Thomas Gould

Thomas Gould may refer to:

Thomas Gould (violinist)

Thomas Gould (born 1983) is a British violinist and the leader of Aurora Orchestra and associate leader of Britten Sinfonia. Gould is best known for his playing of the classical music repertoire although he also plays a six-string electric violin and has performed jazz at Ronnie Scott's. He has performed at the Royal Albert Hall, Barbican Centre and Royal Festival Hall in London, as well as Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Arena, Symphony Hall, Birmingham and National Indoor Arena.

Early life and education

Gould was born in London in 1983. He lives in Camden, London and is the younger brother, by fifteen years, of Clio Gould, lead violinist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He studied with György Pauk at the Royal Academy of Music from the age of 16. He credits his sister with his choice of career, telling The Daily Telegraph in April 2011 "[…] it was inspirational, but more in a social than a musical way. Clio was always bringing these really lively, interesting people home to rehearse. It seemed an exciting life she was leading, and I wanted to do something similar."

Thomas Gould (Baptist)

Thomas Gould (ca. 1619-1675) was the first pastor (lay preacher) of the First Baptist Church of Boston in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Gould was born in Great Britain. After moving to Massachusetts, Gould became a successful farmer and wagon maker. Due to disagreements with Massachusetts' state Congregationalist (Puritan) church, Gould absented himself from Sabbath meetings. In 1655 he refused to allow his child to be baptized by the Congregationalist church in Charlestown, Massachusetts where he was living and starting meeting with Henry Dunster, another anti-pedobaptist who was the first president of Harvard College. Another disagreement took place in the Cambridge church, and anti-pedobaptists began meeting in Gould's home. In 1665 Gould drew up a statement of faith for a Baptist congregation, which began meeting in secret on Noddle's Island in Boston harbor. The congregation was mainly Calvinist in theology and borrowed heavily from earlier Baptist confessions of faith. Gould was eventually imprisoned by Massachusetts authorities. After his release, the congregation was allowed to meet in Boston.

Thomas Gould (cricketer)

Thomas Gould (26 September 1863 — 30 March 1948) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1896 and 1897.

Gould was born in Brassington, Derbyshire, the son of Mark Gould, a lead miner and later lime picker, and his wife Mary.

Gould debuted in the 1896 season against Essex when he was an economical bowler and made a good showing with the bat in the lower-middle order. He made one other appearance during that season in a match that was abandoned as a draw. In 1897 season, he achieved his best bowling performance of 4-45 against Sussex, but made little impression in the following match. Gould played 10 innings in 7 first-class matches with a top score of 18 not out and an average of 7.87. He took 9 wickets at an average of 25.0.

Gould died at the age of 84 in Burton-on-Trent.

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