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Thomas Law (1756–1834)

Thomas Law, was a reformer of British policy in India, where he served as collector of revenue for the East India Company. Working with Lord Conwallis, governor-general of India, Law formulated a majoread more...r policy known as the Permanent Settlement, which served as the basis for land tenure and taxation policy for natives during subsequent decades of British rule. He returned to England for his health in 1791, and emigrated to the United States in 1794. He settled in Washington, D.C., where he became a major investor in property and a prominent civic leader in the developing new capital. A widely read intellectual, he had grand visions for bringing Enlightenment ideas to bear in reshaping both colonial British India and the early American republic.read less...

Thomas Lawlor (bass-baritone)

Thomas F. Lawlor was an Irish opera singer. In the 1960s, he became known for his performances in mostly baritone roles of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. In the 1read more...970s and 1980s, he performed over 60 operatic roles, usually as a bass-baritone, with various British opera companies. He was also a director in the opera department of the Royal Academy of Music and at Trinity College of Music. In later years, he moved to the US, where he continued to perform, direct and teach.read less...

Thomas Liao

Thomas Liao was a Taiwanese independence activist and founding leader of the Republic of Taiwan Provisional Government.

Thomas Lawson (botanist)

Thomas Lawson (1630–1691) was an English botanist and Quaker.

Thomas Lawrence (mayor)

Thomas Lawrence (1689–1754) was a merchant who was elected to six one-year terms as mayor of Philadelphia between 1729 and his death in 1754. He was also a founder and trustee of The Academy and Colread more...lege of Philadelphia.read less...

Thomas Law House

The Thomas Law House was constructed between 1794 and 1796 near present-day 6th and N Streets, Southwest in Washington, D.C. The builder was a syndicate headed by James Greenleaf, an early land specuread more...lator in the District of Columbia.read less...