Researching Thomas Hood
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The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Hood on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Hood and the Hood Family History
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Hood Family Tree Databases
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Hood Forums
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Miscellaneous Hood Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Thomas Hood. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Thomas Hood
Thomas Hood
Thomas Hood (23 May 1799 – 3 May 1845) was an English poet, author and humorist, best known for poems such as "The Bridge of Sighs" and "The Song of the Shirt". Hood wrote regularly for The London Magazine, Athenaeum, and Punch. He later published a magazine largely consisting of his own works. Hood, never robust, had lapsed into invalidism by the age of 41 and died at the age of 45. William Michael Rossetti in 1903 called him "the finest English poet" between the generations of Shelley and Tennyson. Hood was the father of the playwright and humorist Tom Hood (1835–1874) and the children's writer Frances Freeling Broderip (1830–1878).
Source: Thomas Hood, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Thomas Hood (American politician)
Thomas Hood (September 28, 1816 – November 22, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician.
Born in Somerset, Ohio, he was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1838. In 1850, Hood moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and then to Madison, Wisconsin. In 1853, he served as sergeant-at-arms for the Wisconsin Legislature. Hood was elected Dane County, Wisconsin judge in 1857 and 1861. During the 1864 and 1865 sessions, he represented the 26th District in the Wisconsin State Senate. A Republican, he was affiliated with the National Union Party. In 1869, Hood moved to Washington, D.C. where he was the auditor for the District of Columbia Supreme Court. In 1883, Hood moved back to Madison, Wisconsin because of poor health. He died in Madison, Wisconsin. Hood's son-in-law, Jacob S. Bugh, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
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