Crawford,Thomas

Crawford,Thomas
Crawford, Thomas. 1814-1857.
American sculptor and noted exponent of neoclassicism. His works include Armed Freedom atop the U.S. Capitol.

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  • CRAWFORD, THOMAS —    an American sculptor, studied at Rome under Thorwaldsen; his Orpheus in Search of Eurydice brought him into notice, and was followed by an array of works of eminent merit; died in London from a tumour on the brain, after being struck with… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Thomas Simpson Crawford — QC, (21 December 1875 – 20 April 1976) was an Australian politician and New South Wales Senior Crown Prosecutor.Born and raised in Bulli, New South Wales, the son of a miner, Crawford left school at age 14 to work first as a clerk in the New… …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas Crawford (Australian politician) — Hon. Thomas William Crawford (31 January 1865 – 8 June 1948) was a long serving member of the Australian Senate. Early lifeBorn in Collingwood, Melbourne, Crawford was raised on a Gippsland farm before working as a printer on several newspapers,… …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas Crawford (captain) — Captain Thomas Crawford (1530–1603) of Jordanhill (an old estate to the west of central Glasgow, part of which is now a college and hospital near Victoria Park) was a trusted confidant of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, husband of Queen Mary.… …   Wikipedia

  • Crawford (name) — Crawford Family name Region of origin Scotland, England, Northern Ireland Footnotes: [1] Crawford is a surname of English, Scottish and Northern Irish origin. In some cases it is a habitational …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas Crawford — is the name of:* Thomas Crawford (captain) (1530–1603), confidant of Lord Darnley, husband of Mary I of Scotland * Thomas Crawford (sculptor) (1814–1857), American sculptor from New York * Thomas Crawford (politician) (1847–?), Canadian… …   Wikipedia

  • Crawford's Defeat by the Indians — Crawford’s Defeat by the Indians is an early American folk ballad principally written by Doctor John Knight,[1][2] survivor of the 1782 Crawford Expedition. The expedition was intended to destroy American Indian towns along the Sandusky River and …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas Andrew Osborn — (* 26. Oktober 1836 im Crawford County, Pennsylvania; † 4. Februar 1898 im Meadville, Pennsylvania) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker und von 1873 bis 1877 der 6. Gouverneur von Kansas. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Frühe Jahre und politischer Aufstieg …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Crawford v. Nashville — Supreme Court of the United States Argued October 8, 2008 Decided January 26 …   Wikipedia

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