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Thomas Cornell is an ancestor to a number of prominent and notorious Americans: Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell University; William Ellery, signer of the Declaration of Independence; Ezekiel Cornell, a Revolutionary War general who represented Rhode Island in the U.S. Continental Congress from 1780 to 1782; [4] Bill Gates; Presidents Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon; First Ladies Elizabeth ...
Thomas Browne Cornell (March 1, 1937 – December 7, 2012) [1] was an American artist. Cornell was known for empirical drawings and paintings. His work involved moral content concerning global, social, and environmental justice .
Thomas Cornell (politician) (1814–1890), American politician and businessman Thomas Cornell (publisher) (fl. 1780–1792), British publisher and printseller Thomas Cornell (artist) (1937–2012), American artist
Ezra Cornell (/ k ɔːr ˈ n ɛ l /; January 11, 1807 – December 9, 1874) was an American businessman, politician, academic, and philanthropist.He was the founder of Western Union and a co-founder of Cornell University.
The Cornell Steamboat Company was founded by Thomas Cornell (1814–1890) in Rondout, New York in the late 1840s, as a major passenger ship and cargo company. Thomas Cornell was President of Cornell Steamboat Company from 1865 to 1870.
Early in his career Albro was a coroner, and was one of the first men sent for when the burnt remains of Rebecca Cornell were discovered at her home, a death for which her son, Thomas Cornell, was tried and convicted of murder. [2]
Ellery was born in Rhode Island on December 22, 1727, [2] the second son of William Ellery Sr. and Elizabeth Almy, a descendant of Thomas Cornell. He received his early education from his father, a merchant and Harvard College graduate. He graduated from Harvard College in 1747, where he excelled in Greek and Latin.
Thomas C. Cornell (April 11, 1934 – August 1, 2022) was an American journalist and a peace activist against the Vietnam War and the Iraq War. He was an associate editor of the Catholic Worker and a deacon in the Catholic Church .