Thomas, Jerry, 1830-1885

LC control no.	n 2007045783
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Thomas, Jerry, 1830-1885 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Thomas, J. P. (Jerry P.), 1830-1885 Thomas, Jeremiah P., 1830-1885
Special note	Previously a undifferentiated personal name.
Found in	Wondrich, David. Imbibe!, 2007: e-CIP t.p. (Jerry Thomas) e-CIP text ( Jerry Thomas was born on or around November 1, 1830 (date from death certificate) at Sackets Harbor, New York; Jerry P. Thomas was "an American...and a sailor too," as he told a reporter from the New York Sun in 1882. He was a gold miner, a Broadway dandy, a (minor) theatrical impresario, an art collector, an artist himself (of sorts, anyway), an inventor, an author and a gambler; grave is marked J P. Thomas; d. December 14th, 1885; father of the cocktail) Webtender wiki, June 28, 2007: (b.1825; d.1885) The bar-tender's guide, c1887: t.p. (Jerry Thomas) Wikipedia, viewed January 13, 2016 (Jeremiah (Jerry) P. Thomas (October 30, 1830-December 15, 1885) was an American bartender; because of his pioneering work in popularizing cocktails across the United States, he is considered "the father of American mixology; b. October 30, 1830, Sackets Harbor, New York, USA., d. December 15, 1885, New York City, New York)