David Couper Thomson, the Glossary
David Couper Thomson DL (6 August 1861 – 12 October 1954) was a Newspaper proprietor and founder of the newspaper and publishing company D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd in Dundee, Scotland.[1]
Table of Contents
29 relations: British comics, Conservative Party (UK), DC Thomson, Deputy lieutenant, Desperate Dan, Draper, Dundee, Dundee (UK Parliament constituency), Edwin Scrymgeour, Fife, Glasgow, John Leng (politician), Liberal Party (UK), List of D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd publications, Newport-on-Tay, Oor Wullie, Scotland, Scottish Prohibition Party, Society of Graphical and Allied Trades, The Beano, The Broons, The Courier (Dundee), The Dandy, The Sunday Post, University of Dundee, Western Cemetery, Dundee, Winston Churchill, 1922 United Kingdom general election, 1926 United Kingdom general strike.
- 20th-century Scottish newspaper publishers (people)
- British newspaper founders
- Businesspeople from Dundee
- Deputy Lieutenants of Dundee
- People associated with the University of Dundee
- People from Newport-on-Tay
- Scottish newspaper founders
British comics
A British comic is a periodical published in the United Kingdom that contains comic strips.
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Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.
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DC Thomson
DC Thomson is a media company based in Dundee, Scotland.
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Deputy lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a deputy lieutenant is a Crown appointment and one of several deputies to the lord-lieutenant of a lieutenancy area – an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county.
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Desperate Dan
Desperate Dan is a wild west character in the now-defunct Scottish comic magazine The Dandy.
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Draper
Draper was originally a term for a retailer or wholesaler of cloth that was mainly for clothing.
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Dundee
Dundee (Dundee; Dùn Dè or Dùn Dèagh) is the fourth-largest city in Scotland.
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Dundee (UK Parliament constituency)
Dundee was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1950, when it was split into Dundee East and Dundee West.
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Edwin Scrymgeour
Edwin Scrymgeour (28 July 1866 – 1 February 1947) was a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Dundee in Scotland.
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Fife
Fife (Fìobha,; Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland.
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Glasgow
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.
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John Leng (politician)
Sir John Leng (10 April 1828 – 13 December 1906) was a newspaper proprietor and Liberal Party politician in Scotland. David Couper Thomson and John Leng (politician) are deputy Lieutenants of Dundee.
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Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Conservative Party, in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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List of D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd publications
This is a list of DC Thomson publications; formerly D. C. Thomson & Co., of Dundee, Scotland.
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Newport-on-Tay
Newport-on-Tay is a town in the north-east of Fife in Scotland.
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Oor Wullie
Oor Wullie (Our Willie) is a Scottish comic strip published in the D.C. Thomson newspaper The Sunday Post.
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Scotland
Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Scottish Prohibition Party
The Scottish Prohibition Party was a minor Scottish political party which advocated alcohol prohibition.
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Society of Graphical and Allied Trades
The Society of Graphical and Allied Trades (SOGAT) was a British trade union in the printing industry.
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The Beano
The Beano (formerly The Beano Comic, also known as Beano) is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson.
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The Broons
The Broons (English: The Browns) is a comic strip in Scots published in the weekly Scottish newspaper The Sunday Post.
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The Courier (Dundee)
The Courier (known as The Courier & Advertiser between 1926 and 2012) is a newspaper published by DC Thomson in Dundee, Scotland.
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The Dandy
The Dandy was a Scottish children's comic magazine published by the Dundee based publisher DC Thomson.
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The Sunday Post
The Sunday Post is a weekly newspaper published in Dundee, Scotland, by DC Thomson, and characterised by a mix of news, human interest stories and short features.
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University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a public research university based in Dundee, Scotland.
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Western Cemetery, Dundee
The Western Cemetery in Dundee, Scotland, is a still-operational cemetery founded in the mid 19th century.
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Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and 1951 to 1955.
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1922 United Kingdom general election
The 1922 United Kingdom general election was held on Wednesday 15 November 1922.
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1926 United Kingdom general strike
The 1926 General Strike in the United Kingdom was a general strike that lasted nine days, from 4 to 12 May 1926.
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See also
20th-century Scottish newspaper publishers (people)
- Andrew Neil
- Brian Harold Thomson
- David Couper Thomson
- Flora Macaulay
- Henry Dalziel, 1st Baron Dalziel of Kirkcaldy
- John Sturrock (politician)
- Samuel Cowan (historian)
- Thomas Dunlop (cricketer)
- William Denholm Barnetson
British newspaper founders
- Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
- David Couper Thomson
- Edward Hulton (senior)
- Frank Branston
- Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
- James Gordon Bennett Sr.
- John Henry Matthews Robson
- Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet
- William Luson Thomas
Businesspeople from Dundee
- Alexander Crawford Lamb
- Alexander Keiller (archaeologist)
- Alexander Keiller (businessman)
- David Couper Thomson
- David Jones (video game developer)
- Douglas Hardie
- George Armitstead, 1st Baron Armitstead
- George Dempster of Dunnichen
- George Simpson, Baron Simpson of Dunkeld
- Ian Isles
- James Ivory (watchmaker)
- James Valentine (photographer)
- John Fleming (Scottish politician)
- John Mills (entrepreneur)
- Pat Reilly
- Peter Ballantine
- Robert Fleming (financier)
- Scot Young
- Sir David Baxter, 1st Baronet
- Sir James Caird, 1st Baronet, of Belmont Castle
- Sir John Stewart, 1st Baronet, of Fingask
- Thomas Fulton (ironmaster)
- Tony Banks (businessman)
- William Edward Baxter
- William Reid (Scottish businessman)
Deputy Lieutenants of Dundee
- Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
- David Couper Thomson
- George Armitstead, 1st Baron Armitstead
- John Leng (politician)
- Joseph Morrow (officer of arms)
- William Hughes, Baron Hughes
People associated with the University of Dundee
- Alan Langlands
- Alice Tarbuck
- Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder
- Bob Gillies
- David Couper Thomson
- Douglas Wimberley
- Garnet Wilson
- Hamish MacInnes
- Idris Jones
- Jay Wright (poet)
- John Burnside
- Liz Lochhead
- Margaret Catley-Carlson
- Martin White (politician)
- Mary Ann Baxter
- Michael Peto
- Robert Fleming (financier)
- Robert Haldane-Duncan, 3rd Earl of Camperdown
- Sam Selvon
- Thomas Malcolm Knox
- Wendy Alexander
People from Newport-on-Tay
- Ali Coote
- Anne Miller (author)
- Billy Hendry
- Charles Bruce (physicist)
- David Couper Thomson
- George Philip (footballer)
- George Ranken Tudhope
- Horse McDonald
- John Berry (zoologist)
- John Sturrock (politician)
- Louise Baxter
- Philip Fleming (banker)
- Richard Wawro
- Valentine Fleming
Scottish newspaper founders
- Alexander Aikman
- Alexander Donaldson (bookseller)
- David Couper Thomson
- Freddy Johnston
- George Brown (Canadian politician)
- George Mills (shipbuilder)
- J. R. Black
- James Gordon Bennett Sr.
- James Harrison (engineer)
- James Henderson (publisher)
- James Matheson
- James Watson (printer)
- James Wilson (businessman)
- John Fleeming
- John McLagan
- John Mein (publisher)
- Ruaraidh Erskine
- Sir John Jaffray, 1st Baronet
- Thomas Ballantyne (journalist)
- Thomas Gardiner (publisher)
- Tom Johnston (British politician)
- Walter Ruddiman
- William C. Dunbar
- William McGarvie
- William McKerrow
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Couper_Thomson
Also known as David Coupar Thomson.