Thomas Nelson

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Thomas Nelson or Tommy Nelson is a name shared by the following individuals:

[edit] American public officials

• Thomas Nelson, Jr. (1738–1789), American Revolutionary War leader; signer of Declaration of Independence; governor of Virginia (1781)

• Thomas Nelson Community College, American two-year college in southeastern Virginia; named after the above

• Thomas M. Nelson (1782–1853), American politician; Democrat-Republican from Virginia; in U.S. Congress 1816–19 (18th district)
• Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson (1812–1873), American politician; Opposition/Democrat from Tennessee; in U.S. Congress 1859–61
• Thomas Nelson (Oregon judge) (1819–1907), American jurist who served as Chief Justice of Oregon Supreme Court from 1850 to 1853
• Thomas H. Nelson (1820–1896), American diplomat during and after the Civil War; envoy to Chile 1861–66; envoy to Mexico 1869–73
• Thomas "Tommy" Nelson, American local political figure who has served as mayor of New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

[edit] Others

• Thomas "Scotch Tom" Nelson (1677-1747), a Scottish immigrant and merchant to America in the Colony of Virginia
• Thomas Nelson, 2nd Earl Nelson (1786–1835), English nobleman who was a nephew of Admiral Horatio Nelson
• Thomas D. Nelson, Sr. (1895–2007), African-American shopkeeper (from Texas) who lived six months past his 111th birthday
• Tommy Nelson (1917–1973), American baseball infielder who briefly played in the major leagues (Boston Braves) during 1945

[edit] See also

• Thomas Nelson (publisher), international publishing firm founded by its namesake in 1798 Edinburgh; set up in New York in 1854
• Thomas Nelson Page (1853–1922), American lawyer, novelist and historian who served as ambassador to Italy during World War I
• Nelson (surname)