Thomas Coats
E571914
Thomas Coats was a prominent Scottish industrialist and philanthropist from Paisley, best known for his role in the thread manufacturing firm J. & P. Coats and for funding major civic and scientific institutions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Coats canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | industrialist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Paisley civic institutions
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Scottish philanthropy in the 19th century ⓘ industrialization of 19th-century Scotland ⓘ textile industry in Paisley ⓘ |
| businessRegion |
Paisley
NERFINISHED
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Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | J. & P. Coats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Coats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
business
ⓘ
philanthropy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartInName | Coats family of Paisley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Scottish ⓘ |
| industry |
textile industry
ⓘ
thread manufacturing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
funding civic buildings in Paisley
ⓘ
supporting educational causes ⓘ supporting scientific research ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | J. & P. Coats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to the economic development of Paisley
ⓘ
expansion of J. & P. Coats into a major international company ⓘ philanthropic support of civic institutions in Paisley ⓘ philanthropic support of scientific institutions ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of J. & P. Coats thread manufacturing firm ⓘ |
| occupation | thread manufacturer ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
civic institutions
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education ⓘ scientific institutions ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
leader of J. & P. Coats
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partner in J. & P. Coats ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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