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27-935: John Thomson may refer to: Entertainment [ edit ] John Thomson of Duddingston (1778–1840), Scottish minister and landscape artist John Thomson (composer) (1805–1841), Scottish composer John Thomson (photographer) (1837–1921), Scottish photographer John M Thomson (1926–1999), New Zealand musicologist John Stuart Thomson (1869–1950), American author John Thomson (comedian) (born 1969), English comedian and actor John J. Thomson , production sound mixer Politics [ edit ] John Thomson (MP) (1521–1597), MP for New Windsor and Bedfordshire John Charles Thomson (1866–1934), New Zealand politician John Thomson (Ohio politician) (1780–1852), U.S. Congressman from Ohio John Renshaw Thomson (1800–1862), U.S. Senator from New Jersey John Thomson (Australian politician) (1862–1934), Nationalist member of

54-410: A broad Romantic style, and became a landscape artist with an established reputation. This allowed him to augment his small stipend and become quite wealthy through the sale of his paintings. In addition to Scott, Naysmith and Raeburn, Thomson was friendly with writer and fellow amateur artist, Thomas Dick Lauder , and such was Thomsons reputation that in 1818 he entertained Turner at his studio, who

81-587: A crew chief during World War II in Corsica and Italy between 1942 and 1945 on a B-25 bomber . Thomson was awarded five service stars and the Distinguished Air Force Medal. Thomson met his future wife Evelyn Peterson in 1951. He moved from the Springfield, Massachusetts , area to a five-acre ranch that he built near Boyertown, Pennsylvania , in the mid 1950s. Thomson began watching races at

108-847: A member of the Association of Artists in Edinburgh. He went on to receive honorary memberships of the Royal Institution for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts in Scotland and the Royal Scottish Academy . In 1801 he married Isabella Ramsay (1782-1809) daughter of Rev John Ramsay of Kirkmichael . Together they had a daughter Margaret (1806-1827). Their son Thomas Thomson MD (1802-1873) became mayor of Stratford-upon-Avon . John Thomson (1803-1870)

135-715: A track across the street from his home in 1937 and 1938 in Lowell. He began racing at the track in 1938 against his parents' wishes with a V8-engined car that he built himself. After returning from the war, he resumed racing midgets at the Bay State Racing Association. His first win happened at Seekonk Speedway in 1946 and he won seven times in 1947. Thomson won the 1948 United Car Owners Association (UCOA) New England title after winning 32 midget events. He won his second UCOA title in 1949; he also race in some American Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) events. He switched to

162-458: A win at Milwaukee plus three fast times. He had a wreck in a sprint car race at Williams Grove in September and missed the rest of the season. He was the first driver to win a 100-mile (160 km) dirt track race in less than an hour at Langhorne Speedway . His champ car's average speed was 100.174 miles per hour. Thomson made his first "Big Car" (now sprint car ) start in September 1952 at

189-468: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Thomson of Duddingston Rev John Thomson FRSE Hon RSA (1 September 1778 – 28 October 1840) was a Scottish minister of the Church of Scotland and noted amateur landscape painter. He was the minister of Duddingston Kirk from 1805 to 1840. The youngest of eight children, Thomson

216-578: Is said to have remarked of the outlook over the Loch: "By God sir, I envy you that piece of water." Duncan Macmillan sees the influence of Turner and John Constable in Thomson's Fast Castle from Below , painted around 1824. Thomson went on to collaborate with Turner in producing engravings to illustrate Walter Scott's Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland , published in 1826. Recognising his talent, Thomson's congregation nominated him to become

243-583: The Allentown Fairgrounds . On a rutty and dry track, his car flipped and crashed through the backstretch fence and flipped into the infield. He was thrown out of the car and was pinned underneath the car after it stopped rolling. His leg was broken, and he died several hours later at Allentown General Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania , at age 38. His friend Tommy Hinnershitz announced his retirement from racing shortly after Thomson's death. Thomson

270-478: The University of Edinburgh to study divinity. While there, he met many people who were prominent in Edinburgh artistic circles, including Walter Scott , and Alexander Nasmyth , the latter of whom who gave him art lessons. After graduating, Thomson returned to Ayrshire and was licensed as minister of the Church of Scotland , and subsequently ordained as minister of Dailly in 1800 in place of his father. In 1805 he

297-909: The Vermont State Fairgrounds . He primarily raced on the AAA Eastern circuit in 1953; he finished ninth after winning at Altamont, New York . Thomson won the Eastern AAA Big Car championship in 1954 after winning eight events. AAA ended sanctioning after the 1955 season and it was replaced by the United States Automobile Club (USAC) in 1956. He continued in the Eastern Division in 1956 and had wins at Williams Grove, Trenton Speedway , and Reading Fairgrounds Speedway ; he finished second in points behind Tommy Hinnershitz . Thomson's sprint car races in 1957 were primarily in

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324-690: The 1924 Summer Olympics Johnny Thomson (1922–1960), American race car driver John Thomson (baseball) (born 1973), American baseball player John Thomson (bowls) , Welsh international lawn bowls player Other [ edit ] John Edgar Thomson (1808–1874), American civil engineer, railroad executive and industrialist John Thomson (librarian) (1835–1916), American librarian John Bell Thomson (1835–1896), New Zealand police officer and detective John Sen Inches Thomson (1845–1933), Scottish whaler and sealer, ship owner, captain and author John Thomson (banker) (1908–1998), British banker John Thomson (RAF officer) (1941–1994), one of

351-584: The ARDC in 1950 to finish fifth in points and took second in points in 1951. He won the 1952 AAA Eastern division midget car championship after winning twice at Williams Grove Speedway . He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1953-1960 seasons with 69 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in each season. He finished in the top ten 43 times, with 7 victories. His best Indy finish

378-1073: The House of Representatives John Thomson (Western Australian politician) (1865–1947), Nationalist Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1921–1924 John Thomson (diplomat) (1927–2018), British high commissioner to India and ambassador to the UN John William Thomson (born 1928), member of the Canadian Parliament John Bryce Thomson (1840–1911), mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand Religion [ edit ] John Thomson (Presbyterian minister) (1690–1753), Irish-born Presbyterian minister in Philadelphia John Thomson (bishop) (born 1959), Church of England Bishop of Selby John Thomson, minister in Sutherland, Scotland who

405-635: The USAC Eastern division; he won twice at Reading and once at the Allentown fairgrounds to finish third in points. Thomas returned from injury to win the first 1958 USAC Sprint Car Series Eastern race at Williams Grove; he followed up with two wins at Reading and one at Allentown to win the Eastern championship. On September 24, 1960, Thomson was racing in a USAC Sprint Car at the Great Allentown Fair at

432-730: The lead; he broke five ribs, bruised his vertebrae, broke his shoulder in eight places. In 1957, Thomson won at Langhorne; he also earned two pole positions. In October, he crashed at the California State Fairgrounds Race Track suffering internal injuries. In 1958, he finished third with wins at the Springfield Mile , DuQuoin State Fairgrounds , California Fairgrounds, and Syracuse Mile . He earned two pole positions in 13 starts. In 1959, he raced primarily in champ cars and finished third in national points after

459-487: The ministry. He was succeeded by Rev James Macfarlane . His grave in Duddingston churchyard is marked by a distinctive stone sarcophagus. Thomson had a studio at the foot of the manse garden on the shore of Duddingston Loch. Later, this was replaced by Duddingston Tower, a structure designed for Duddingston Curling Society in 1825 by William Playfair . The Society used the ground floor as their clubhouse, and Thomson used

486-406: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Thomson&oldid=1253992803 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

513-770: The senior officers of the Royal Air Force, later Commander-in-Chief Strike Command John Thomson (fraudster) , warehouse keeper of the Charitable Corporation John Thomson (Australian businessman) (1887–1960) John Deas Thomson (c. 1763–1838), British Navy administrator John Thomson (died 1998), Deputy Steward of Oxford University and Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire See also [ edit ] Jack Thomson (disambiguation) John Thompson (disambiguation) Jon Thomson (born 1969), British artist John Thomson Ford (1829–1894), American theater manager [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

540-450: The upper floor of the tower, known today as "Thomson's Tower", as his studio. The move to Duddingston allowed him to renew his acquaintances with men of influence in artistic circles and develop his art. Like his early teacher, Naysmith, Thomson believed in working outdoors, observing directly from nature. Influenced by the techniques of Rosa , Lorrain , Poussin , Raeburn and renowned English landscape artist J.M.W. Turner , he developed

567-527: Was a Captain in the HEICS. Their daughter Isabella Thomson (1809-1869) married the artist Robert Scott Lauder . In 1813, following Isabella's death he married Frances Ingram Spence (1779-1845). She was the widow of Martin Dalrymple of Fordel . They had further sons: Francis Thomson MD (1814-1858); Henry Francis (b. 1819); Edward (b.1821); and two daughters, Emily (b.1816) and Mary Helen (b.1817). His older brother

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594-523: Was born in the manse at Dailly , Ayrshire, the fourth son of Mary Hay and her husband, Rev Thomas Thomson, the local parish minister of the Church of Scotland . He was educated at Dailly Parish School. From an early age, he displayed an aptitude for drawing and painting and, inspired by the Ayrshire countryside, developed a love for landscape painting. In 1791 he enrolled at the University of Glasgow to study law and theology, and in 1793 he transferred to

621-1084: Was responsible for recording the works of the poet Rob Donn Science [ edit ] John Thomson (physician) (1765–1846), Scottish surgeon and physician John Thomson (cartographer) (1777–1840), Scottish cartographer John Turnbull Thomson (1821–1884), English civil engineer John Millar Thomson (1849–1933), British chemist Arthur Thomson (naturalist) (John Arthur Thomson, 1861–1933), Scottish naturalist John Walter Thomson (1913–2009), Scottish-American lichenologist Sports [ edit ] Jock Thomson (John Ross Thomson, 1906–1979), Scottish football player (Dundee FC, Everton FC) and manager (Manchester City FC) John Thomson (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1980), Scottish football goalkeeper (Brentford FC, Plymouth Argyle) John Thomson (footballer, born 1909) (1909–1931), Scottish football goalkeeper (Celtic FC, Scotland) John Thomson (footballer, born 1915) (1915–1944), Scottish footballer (Hamilton Academical FC) John Thomson (swimmer) (1903–1976), British freestyle swimmer who competed in

648-766: Was survived by his wife and four sons (Dale, Dana, David and Darryl). Thomson was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1996 and the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 1997. Thomson was a contestant on Bud Collyer's " Beat The Clock ". Reference: The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Johnny Thomson participated in 8 World Championship races. He started on

675-622: Was the antiquarian Thomas Thomson FRSE . Thomson's nephew Lochhart Thomson had installed a memorial stained glass window in 1903 in Duddingston Kirk. It stands immediately to the west of the pulpit. Johnny Thomson Thomson was born on April 9, 1922, to William and Marion Ross Thomson. He graduated from Lowell High School then the New England Aircraft School. He served in the United States Air Force as

702-562: Was third in 1959 after starting the race on the pole position. Roy Sherman , the first National Midget Champion, was his chief mechanic for several Indy 500s. He won his first champ car race at the Milwaukee Mile in 1955. He ended up finishing third in season points after having to sit out the middle part of the season while healing from a end over end flip at the Langhorne Speedway circle. He clipped Jerry Hoyt 's car while in

729-577: Was translated to Duddingston near Edinburgh and became the most famous minister of the local Kirk , remaining in the role until death in 1840. In 1814 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh . His proposers were John Playfair , Archibald Alison , and Sir David Brewster . While at Duddingston a very fine portrait of him was painted by Robert Scott Lauder who married Thomson's daughter Isabella in 1833. Thomson died of apoplexy at Duddingston manse in 1840, having spent 41 years in

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