- Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland (born December 21, 1966 in London, England) is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning Canadian television and film actor, well known for his role of Jack Bauer on the series "24". Sutherland also owns a recording studio and record label, called Ironworks.
- Philip Foley
Philip Foley was the youngest of the three surviving sons of the British ironmaster Thomas Foley (1616-1677). His father transferred to him in 1668 and 1669 all his ironworks in the Midlands for £60,000. He also settled an estate at Prestwood near Stourbridge on him on his marriage, to which Philip added the manor of Kinver. Philip ran the ironworks but found that they were not as profitable as they had been, and began from 1674 to sell them off.
- Charles Gascoigne
Charles Gascoigne (1738-August 1,1806) was a British industrialist at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. He was a partner and manager of the Carron Company ironworks in its early years, but left in 1786, before the company's success became obvious, to reorganise the production of iron and cannon in Russia. He remained in Russia for 20 years, until his death.
- Paul Foley
Paul Foley (1644/5 - 1698) (also known as "Speaker Foley") was the second son of Thomas Foley of Witley Court the prominent Midlands ironmaster. He took over his father's ironworks in and around the Forest of Dean in the early 1670s and continued them until 1685 when he let them to John Wheeler and Richard Avenant, who had managed ironworks for his brother Philip Foley.
- François Poulin de Francheville
François Poulin de Francheville, Seigneur de Saint-Maurice was a Montreal merchant who was granted permission by the King of France to mine the iron ore deposits on his seigneury in 1730. In 1733, Francheville founded the "Compagnie des Forges de Saint-Maurice", but he died that same year. The ironworks - Forges du St-Maurice - built near the town of Trois-Rivières (in present-day Quebec), were the first and only iron industry enterprise in New France.
- John McDougall
John McDougall was a businessman and political figure in Canada East. He was born in Coldstream, Scotland in 1805 and settled at Trois-Rivières around 1833. He owned a general store there and served as mayor from 1855 to 1857. He was president of the Three Rivers Gas Company. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Drummond in 1851; he ran unsuccessfully in Trois-Rivières in 1858. McDougall served as a director for the North Shore Railway.
- Robert Waln
Robert Waln (February 22, 1765 - January 24, 1836) was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, he received a limited schooling, engaged in mercantile pursuits and in East India and China trade, was a member of the Pennsylvania legislature for several years, and was a member of the city council of Philadelphia, serving as president of the select council.
- Robert Sedgwick
Robert Sedgwick (c. 1611-1656) was an American colonist, born in (baptised on May 6, 1613) Woburn, Bedfordshire, England. He settled at Charlestown, Mass., in 1635, where he became a successful merchant and for many years represented the town in the General Court. He was active in organizing the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, of which he became captain in 1640. In 1652 he was appointed commander of all the Massachusetts militia.
- George Pearce Baldwin
George Pearce Baldwin (born 17 May 1789; died 1 October 1840) came from Broseley in Shropshire and moved to Worcestershire at the start of the 19th Century, becoming an iron founder at Stourport-on-Severn. He was the son of Thomas Baldwin and Mary Gough. He had 12 children, the youngest of whom, Alfred, father of the future prime minister Stanley Baldwin, was born in 1841, the year after George died.
- Charles Edward Coffin
Charles Edward Coffin (July 18, 1841 - May 24, 1912) was an American politician. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Coffin attended the Boston grammar and high schools. In 1863, Coffin moved to Muirkirk, Maryland where he took charge of the local ironworks. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1884 to 1886, and served in the Maryland State Senate from 1890 to 1894. He was delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892, …
- John Peter Lesley
(John) Peter Lesley (1819-1903) was an American geologist, born in Philadelphia. It is recorded by Sir Archibald Geikie that he was christened Peter after his father and grandfather, and at first wrote his name Peter Lesley, Jr., but disliking the Christian appellation that had been given to him, he eventually transformed his signature by putting the J. of Junior at the beginning. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1838, …
- John Romero
John Romero is EVP of Game Development at Slipgate Ironworks, a new Bay Area MMO company he co-founded in September 2005. He was a co-Founder of Inside Out Software, Ideas From The Deep, id Software, Ion Storm, and Monkeystone Games. From his early Apple IIe games to the legendary Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen, and Quake, Romero has made an indelible mark on the computer gaming industry.
- Sophia
i got better at waking up in the mornings, but now i keep on dreaming about snakes -- both menacing and non-menacing.
- John Jagger
28 yrs YOUNG. Love my job,Not my split shifts.(new gym is da bomb). Miss the WU times! Le Mingers was off the HIZLE! Give me beach/bbq/beer and mates and im all sorted,maybe patsy kensit in a bikini if you're offering! Most ppl think im a T-NUC (ref.
- Jeremy
WEW, what can I say. Yeah, 6'3", quasi gangly white guy. Life is interesting now. Still searching for things in my life right now. The only thing keeping me sane is my cat - code named "kitty". Currently unemployed, thank you mister Bush. Chillin in Oakland, working towards work.
- Drew
Hey I'm Drew. I'm a senior at Horn Lake High School and I can't wait to graduate! I'm 18 years old so I still live at home. My house is pretty much like the zoo. I work my ass off! Hit me up if you wanna talk, I'm a pretty funny guy.
- Chelsie Walters
I don't think I try to take shit from anyone.
- Daniel
I cant say i am pangit or gwapo, it depends on the eye of the beholder, just keeping it real, babe. oh I can massage really good, as well.
- Seph
- Samantha Paulson
- Thomas Bradshaw
Born Henry Thomas Bradshaw on 24 August 1873, died 25 December 1899. 'Tom' Bradshaw was an English international footballer who played in the outside-left and centre-forward positions for Liverpool F.C., Northwich Victoria, Tottenham Hotspur and Thames Ironworks during the late 19th century.
- Willie Stewart
Willie Stewart was a Scottish footballer who was born in Coupar Angus. He played as an inside-forward before switching to his favoured half-back position. He joined Newton Heath from Warwick County in July 1889. At Newton Heath, which was renamed Manchester United in 1902, he scored a goal in the club's first Football Alliance match against Sunderland Albion on 21 September, 1889. On 7 April, 1890, he scored Newton Heath's first ever hat-trick against Small Heath.
- Syd King
E. Sydney King (b: Chatham, Kent, 1873. d: 1932) was a footballer and manager, and one of the most important figures in the early history of West Ham United. He started his career as a full back with Northfleet and once scored three own-goals when playing against Swindon Town. He transferred to New Brompton in 1897 and spent two seasons there before joining Thames Ironworks in 1899.
- George Gresham
George Gresham (b: 1874, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. d: ?) was a footballer who played inside forward for Gainsborough Trinity F.C. before moving in 1895 to Thames Ironworks F.C., the team that became West Ham United F.C. In an experimental 'floodlit friendly' on 16 March 1896, Thames Ironworks F.C. faced Woolwich Arsenal for the first time. George Gresham scored twice, in a game that Woolwich Arsenal won 5-3. He was a regular for three seasons for the "The Irons", …
- Sam Long
- Danielle
- Bill Joyce
Bill Joyce (born April 8 1877 in Prestonpans) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward. Joyce started his career at Greenock Morton before moving to England and Bolton Wanderers in 1884, where he suffered a broken leg in 1896. Joyce played for Tottenham, scoring 26 goals in 38 games, before joining Thames Ironworks for the 1899-1900 season (the club's last season before becoming West Ham United). He made 28 Southern League appearances for the club, …
- Robert Stevenson
Robert "Bob" Stevenson (b: Barrhead, Scotland, 1869. d: ?) was a Scottish footballer, a versatile full and half back who could also play at centre forward. Stevenson first played for Third Lanark, before joining Woolwich Arsenal in May 1894. He spent a single season with the Reds, playing at half-back for the first seven Second Division matches of the season, before being dropped. He was released by Woolwich Arsenal in March 1895 and joined Old Castle Swifts F.C..
- F. C. Chalkley
F. C. Chalkley was an English association football player who played as a full-back. Chalkley played for local team Park Grove, before joining Thames Ironworks in August 1896. He made three FA Cup appearances for the club during the 1897-98 season. In 1898, Chalkley left the Irons for Clapton Orient, who later became known as Leyton Orient.
- Charlie Dove
Charles Dove was born in 1879 in East Ham, England. He was regarded as a super-fit footballer, who in 1895 stood at nearly 6 feet and weighed 12 stone, considered large at the time for a sixteen year old from a working-class area of Essex. His main position was defender. He played for many local teams and was a schoolboy player of some repute, winning two medals as a right back with Park School. Upon leaving school he joined Forest Swift Juniors as a centre forward, …
- Jamie Lindsay
James "Jamie" Lindsay (born c. 1870 in Scotland) was a football player who played at inside or centre forward. He played for Old Castle Swifts F.C. until 1895, before transferring to the newly formed Thames Ironworks F.C.. He played in a number of games for the club, including their first ever fixture against Royal Ordnance, and their very first FA Cup game, against Chatham Town.
- David Lloyd
David Lloyd (born June 1872 in Hackney, London) was an English footballer who played for Thames Ironworks, the club that went on to become West Ham United. Lloyd played for the Third Grenadier Guards before moving to the Irons in 1898. He played for Thames Ironworks during the 1898-99 season, the club's only season in the Southern League Division Two. Lloyd, who was six foot four inches in height, played as a forward, …
- Danielle Custalow
- E. G. Hutton
E. G. Hutton was a footballer who played centre forward for Reading F.C. before moving in 1896 to Thames Ironworks F.C., the team that became West Ham United F.C.. He was a regular for "The Irons", playing in four FA Cup games in his two seasons at the club.
- Dave Taylor
Dave Taylor was one of the co-founders of Thames Ironworks F.C., the team that became West Ham United F.C., in 1895. He was a foreman at the Thames Iron Works as well as being a local football referee. He approached the Ironworks owner Arnold Hills with the idea of starting a works football team, and with his financial aid was able to announce on 29 June 1895 the following in the company's weekly journal: :"Mr. Taylor, who is working in the shipbuilding department, …
- George Furnell
George Furnell (born June 1874 in West Ham, London) was an English footballer whose position was goalkeeper. Furnell played for Old Castle Swifts F.C. until 1895 when they folded. He then joined the newly formed Thames Ironworks F.C. He made regular appearances for the London League side, and played in all three of the club's FA Cup games during the 1897-98 season. He moved on to Hammersmith Athletic in 1898-99.
- George Sage
George Sage was an English footballer who played as an outside or inside forward. He played for Old Castle Swifts F.C. until their demise in 1895. A few months later his contract was picked up by Thames Ironworks F.C., the club that later became West Ham United F.C. It is likely that he played in 'The Irons' first ever game against Royal Ordnance, and was a regular during the first half of the season.
- H. Rossiter
H. Rossiter was a footballer who played inside right for Reading before moving in 1896 to Thames Ironworks, the team that went on to become West Ham United. He was a regular for "The Irons" in the 1896-97 season, playing in their FA Cup game of that year against Sheppey United.
- John Thomas Archer Wood
John Thomas Archer Wood was an Essex County cricketer, as well as a footballer who played right wing for Old Castle Swifts before joining Thames Ironworks, the team that became West Ham United, in their very first season of 1895-96. Wood is featured in Thames Ironworks' very first team photograph in 1895. John Wood was also the cousin of champion jockey Fred Archer.
- Francis Payne
Francis Payne was one of the men responsible for drafting the rules the London League and became London League members Thames Ironworks F.C.'s club secretary in 1897, succeeding Ted Harsent in the post. It is to be noted that the rules of the London League allowed "The Irons" to finish second rather than fourth owing to a "technicality". He was also involved in other Iron Works sports, including athletics and tennis.