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Thomas J. Hastings

Thomas J. Hastings is a real estate developer and the founder of Hastings Companies, known for a focus on environmentally conscious and community-oriented developments.
==Early Life==
Hastings was born on February 12, 1952 and was raised in Huntington Beach, California. He attended Harvard College in Cambridge, MA. He moved to Hingham, MA in the late 70s.
==Business Career==
In 1972, he founded Hastings Companies, a real estate development company. Notable projects include:
* Oceanwoods, a luxury townhouse community designed for empty nesters featuring Victorian and Nantucket- inspired cottages next to the Kingston bay. Oceanwoods was featured on the cover of BUILDER Magazine.
* Leisurewoods in Rockland, MA is a retirement community for people 55 and older featuring affordable, manufactured homes. It contains 415 single family homes on a 90-acre site. Leisurewoods received two National Sales Awards and a Builders Association of Greater Boston award for excellence in landscape design. Leisurewoods has been featured in numerous different news and magazines.
* Leisurewoods at Taunton, MA is situated on a 100-acre site consisting of a clubhouse targeted to the seniors market with 222 homes sites between Boston and Providence, RI. 
Hastings Companies has won the most prestigious award in the home building industry, awarded at the Annual International Builder's show for Backriver Townhomes in Hingham, MA.
==Tech Career==
Techhatch.com was founded by Hastings in 1998. Over the last 15 years, Techhatch.com has acquired a portfolio of thousands of domain names.
Category:Real estate developers
Category:Founders
Category:1952 births
Category:People from Huntington Beach, California
Category:American people
Thomas J. Kent Jr

Thomas J. Kent Jr. is an International Banker, Movie Producer & Philanthropist. He is also the Chairman and C.E.O. Of Kent Global LLC & The Kent Family Office. Kent Global LLC is an international investment firm with clients from minor startups to large Governments. The Kent Family Office is the personal family office of Mr. Kent that invests in a variety of industies.
==Early Life==
Thomas was born in the United States on October 8, 1976 – a very auspicious day during the second moon of October. Prominent astrologers had predicted his meteoric rise in the business arena prior to his birth. He is the son of famous American Civil Rights activist, Religious leader and businessman Thomas J. Kent, Sr., who gave Thomas the foundation and generous footing in the world of philanthropy. Thomas holds degrees from both United States and United Kingdom Universities. He is a world traveler who has been to a myriad of countries on six continents.
==Career==
Thomas started his secular career at GBI capital as a Juior Stock Broker. He then went off on his own with some partners to begin Tiger Ventures, a company that helped startups raise capital. In 2010, the partners sold the company and Mr. Kent started Kent Global LLC, an international Investment firm with clients from startups to Governments. Thomas has recently started the Kent Family Office. It is a single family office that will make personal investments for Thomas in Film, Real Estate and small businesses. He is also an executive contributing editor for several magazines like the Heart Of Hollywood Magazine & Brainz Magazine. His personal family office has invested more than 4 million in film projects to date. Thomas also is on the board of advisors of several private companies.
==Personal Life==
Due to his hectic schedule and rigorous standards, he remains single to date. He spends time traveling between his New York City & London residences.
==External links==
* Official website
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Category:1976 births
Category:American bankers
Category:American film producers
Category:American philanthropists
Thomas Kemeny

Thomas Kemeny is an American creative director and copywriter. He is the author of the advertising book Junior and has received multiple awards in the advertising industry, including accolades from The One Show, Cannes Lions, and the ANDY Awards. His work has been featured in prominent publications such as The New York Times, NPR, and Vanity Fair.
==Biography==
Kemeny graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in marketing, communications, and advertising in 2005. He began his career as an intern at Crispin Porter + Bogusky in Miami. He subsequently worked at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, and Mother New York.
In January 2016, Kemeny started as a freelance copywriter through his company, Kemeny Interglobal Corp. He is the founder and president of the company and has worked with clients such as Oatly, Lemonade, Away, Sir Kensington’s, and Maille Mustard. Additionally, Kemeny has collaborated with various agencies, including 72andSunny, Anomaly, Translation, Swift, Red Antler, B-Reel, BSSP, McCann, and Stink.
Kemeny has served as a judge for the Advertising & Design Club of Canada, Addys Austin, and ADC Young Ones. His insights have been featured in articles such as "The Most Exciting Part of Dining Out Is... the Bathroom?" in The New York Times.
Kemeny is the author of Junior: Writing Your Way Ahead In Advertising, published by PowerHouse Books in 2019. He has also contributed to other works, including an essay in The Get A Job Workshop by Laurence Minsky and a foreword for Spittin’ Chiclets by Cameron Day.
==Bibliography==
* Junior: Writing Your Way Ahead In Advertising (2019)
==Awards & recognitions==
* Creatives You Should Know 2013 - Creativity/AdAge
* Silver One Show (3 times)
* Merit One Show (3 times)
* Finalist One Show (1 time)
* Bronze Cannes Lions (1 time)
* Merit Cannes Lions (2 times)
* Gold Andy Award (1 time)
* Gold Effie (1 time)
* Wood D&AD Pencil (1 time)
* Grand Clio Image Award (1 time)
* Silver Clio Entertainment (2 times)
* Merit ADC (1 time)
* Finalist Radio Mercury (1 time)
* Bronze Young Gun (1 time)
* Plan of the Year MediaWeek (1 time)
* Site of the Day FWA (2 times)
* Finalist New York Festivals (1 time)
* In-book Creative Review Annual (1 time)
* Award of Excellence Communication Arts (1 time)
==References==
==External links==
* Personal website
* Junior: Writing Your Way Ahead In Advertising
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Category:Creative directors
Category:American copywriters
Category:Columbia College Chicago alumni
Category:American authors
Thomas Kemp

Thomas Kemp (19th January, 1971) is a British conductorhttp://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2019/Aug/Turnage_obsession_RES10106.htm and violinist.https://www.thestrad.com/turnage-a-constant-obsession-three-for-two-four-chants-a-slow-pavane-grazioso/5673.article He is founder and artistic director of Music@Malling and Chamber Domaine - an ensemble that places contemporary music into its historic context.
==Conducting==
He read musicology at [St.Catharine's College, Cambridge and furthered his studies at the Royal Northern College of Music and at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm where he studied conducting with Jorma Panula and Paul Mägi.
He has conducted orchestras in the UK and abroad including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestrahttps://bachtrack.com/review-kemp-rte-nso-dublin-april-2019, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Grouphttps://5against4.com/2021/09/15/cbso-centre-birmingham-bcmg-mark-anthony-turnage-concertino/ and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.https://seenandheard-international.com/2017/10/strauss-on-the-silver-screen-oae-accompany-wienes-cinematic-adaptation-of-der-rosenkavalier/ He made his operatic debut conducting the City of London Sinfonia at Opera Holland Park in an acclaimed production of Mozart - Cosi Fan Tuttehttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/reviews/the-queen-of-spades-grange-park-hampshire-cosi-fan-tutte-holland-park-london-7856388.html and has performed at Wigmore Hallhttps://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202104241130 and festivals such as Brighton Festival,https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/may/06/classical-review-giovanni-darco-brighton Edinburgh Festival and Oxford International Song Festival.
Kemp is the founder and artistic director of Music@Malling - which brings concerts and outreach to historic venues in and around West Malling, Kent. Music@Malling promotes new music alongside classical music and jazz and was featured in The Guardian - 10 Best Concerts and Operas 2022.https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/17/fiona-madd
 Commissions include works by Brian Elias, Deborah Pritchard, Daniel Kidane, Michael Price, Stevie Wishart, Joseph Phibbs, David Horne, Judith Bingham and Mark-Anthony Turnage.
He is the Music Director of Chamber Domaine: a project based ensemble which regularly appears at leading concerts series and festivals internationally.https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/30/manchester-collective-abel-selaocoe-the-oracle-qeh-queen-elizabeth-hall-london-review-music-at-malling-six-brandeburgs-six-commissions-music-x-museums-british-library-academy-of-st-martin-in-the-fields-zeffman-beethovenhttps://theartsdesk.com/classical-music/six-brandenburgs-six-commissions-chamber-domaine-malling-abbey-review-metaphysical He is a recording artist for Resonus Classics https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/turnage-a-constant-obsession and published by Schott Music.
Category:1971 births
Category:People of Kent
Category:English people
Category:Violinists
Thomas Kluge

Thomas Kluge Larsen (born March 6,1969) is a Danish painter best known for combining the Old Master technique with Magic realism in his portraits and paintings.
==Exhibitions==
* 2003: Rønnebæksholm, Næstved, Denmark, "Kluge"
* 2009: Kronborg Castle, Helsingør (Elsinore), Denmark, "To Be or Not To Be"
* 2009: Kunsten, Aalborg, Denmark, "To Be or Not To Be"
* 2011: Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Nivå, Denmark, "In time and space"
* 2012: Færøernes Kunstmuseum, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, "Thomas Kluge"
* 2014: Børglum Kloster, Børglum, Denmark, "Thomas Kluge"
* 2015: Johannes Larsen Museet, Kerteminde, Denmark, "Thomas Kluge - Gud, konge og fædreland"
* 2018: Kongegaarden, Korsør, Denmark, "Mens vi venter"
* 2018: Bispegården, Kalundborg, Denmark, "Mens vi venter"
Category:1969 births
Category:Danish people
Category:Painters
Thomas L. Brunell

Thomas L. Brunell (born 1968) is an American political scientist. He is a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Brunell studied political science and earned a Ph.D. in 1997 from the University of California, Irvine. His research and teaching mainly focus on American politics - elections, Congress, political parties, and redistricting. In 2008, he published a book entitled: "Rethinking Redistricting: Why Competitive Elections are Bad for America". In 2017, he was mentioned as a possible nominee to direct the U.S. Census Bureau.
Category:American political scientists
Category:American scientists
Category:American scientists by state
Thomas L. Pate

Thomas L. Pate (TP) is an American poetand tennis coach.
==Early life and education==
Pate is a child of Floridian descent. At the age of 5, he moved to Omaha, Nebraska and attended Westside High School. In high school, Pate picked up a love for the sport of tennis, which he would go on to coach and play competitively. 
He currently attends the University of Iowa where he studies creative writing on the poetry track, as well as Sport management|sports management. Pate is on the Hawkeye Tennis Travel team and frequently attends other racket sport clubs. 
TP provides both group and private tennis instruction at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex located on the University's campus.
==Poetry==
TP has a collection of poems that will be published in May 2024. 
His current publications include: 
* Beyond Queer Words (February 2023)
* Poet's Choice (Letting Go and Moving On)
* Nebraska Writer's Collective (21-22 Anthology, Lightning Rod)
* Nebraska Writer's Collective (De Sepulto)
* Nebraska Writer's Collective (The Path Willing Lanterns)
* Nebraska Writer's Collective (Students in Fear Since '99) *co-author*
* Red Weather Magazine (Issue 40)
==Social Media==
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/sloppy_cinnamon_roll/
https://www.instagram.com/tp_tennis3/
https://www.instagram.com/tp_marimba/
https://www.instagram.com/tp_collage/
Category:American poets
Category:Tennis coaches
Category:American people
Category:University of Iowa alumni
Thomas Leech

Sir Thomas Leech, King's Counsel, Knight Bachelor, is a British High Court judge (England and Wales).
== Early Life ==
Leech was born in London and brought up in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria where he attended the local state grammar school.
He went on to study Classics and Law at the University of Oxford , graduating in 1986. He continued his studies and later completed a post graduate degree, becoming` Bachelor of Civil Law.
== Legal Career ==
In 1988 Leech was called to the Bar (law) by Middle Temple and joined Maitland Chambers.
Leech was appointed King's Counsel in 2010.
In 2014, Leech became a Partner (business rank) in the Advocacy Team at Herbert Smith Freehills.
Leech is one of the authors for a Law Textbook titled 'Flenley & Leech on Solicitors’ Negligence' and a co-editor of ' Spencer Bower: Reliance-based estoppel'.
He took appointed as a Deputy High Court judge (England and Wales) on the 1st of November 2021 and was assigned to the Chancery division by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales|Lord Chief Justice. He received his customary title Knight Bachelor in the same year.
Category:British judges
Thomas Lord Kimball

Thomas Lord Kimball (1831–1899), born in Buxton, Maine, was an American businessman, railroad executive, and industrialist in Omaha, Nebraska. For more than forty years Kimball advanced the development of rail transportation in the United States. The only thing that prevented him from reaching the pinnacle of this industry was his strict moral sensitivity, perhaps attributed to his Puritan ancestry.Wakely, Arthur Cooper, S.J.Omaha: The Gate City, and Douglas County, Nebraska - Clarke Pub. Co., 1917- Vol. II, pp. 818-9
 
==Early life==
His father and grandfather were both soldiers; the latter, Joshua Kimball, fought in the American Revolutionary War, and the former, Amos Kimball, in the War of 1812. Kimball taught school during the late 1840s and early 1850s before becoming interested in the passenger railway business. He married Mary Porter Rogers in 1855 and had four children, including notable architect Thomas Rogers Kimball (1862–1934).Obituary (October 10, 1899, Omaha World-Herald, evening edition, pages 7 & 8
==Career==
Kimball was also active in the early development of Omaha. In 1879 he was one of the incorporators of the Omaha Electric Company and in 1888, of its successor, the Nebraska Telephone Company. He was president of the Omaha Thomson-Houston Electric Light Company, a director of the Union National Bank, a founder of the Associated Charities of Omaha, and was identified with many other large enterprises and charities both public and private.
==Legacy==
Established in 1870 Kimball, Nebraska was originally called Antelopeville when the Union Pacific Railroad was extended to that point.Burr, George L. (1921). History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 123. It was renamed in 1885 in honor of Thomas Lord Kimball and incorporated in 1888.Shumway, Grant Lee (1921). History of Western Nebraska and Its People. Western Publishing & Engraving Company. p. 329. Kimball County, Nebraska was also named in his honor."History of Omaha from the Pioneer Days to the Present Time," by Alfred Rasmus Sorenson. 1889. Page 248
Category:1831 births
Category:People from Buxton, Maine
Category:American people
Category:Businesspeople
Category:American railroad executives
Category:Industrialists
Category:1899 deaths
Thomas Martindale

Thomas Martindale (1845–1916) was an American grocer, tea importer, hunter, and author who lauded the outdoors. He was an advocate of health foods and physical activity. He also supported infrastructure investments and innovations.
He was born in England and spent early years in Canada. He acquired a half interest in an Oil City, Pennsylvania store eventually taking it over and expanding. He then established a store in Philadelphia. His advertising included educational and instructional content. He served as the Poor Richard Club's first president and was a founder of the Philadelphia Trades League.
Strawbridge & Clothier published his book Royal Sport, I Warrant You and displayed it amongst his hunting "trophies". He was active in political issues facing grocers such as a proposed bill requiring products be sold be weights and measures.
A Martindale's store in Springfield continues in existence. He sold liquor and Three decorative whiskey jugs produced for his business are collectible.
==Writings==
*With Gun and Guide (1910)
*Sport Indeed (1919)
Category:1845 births
Category:People from England
Category:American grocers	
Category:Hunters
Category:Author
Thomas Masterson

Thomas Masterson was an officer in the American Revolution, serving as a Midshipman in the Virginia State Navy. 
==Biography==
As one of limited number of naval officers who served for a full three years, Thomas Masterson is represented today in The Society of the Cincinnati
Thomas Masterson was born about 1750 in Fairfax County, Virginia to Edward Masterson and his wife Mary.
Edward Masterson died while Thomas was still a minor; his will probated September 18, 1754. 
Thomas’ uncle, Joseph Farrow, apprenticed the fatherless Thomas Masterson to the ship’s carpenter Thomas Dagg in 1766
 
Thomas Masterson served as a Midshipman aboard the Virginia State Navy brig “Tempest”.
At a battle on the James River, near Osborne’s, on April 27, 1781, the Tempest was lost to the British, with several of the officers taken prisoner.
Thomas Masterson survived the war, but died insolvent around 1791.
Davenport, Robert, "Original Members and Other Officers Eligible to The Society of the Cincinnati", (, 2008) page 229
Category:1750 births
Category:American revolutionaries
Thomas Mends Kodwo Mercer

Thomas Mends Kodwo Mercer (b. 17 January 1916) was a Ghanaian-born British colonial administrator and diplomat, who was the first black African to be appointed as a commissioner to the United Kingdom from the Gold Coast (now Ghana).
==Early Life and Education==
TMK Mercer was born on the Gold Coast in 1916. He received his early education at Achimota School and Adisadel College before moving to the United Kingdom to further his studies.
==Career==
TMK Mercer began his career as a civil servant in the Gold Coast, where he served in various capacities, including as an interpreter and clerk. He was later appointed as the first African commissioner to the United Kingdom from the Gold Coast in 1954-1956. During his tenure, he advocated for the interests of the Gold Coast and other African colonies, highlighting the need for greater representation and participation in colonial governance.
In addition to his diplomatic duties, TMK Mercer also served as a member of the Gold Coast Legislative Council and was appointed as a justice of the peace in 1902. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Ghana Congress Party, which aimed to advocate for the rights of the Gold Coast people.
== Personal Life and Legacy ==
TMK Mercer was married to Mary Elizabeth Mercer, and they had several children together. He passed away in 2003 and was buried in London. His contributions to the advancement of Ghanaian and African interests in colonial governance have been widely recognized, and he is remembered as a pioneer in the struggle for African representation and participation in colonial administration. His father was the political delegate, James Mercer I. His twin brother was the diplomat, James Mercer II. His nephews and nieces include Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, Sally Hayfron, and Frances Adu Mante.
Category:1916 births
Category:Diplomats
Category:Administrators
Thomas Ogungbangbe

Thomas Ogungbangbe (born October 5, 1967) is a Nigerian business leader, scholar, and philanthropist. He is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CITA Petroleum
He is the pioneer Chairman of Aviation Fuel Marketers Association of Nigeria (AFMAN) and is known for his significant contributions to the aviation fuel industry in Nigeria and his extensive philanthropic efforts.
==Early Life and Education==
Dr. Thomas Olaleye Ogungbangbe was born in Iloko Ijesa, present-day Osun State, but grew up in Iragbiji, where he had primary and secondary education. He holds a Ph.D. in Strategic Marketing (2017) and an M.Phil in Strategic Marketing (2015) from Babcock University. He also earned an MBA from the University of Ilorin in 1998 and an Executive Master's in Project Management from the Project Management College, London, in 2008. Ogungbangbe has completed numerous international trainings and certifications in aviation fuel management and leadership, including programs at Saïd Business School, Oxford; Harvard Business School; and the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
==Career==
===Early Career===
Dr. Ogungbangbe began his career in the pharmaceutical industry, serving as a Consumer Product Manager at Pfizer Plc (1994–2000). He later transitioned to the banking sector as Head of Consumer Banking at Gateway Bank Plc (2000–2002).
===Aviation Industry===
His significant contributions to the aviation fuel industry began with roles such as Aviation Business Manager at National Oil & Chemical Marketing Ltd and Aviation Fuel Director at Sahara Energy Group. By 2013, he became the CEO and Managing Director of CITA Aviation Fueling Company, where he has led the company to become Nigeria's largest aviation fueling company by market spread. Dr. Ogungbangbe has made significant contributions to the aviation fuel industry in Nigeria. Under his leadership, CITA Petroleum has achieved numerous industry accolades and expanded its market presence.
==Philanthropy==
In 2022, he funded the construction of the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport Road Network, valued at N300 million. In 2017, he awarded a $100,000 research grant to the University of Ilorin for a study on microbial contamination in aviation fuel, which was published by Lambert Academic in Germany.
==Awards and Recognition==
Dr. Ogungbangbe has received numerous awards, including:
* Thomas Sankara Pan African Prize for Excellence as Patriotic Icon of the Year
Category:Living people
Category:1967 births
Category:Nigerian philanthropists
Category:Nigerian billionaires
Category:Nigerian Christians
Category:Nigerian company founders
Thomas P. Fenner

Thomas P. Fenner (November 22, 1829-October 15, 1912) was a musician, editor, and compiler of African American spirituals. He performed with a band in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He trained a group from Hampton Institute and toured with them following a fundraising model the Fisk Jubilee Singers used. The tours were fundraisers and he compiled and arranged spirituals from the singers, many of whom had been enslaved, that were published. Updated editions followed.
==Life and career==
Thomas Putnam Fenner was born on November 22, 1829 in Providence, Rhode Island.
He was named for Major Thomas Fenner. He served in the U.S. Cavalry during the Mexican–American War. 
After the American Civil War ended in 1865, Fenner aided Eben Tourjee in founding the New England Conservatory of Music which was initially located in Providence, Rhode Island.
He served in a band. He toured leading a group of singers from Hampton Institute to raise money for the school. Later he taught at Temple Grove Seminary in Saratoga, New York. He also taught at the New England Conservatory. He married Sabra H. Dyer and they had two daughters. He returned to Hampton after his wife died in 1898.
==Publications==
*Cabin and plantation songs : as sung by the Hampton students
==See also==
*Thomas Fenner House
*Arthur Fenner
Category:1829 births
Category:1912 deaths
Category:Musicians
Category:Editors
Category:People from Providence, Rhode Island