About Thomas Gallon
Lived 1886 – 1945 (aged 58). Thomas Gallon was an American and Canadian athletics competitor and banker.
Thomas Heaton Gallon (November 28, 1886 – September 28, 1945 ) was a Texas native who went to Canada as a young man, where he became a track and field athlete and competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
In 1912, he was eliminated in the first round of the 400 metres competition. He was also a member of the Canadian relay team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 4x400 metre relay event.
Later, he became a captain in World War I with the First Division, 16th Battalion, and then had a career with the Royal Bank of Canada, working in that capacity at Havana. In later years, he was president of the Sugar Sales Corporation.
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Who was Thomas Gallon?
Canadian sprinter
When was Thomas Gallon born?
Thomas Gallon was born on 28 November 1886 in Sweetwater.
When did Thomas Gallon die?
Thomas Gallon died on 28 September 1945.
What was Thomas Gallon's occupation?
Thomas Gallon was an athletics competitor and banker.
What nationality was Thomas Gallon?
Thomas Gallon was American and Canadian.
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