Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Thomas Fitz-Simons Statesman, born Ireland , 1741; died Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1811. He was in America as early as 1758, and took a prominent part in the Revolutionary movement; his election as one of the Provincial Deputies in July, 1774, is the first instance of a Catholic being named for a public office in Pennsylvania. He … Continue reading “Thomas Fitz-Simons”

Thomas Ewing Jurist and statesman, born West Liberty, Virgina, 1789 ; died Lancaster, Ohio, 1871 . In 1831 he was elected United States senator from Ohio, under President Harrison was appointed secretary of the treasury (1841 ), and under President Taylor secretary of the interior. During the Civil War he unreservedly supported the government and … Continue reading “Thomas Ewing”

Thomas Esser Baptismal name: Herman Joseph Esser. Bishop , born Burtscheid, Germany , 7 April 1850 ; died Rome, Italy , 1926 . After a classical course at Aix-la-Chapelle he studied at the University of Bonn and from there went to Wrzburg. In 1871 he entered the theological seminary of Cologne , was ordained priest … Continue reading “Thomas Esser”

Thomas, Enoch a Presbyterian minister, was born Dec. 31, 1805, at St. George’s, Newcastle Co., Del. He was prepared for college at the Phillips Academy at Andover, Mass., under John Adams, principal, and was graduated from Amherst College in 1833. About this time he united with the Second Presbyterian Church of Wilmington, Del. He then … Continue reading “Thomas, Enoch”

Thomas, Eleazer, D.D a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in the State of New York; received an academic education at Cazenovia; was converted when seventeen; and entered Genesee Conference as a probationer in 1839. He was transferred to California in 1852, and was pastor one year of the Powell Street Church, San … Continue reading “Thomas, Eleazer, D.D”

Thomas, Edward an Episcopal clergyman, was born in St. Stephen’s Parish, S. C., Sept. 28, 1800, and received his early education at the grammar-school in Pineville. In 1817 he entered the sophomore class in the South Carolina College, Columbia, and graduated in 1819. He lived in Cambridge, Mass., in order to study at Harvard College; … Continue reading “Thomas, Edward”

Thomas Edessenus Thomas (8) Edessenus appears in the Life of Mar Abas. The latter, originally Magian by religion, was converted to Christianity, learnt Syriac at Nisibis, and Greek at Edessa from Thomas a Jacobite, whom he afterwards took with him to Alexandria and there with his help translated the Scriptures (or, the books) from Greek … Continue reading “Thomas Edessenus”

Thomas, Ebenezer, D.D., LL.D a Presbyterian minister, was born at Chelmsford, England, Dec. 23, 1812. His father was an Independent minister, educated at Hoxton College in London, and was ordained at Chelmsford in 1805, where he remained as pastor for a number of years. He removed to Cincinnati, O., when his son was but a … Continue reading “Thomas, Ebenezer, D.D., LL.D”

Thomas Dwight Anatomist and teacher, born Boston , Massachusetts, 1843 ; died Nahant, Massachusetts, 1911 . He became a Catholic in 1856 , and graduated from the Harvard Medical School, 1867 ; after studying abroad, he was instructor in comparative anatomy at Harvard, 1872 -1873 , lectured also at Bowdoin, and succeeded Oliver Wendell Holmes … Continue reading “Thomas Dwight”

Thomas Dongan Second Earl of Limerick, colonial governor of New York, born County Kildare, Ireland , 1634; died London, England , 1715. Under his supervision the representative assembly of New York Province passed an act, 1683, entitled “A Charter of Liberties,” which developed into the present state government and was subsequently adopted by England as … Continue reading “Thomas Dongan”