Nelson High School, a high school in Bardstown, KentuckyBardstown, KentuckyAs of the census of 2010, there were 11,700 people, 4,712 households, and 2,949 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 5,113 housing units at an average density of...
scheduled to open in 2012; also named after the above - Thomas M. NelsonThomas M. NelsonThomas Maduit Nelson was a 19th-century politician from Virginia, United States.Born in Oak Hills, Virginia, Nelson attended the common schools as a child. During the War of 1812, he was commissioned a captain to the 10th Infantry Regiment and was later promoted to major in the 13th and 18th...
(1782–1853), American politician; Democrat-Republican from Virginia; in U.S. Congress 1816–19 (18th district) - Thomas Amos Rogers NelsonThomas Amos Rogers NelsonThomas Amos Rogers Nelson was an American attorney, politician, and judge, active primarily in East Tennessee during the mid-19th century. He represented Tennessee's 1st Congressional District in the 36th U.S. Congress , where he gained a reputation as a staunch pro-Union southerner...
(1812–1873), American politician; Opposition/Democrat from Tennessee; in U.S. Congress 1859–61 - Thomas Nelson (Oregon judge)Thomas Nelson (Oregon judge)Thomas Nelson was an American attorney and judge. He was appointed as the 2nd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1850 to 1853. A native of the U.S. state of New York, he lived in Oregon only during his term as chief justice....
(1819–1907), American jurist who served as Chief Justice of Oregon Supreme Court, 1850–1853 - Thomas G. Nelson (Idaho judge)Thomas G. Nelson (Idaho judge)Thomas G. Nelson was a United States federal judge.Nelson was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He received an LL.B. from University of Idaho College of Law in 1962. He served as Assistant state attorney general and chief deputy state attorney general of Idaho Office of the State Attorney General, from...
(1936–2011), federal judge to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - Thomas H. NelsonThomas H. NelsonThomas Henry Nelson was a U.S. diplomat and politician from Indiana.Nelson was born in Mason County, Kentucky on 20 October 1820. In 1860, he unsuccessfully ran for the United States Congress. He was appointed U.S. Envoy to Chile in 1861 by Abraham Lincoln, and to Mexico in 1869 by Ulysses S. Grant...
(1820–1896), American diplomat during and after the Civil War; envoy to Chile 1861–66; envoy to Mexico 1869–1873 - Thomas Leverett NelsonThomas Leverett Nelson-Early life:Thomas Nelson was born in Haverhill, New Hampshire, March 4, 1827, one of twelve children of John and Lois Leverett Nelson. Nelson attended Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire and Dartmouth College. After two years at Dartmouth, he enrolled at the University of Vermont in...
(1827–1897), American judge - Tom NelsonTom NelsonTom Nelson is a Democratic politician from Kaukana, Wisconsin and the County Executive of Outagamie County, having taken office on April 19, 2011.- Background :...
(born 1976), American politician from Wisconsin
Others
- Thomas "Scotch Tom" Nelson (1677–1747), Scottish immigrant and merchant to America in the Colony of Virginia
- Thomas Nelson, 2nd Earl NelsonThomas Nelson, 2nd Earl NelsonThomas Nelson, 2nd Earl Nelson, born Thomas Bolton , was the 2nd Earl Nelson.He was the son of Thomas Bolton and Susannah Nelson, daughter of the Rev. Edmund Nelson and was educated at Norwich High School and St Peter's College, Cambridge, graduating MA in 1814. He was the nephew of Admiral...
(1786–1835), English nobleman who was a nephew of Admiral Horatio Nelson - Thomas D. Nelson, Sr. (1895–2007), African-American shopkeeper (from Texas) who lived six months past his 111th birthday
- Tommy NelsonTommy NelsonTom Cousineau Nelson was a Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Boston Braves in 1945. The 28-year-old rookie was a native of Chicago, Illinois....
(1917–1973), American baseball infielder who briefly played in the major leagues (Boston Braves) during 1945 - Thomas Charles Nelson, Northern Irish politician, for EnniskillenEnniskillen (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)Enniskillen was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Enniskillen was a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Fermanagh. It was created in 1929, when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland...
- Tom Nelson (American football)Tom Nelson (American football)Tom Nelson is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2009...
(born 1986), American football player of the Cincinnati Bengals - Thomas Arthur NelsonThomas Arthur NelsonThomas Arthur Nelson was a Scottish rugby union player. He was killed in World War I serving with the Lothian and Border Horse He played for Oxford University RFC and was capped for in 1898.-References:...
, Scottish rugby player
See also
- Thomas Nelson (publisher)Thomas Nelson (publisher)Thomas Nelson is a publishing firm that began in Scotland in 1798 as the namesake of its founder. Its former US division is currently the sixth largest American trade publisher and the world's largest Christian publisher. It is owned by the private equity firm Kohlberg & Company...
, international publishing firm founded in 1798 Edinburgh; set up in New York in 1854 - Thomas Nelson PageThomas Nelson PageThomas Nelson Page was a lawyer and American writer. He also served as the U.S. ambassador to Italy during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson, including the important period of World War I.-Biography:...
(1853–1922), American lawyer, novelist and historian who served as ambassador to Italy during World War I - Nelson (surname)Nelson (surname)Nelson is a family name. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 39th-most common surname of 88799 listed.It is in origin a patronymic meaning "son of Nels" or "son of Nell"...