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 Sir Thomas Francis Wade - LoveToKnow 1911
SIR THOMAS FRANCIS WADE (1818-1895), British diplomatist, born in London on the 25th of August 1818, was the son of Major Wade of the Black Watch, by his wife Anne, daughter of William Smythe of Barbavilla, Westmeath.
On the declaration of the second Chinese War in 1857, he was attached to Lord Elgin's staff as Chinese secretary, and with the assistance of H. Ley he conducted the negotiations which led up to the treaty of Tientsin (1858).
In the succeeding negotiations Wade took a leading part, and on the establishment of the legation at Peking he took up the post of Chinese secretary of legation.
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 Union County Biographies - WADE
Wade has a fine residence in the town of Summerville and is one of the highly respected men of the county and his friends are numbered from all parts and all classes.
Wade was born in Van Buren county, Iowa, in 1850, receiving a good education and for five years she was numbered with the leading educators of that section.
Wade is one of the most substantial men of our county, has always taken the part of the intelligent citizen in the politics of the country, being liberal in his views, and for thirty years he has labored for the interests of education in the director's chair and his life is commendable in every respect.
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 Thomas Wade - LoveToKnow 1911
THOMAS WADE (1805-1875), English poet and dramatist, was born at Woodbridge, Suffolk, in 1805.
Wade frequently contributed verses to the magazines, and for some years he was editor as well as part-proprietor of Bell's Weekly Messenger.
Wade also wrote a drama entitled King Henry II., and a translation of Dante's "Inferno" in the metre of the original, both of which remain in manuscript; and a series of sonnets inspired by his wife, some of which have been published.
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 Thomas Francis Wade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Thomas Francis Wade (25 August 1818 - 31 July 1895) was a London-born British diplomat and sinologist who produced a syllabary in 1859 that was later amended, extended and converted into the Wade-Giles Romanization for Mandarin Chinese by Herbert Giles in 1892.
Born in London, the son of Major Wade of the Black Watch, by his wife Anne Smythe (daughter of William Smythe) of Barbavilla, County Westmeath, Ireland.
On the declaration of the Second Opium War in 1857, he was attached to Lord Elgin's staff as Chinese secretary, and with the assistance of H.
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 Wade, Thomas
Thomas Wade, a young white man, was plowing for Mr.
Wade was attempting to get on his mule he was struck on the head by lightning and killed instantly; also the mule was killed.
Wade was an industrious young man and had a widowed mother to support.
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 Sir Thomas Wade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Tai-ping rebellion had so disorganized the administration in the neighborhood of Shanghai that it was considered advisable to put the collection of the foreign customs duties into commission, a committee of three, of whom Wade was the chief, being entrusted with the administration of the customs.
On the declaration of the second Chinese War in 1857, he was attached to Lord Elgin's staff as Chinese secretary, and with the assistance of H.
But the Chinese, finding that he was in earnest, despatched Li Hung-chang 李鸿章 after him to Chefoo 之罘, where the two diplomatists arranged the penalties which were to be paid for the crime, and concluded a convention which, after a considerable interval, was ratified by the governments.
www.lib.cam.ac.uk /mulu/wadebio.html   (691 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Thomas Wade
Sir Thomas Francis Wade (August 25, 1818 - July 31, 1895) was a London-born British diplomat and Sinologist linguist who invented what was to become the Wade-Giles Romanization for Mandarin Chinese.
Born in London, the son of Major Wade of the Black Watch, by his wife Anne, daughter of William Smythe of Barbavilla, Westmeath.
In these books, Wade developed a Romanization based on the Beijingese dialect to be the fundamentals of Wade-Giles.
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 Sir Thomas Francis Wade
British dipolomat, born in London on the 25th of August 1818, was the son of Major Wade of the Black Watch, by his wife Anne, daughter of William Smythe of Barbavilla, Westmeath.
For the purpose of arranging for a camping ground in the neighborhood of Tungchow he accompanied Harry Parkes on his first visit to that city, where on the next day Parkes with Loch and others was by an act of shameless treachery made prisoner.
But the Chinese, finding that he was in earnest, despatched Li Hung-Chang after him to Chefoo, where the two diplomats arranged the penalties which were to be paid for the crime, and concluded a convention which, after a considerable interval, was ratified by the governments.
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 More info about the poet: Thomas Wade - references bibliography
Thomas Wade (1805 - September 19, 1875), English poet and dramatist, was born at Woodbridge, Suffolk, in 1805.
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WADE, SIR THOMAS FRANCIS (1818-1895), British diplomatist, born in London on the 25th of August 1818, was the son of Major Wade of the Black Watch,...
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The exact value of Wade's contract will not be known until the next salary cap is set in July 2007, but based on some cap projections, it could be worth in the $63 million range.
Wade said he, James and Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets -- three of the top five picks in the 2003 draft class -- all talked about their extensions and weighed the differences between taking the three-year-with-an-option offer as opposed to the straight five-year pacts they were all eligible to receive.
Wade averaged 39.3 points on 51 percent shooting in Miami's four consecutive wins over the Dallas Mavericks last month, capping the Heat's march to their first league title.
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 Wade cashes in with Heat
Getting Wade, a six-foot-four guard who has blossomed into one of the league's biggest stars over his first three seasons, to agree to an extension was Miami's top off-season priority, according to Heat coach Pat Riley, and the signing was hardly unexpected.
Wade said he, James and Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets, three of the top five picks in the 2003 draft class, all talked about their extensions and weighed the differences between taking the three-year-with-an-option offer as opposed to the straight five-year pacts they were all eligible to receive.
Wade averaged 39.3 points on 51 per cent shooting in Miami's four consecutive wins over the Dallas Mavericks last month, capping the Heat's march to their first league title.
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 §17. Thomas Wade. V. Lesser Poets, 1790–1837. Vol. 12. The Romantic Revival. The Cambridge History of English ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He was a friend of the Kembles and was enabled by them to bring out three plays, the first two of which were successful, and the third, The Jew of Arragon, damned, while a fourth and fifth never saw the stage.
But Wade had an admirable gift for this form, and wrote it, perhaps, as well as anyone, between Wordsworth and the Rossettis, except Charles Tennyson [Turner].
He was much under the influence of Shelley among his forerunners, and sometimes reminds one of Darley among his contemporaries; but he has a more even taste, if a less fiery imagination, than the author of Nepenthe.
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 Thomas Francis Wade - China-related Topics TE-TH - China-Related Topics
Sir Thomas Francis Wade (August 25, 1818 - July 31, 1895) was a London-born United KingdomBritish diplomat and Sinologist linguist who invented what was to become the Wade-Giles Romanization for Mandarin Chinese.
On receiving his commission as lieutenant in 1841 be exchanged into the gandih Regiment, then under orders for China, and landed in Hong Kong in June 1842.
On the declaration of the Second Opium War in 1857, he was attached to James Bruce, 8th Earl of ElginLord Elgin's staff as Chinese secretary, and with the assistance of H. Ley he conducted the negotiations which led up to the treaty of Tientsin (1858).
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Thomas_Francis_Wade   (701 words)

  
 Old Burying Ground, Ipswich Massachusetts (MA) - Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Wade
Upon his death Thomas was made the administrator of his estate along with his brother Nathaniel, but Jonathan did not have a signed will.
The oldest brother, Jonathan Jr., contested this decision, believing it was his right to be the sole administrator being the eldest child, and many court appearances and petitions followed where each side submitted "Wills" written by their father that contradicted each other.
It was finally settled that a draft of a will written in 1669 was approved, which gave the 3 brothers equal thirds of their father's property, except for Jonathan Jr., who had already been given his share before his father's death.
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 The Daily Citizen, Dalton, GA - Charles H. Wade
Wade was born in Chattanooga on April 20, 1922.
Wade performed his last surgery in the fall of 2005, and finally retired after the death of his lifelong partner and wife Evelyn.
Dr. Wade and Evelyn were also active supporters of the Dove Ministries and their services to the less fortunate of the community.
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 The Virtual Wall® - Thomas Wade, PFC, Army, Antlers OK, 20Nov67 30E051
Tom Wade and I were drafted in February 1967.
My son Melvin Wade Thomas, who is a Texas State Trooper, is named after Thomas Joe Wade.
As noted above, PFC Thomas J. Wade died in the bitter fighting for Hill 875.
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 HUBBARD Thomas Wade, 40 The Caledonian-Record News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
HUBBARD: Thomas Wade, 40, son of Wade and Jean Hubbard of Lancaster and Lunenburg, passed away at his home in Republic, Mich., Saturday, April 26, 2003, the result of a tragic accident.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Thomas W. Hubbard Memorial Fund, in care of Siwooganock Bank, 117 Main Street, Lancaster, NH 03584.
This is a trust fund established in loving memory of Thomas Wade Hubbard for his sons Alan Thomas and Russell Dennis.
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 THOMAS WADE (18o5-1875) - Online Information article about THOMAS WADE (18o5-1875)
THOMAS WADE (18o5-1875) - Online Information article about THOMAS WADE (18o5-1875)
Wade frequently contributed verses to the magazines, and for some years he was editor as well as See also:
Wise (2 vols., London, 1895–1896), containing a number of Wade's sonnets, a specimen of his Dante translation and a reprint of two of his verse pamphlets.
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 The Will of Thomas Holden Wade
Admrs, and to them or their heirs Exrs, Admrs, or assigns also to my daughter Sarah WADE, one feather bed and furniture and a brown mare and two colts known by the name of her mare and colts.
And to my son George WADE a bare mare and two colts known by the name of his mare and colds and feather bed and furniture.
In witness whereof, I the said Thomas WADE, have to this, my last will and Testament set my hand and seal this second day of June, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six.
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 Thomas Wade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Wade (1805 19 September 1875) was an English poet and dramatist.
Mundi et cordis carmina (1835), a volume of poems, many of which had previously appeared in the Monthly Repository, The Contention of Death and Love, Helena and The Shadow Seeker--these three being published in the form of pamphlets in 1837
Literary Anecdotes of the 19th Century, edited by Sir W Robertson Nicoll and TJ Wise (2 vols., London, 1895–1896), containing a number of Wade's sonnets, a specimen of his Dante translation and a reprint of two of his verse pamphlets
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thomas_Wade   (433 words)

  
 Liane Thomas Wade - Executive Secretary of NCGR
Liane Thomas Wade has been studying astrology for nearly 20 years.
She is President of the Uranian Society, a Special Interest Group (SIG) of the NCGA, and is Editor of The Urania Journal.
She lives with her husband, Richard C. Wade, on Roosevelt Island, part of New York City.
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 C&S Collectables Direct Wade Ceramic Collectables
Any Thomas Figures being offered for sale without its original certificate, may not have come from us.
To continue our Thomas series, we now present Thomas, Percy, James and henry as collectable miniatures.
2" high by 3" long these exclusive themed genuine porcelain models are a must for Thomas and Wade collectors alike.
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 Wade Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The opening of St Thomas Church in Kidsgrove is described at http://www.kidsgrove.info/people.htm#church:
For many, this was a new experience and so many people there was that many had to sit outside the church.
Thomas was Canon of Mealiffe (also known as Moyaliffe), in the diocese of Cashel, in county Tipperary.
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 Thomas Wade - Department of Music - Rowan University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Thomas Wade - Department of Music - Rowan University
A graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory and the University of Connecticut with performance degrees in piano, Thomas Wade has been a member of the faculty of GSC/Rowan since 1976.
He has taught college writing, music history, theory, studio piano, and his principal area of expertise: piano class.
www.rowan.edu /mars/depts/fpa/music/our_assets/bio/wade.html   (97 words)

  
 Wade Giles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Wade-Giles romanization system for Mandarin Chinese is the product of two British scholars: Sir Thomas Wade (August 25, 1818 - July 31, 1895) and Herbert Allen Giles (December 8, 1845 - February 13, 1935).
Giles, who succeeded Wade as professor of Chinese at Cambridge, revised the romanization system Wade had developed.
The resulting effort became the de facto standard for the romanization of Mandarin Chinese for the majority of the twentieth century.
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 Thomas fighting Marbury? Dwyane Wade still a underdog? - KingsFans
Isiah Thomas stood in the middle of the
Thomas is in the process of completing some major endorsement deals for Wade that include categories like fast food, beverages and video games.
starbury and thomas almost got in a fight at a game, i forgot which on though.
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Wade Thomas and Associates offers a complete range of investigations, to include workers compensation claims, insurance claims, employee theft, criminal investigations, domestic investigations, missing persons, and background investigations.
We offer our background investigations nationwide, and have working arrangements with agencies throughout the U.S. and the world.
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 Poetry X » Poetry Archives » Thomas Wade » "The Half-Asleep"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Poetry X » Poetry Archives » Thomas Wade » "The Half-Asleep"
But half asleep are those now most awake; And save calm-thoughted Wordsworth, we have none Who for eternity put time at stake, And hold a constant course as doth the sun: We yield but drops that no deep thirstings slake; And feebly cease ere we have well begun.
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