Thomas Johnson 424488 219138639 2008-06-13T19:20:33Z Tassedethe 7098284 /* Scholars and academics */ better redlink '''Thomas Johnson''', '''Tom Johnson''' or '''Tommy Johnson''' is a name shared by the following individuals: ===Public officials=== *[[Thomas Johnson (Liverpool merchant)]] (1664–1728), English Member of Parliament; key role in establishing modern port of Liverpool *[[Thomas Johnson (Virginia)]], American politician; represented Louisa County in House of Burgesses (1758–75); mentor to [[Patrick Henry]] *[[Thomas Johnson (Maryland)]] (1732–1819), American jurist; one of the Founding Fathers; Governor of Maryland; Supreme Court justice *[[Thomas Johnson (Kansas)]] (1802–1865), American Methodist missionary in Kansas territorial legislature; namesake of Johnson County *[[Tom Loftin Johnson]] (1854–1911), American politician; Democrat from Ohio; served in U.S. House of Representatives (1891–95) *[[Thomas Johnson (Irish politician)]] (1872–1963), Irish nationalist; leader of Irish Labour Party in British Parliament; in Irish Parliament *[[Thomas Francis Johnson]] (1909–1988), American politician; Democrat from Maryland; served in U.S. House of Representatives (1959–63) ===Sports personalities=== *[[Tom Johnson (bare-knuckle boxer)]] (1750–1797), English [[bare-knuckle boxer]] considered one of the best of his era; fought 1783 to 1791 *[[Tommy Johnson (footballer 1920s and 1930s)]] (1900–1973), English forward whose professional career lasted from 1919 to 1939 *[[Tom Johnson (ice hockey)]] (1928–2007), Canadian defenceman whose professional career lasted from 1946 to 1965 *[[Tom Johnson (baseball)]] (born 1951), American pitcher for the [[Minnesota Twins]] whose career lasted from 1974 to 1978 *[[Tom Johnson (boxer)]] (born 1964), American featherweight whose professional career lasted from 1986 to 2002 *[[Tommy Johnson, Jr.]] (born 1968), American [[funny car]] racing driver who began his professional career in 1988 *[[Tommy Johnson (footballer 1990s and 2000s)]] (born 1971), English striker who began his professional career at Notts County in 1990 *[[Tom Johnson (football player)]] (born 1973), American defensive lineman/tackle drafted by the [[Indianapolis Colts]] in 2006 *[[Thomas Johnson (football player)]] (born 1981), American defensive tackle for the Houston Texans; began his professional career in 2005 *[[Tom Johnson (golfer)]] (born 1981), American member of the PGA tour who began his professional career in 2004 ===Music professionals=== *[[Tommy Johnson (blues musician)]] (1896–1956), American delta blues musician; lifelong Mississippian; made recordings in the late 1920s *[[Tommy Johnson (session musician)]] (1935–2006), American orchestral tuba player who performed on thousands of film soundtracks *[[Tom Johnson (composer)]] (born 1939), American minimalist composer and longtime music critic for ''The Village Voice'' *[[Tom Johnson (musician)]] (born 1978), American [[composer]], arranger, trombonist, audio engineer and producer *Tommy Johnson, American musician; plays drums with [[Bobaflex]], an alternative metal band established in West Virginia in 1988 ===Scholars and academics=== *[[Thomas Johnson (botanist)]] (c. 1600–1644), English apothecary; known as "the father of British field botany"; published earliest studies *[[Thomas Johnson (botany teacher)]] (1863–1954), English authority on plants; longtime Professor of Botany at University College Dublin *[[Thomas E. Johnson]] (born 1948), American geneticist at the [[University of Colorado, Boulder]] Institute for Behavioral Genetics ===Others=== *[[Thomas Johnson (monk)]] (died 1537), English Carthusian monk who died of starvation as a martyr in London's Newgate prison *[[Thomas Johnson (designer)]] (1714–1778), English furniture maker, woodcarver and author of many works about design *Thomas Johnson, English inventor; in 1803 invented the dressing frame which permitted the [[warp (weaving)|warp]] in looms to work uninterrupted *Tom Johnson (1772–1839), British smuggler and inventor purportedly credited with design and construction of an early [[submarine]] *Thomas 15X Johnson (born 1935), American Black Muslim; convicted in 1965 assassination of [[Malcolm X]]; released in 1987 *[[Tom Johnson (journalist)]] (born 1941), American media executive who served as publisher of the ''Los Angeles Times'' and president of CNN *[[Tom Johnson (film sound)]] (born 1958), American film sound mixer; won Oscar and BAFTA for ''Terminator 2'' and Oscar for ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' *Thomas Johnson (born 1960), American hermit who, from about 1988 to 1998, lived in a self-made underground home on [[Nantucket Island]] *[[Tom Johnson (lawyer)]] (born 1971), American attorney based in Portland, Oregon; volunteer defender for Guantanamo detainee Batayev ==See also== *[[People with the surname Johnson]] *[[Johnston (surname)]] *[[Thomas D. Johnston]] (1840–1902), American politician; Democrat from North Carolina; in U.S. Congress 1885–89 *[[Thomas Johnston]] (1882–1965), Scottish socialist politician; Labour MP 1922–31 and 1935–45; Scottish Secretary 1941–45 *[[Tom Johnston (footballer)]] (1918–1994), Scottish midfielder; playing career 1938–56; coaching and managerial career 1956–78 *[[Tommy Johnston]] (born 1927), Scottish footballer; striker whose career lasted from 1949 to 1961 *[[Tom Johnston (musician)]] (born 1948), American rock guitarist and vocalist who, in 1970, co-founded The Doobie Brothers *[[Johnstone (surname)]] *[[Thomas Lipton]] (1848–1931), Scottish merchant and personality; created Lipton tea brand; also known as Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton {{hndis|name=Johnson, Thomas}} [[fr:Thomas Johnson]]