Thomas Howard

Thomas or Tom Howard may refer to:

Tom Howard (hurler)

Tom Howard (born 1962) is an Irish former hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Clare senior team.

Howard began his inter-county career as a member of the Clare minor and under-21 teams. He made his debut with the senior team in the Oireachtas Tournament in 1983 and was a regular player on the inter-county scene for a number of seasons. During that time he enjoyed little success.

At club level Howard is a Munster medalist with Clarecastle. In addition to this he has also won five county club championship winners' medals.

In retirement from playing Howard became involved in team management, initially working as a selector and manager with the Clarecastle and Kilmoyley club teams.

On 15 October 2012, Howard was appointed manager of the Kerry senior hurling team.

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Tom Howard (politician)

Thomas Patrick "Tom" Howard (13 March 1888 – 9 July 1949) was an Australian trade unionist and politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1933 to 1938, representing the Lang Labor Party (1933), South Australian Lang Labor Party (1933-1934) and Australian Labor Party (1934-1938).

Howard was born in Gilbert Street, Adelaide, and educated at Christian Brothers College. He became a delegate for the Labor Party in 1908, and was elected president of the Painters' Union in 1909. He became the union's assistant state secretary in 1913, and succeeded T. B. Merry as state secretary that December. He subsequently served as the union's delegate to both the United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia and the United Labor Party, served on the union's federal council, was a member of the Painters and Decorators' Wages Board, and represented the Trades and Labor Council in various capacities. In 1918, he was elected president of the Trades and Labor Council, and in 1920 shifted to the role of its secretary. He was an unsuccessful Labor candidate for the House of Assembly at the 1918 election, 1921 election and 1924 election, in the Liberal-leaning seats of Sturt and Barossa.