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Claxton (surname)
Claxton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adelaide Claxton (fl. 1860–1890s), British artist, illustrator, and inventor *Brooke Claxton (1898–1960), Canadian veteran of World War I * Charles Robert Claxton (1903–1992), English Bishop *Florence Claxton (1838–1920), British artist *Gavin Claxton (born 1966), British screenwriter, producer and director * Janis Claxton (1964–2018), Australian choreographer *Jimmy Claxton (1892–1970), Canadian Afro-American baseball pitcher *Kate Claxton (1848–1924), American actress *Marshall Claxton (1811–1881), English artist *Nic Claxton (born 1999), American basketball player * Patricia Claxton (born 1929), Canadian translator *Philander Claxton (1862–1957), American educator * Rozelle Claxton (1913–1995), American jazz pianist *Sarah Claxton (born 1979), English athlete *Speedy Claxton (born 1978), American basketball player * Thomas Claxton (doorkeeper) (died 1821), Doorkeeper of the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide Claxton
Adelaide Sophia Claxton (10 May 1841 – 29 August 1927) was a British painter, illustrator, and inventor. She was one of the first women artists to make a major part of her living through the commercial press, selling satirical and comic illustrations to more than half a dozen periodicals. Personal life Claxton was born in London, one of two gifted daughters of the British painter Marshall Claxton; both Adelaide and her sister Florence Claxton, Florence followed their father in becoming painters. However, she did not share her father's taste for large oil paintings. She studied art at Cary's School in the Bloomsbury area of London, where she began to focus on figure painting in watercolor. In 1850, she traveled with her family to Australia, where she remained for four years before returning to England by way of Calcutta, India. Career Claxton's paintings combine scenes of domestic life with literary or fantasy elements like ghosts and dreams. She began exhibiting her work in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nic Claxton
Nicolas Devir Claxton (born April 17, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Georgia Bulldogs basketball, Georgia Bulldogs. High school career Claxton attended Legacy Charter School in Greenville, South Carolina. In his senior season, he averaged 17.4 points,7.8 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game and became the fourth player in school history to record 1,000 career points. Claxton was a three-star college recruiting, recruit and chose to play for Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball, Georgia over Baylor Bears men's basketball, Baylor, Florida State Seminoles men's basketball, Florida State, NC State Wolfpack men's basketball, NC State, and South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball, South Carolina. Professional career Brooklyn Nets (2019–present) Early years and limited role (2019–2021) On June 20, 2019, Claxton was selected with the 31st overall pick in the 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Claxton
Thomas Claxton (about 1790 - 17 October 1813) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. Biography Claxton was born around 1790 in Baltimore, Maryland. His father, also Thomas Claxton, was the Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives. Claxton entered the Navy as a midshipman on 17 December 1810. He was mortally wounded in the War of 1812 after gallant service during the Battle of Lake Erie which took place 10 September 1813. He died of his wounds at Erie, Pennsylvania on 17 October 1813. Namesakes Two United States Navy destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...s have been named after Claxton, the USS ''Claxton'' (DD-140) and the USS ''Claxton'' (DD-571). References : 1790 births 1813 deaths United States Navy office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Claxton (doorkeeper)
Thomas Claxton (died 1821) was the Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives from 1795 to 1821. While being Doorkeeper, Claxton was also the "Agent for furnishing the President's House" for both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Background Thomas Claxton was born in the state of Connecticut in an unknown year. Claxton was a printer by trade and a former officer in the Continental Army. In 1781, Claxton served in the 4th Regiment of the Philadelphia Militia. He served as Assistant Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1789. On December 7, 1795, he was appointed as Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives by the 4th United States Congress. He was reappointed each congressional session until the 16th United States Congress, which he died shortly after. Under the presidency of John Adams and the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, Claxton served as the "Agent for furnishing the President's House from 1797 to 1809. According ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedy Claxton
Craig Elliott "Speedy" Claxton (born May 8, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the Hofstra University men's basketball team. Claxton won an NBA championship in 2003 as a member of the San Antonio Spurs. In 2013, he was named as a special assistant to the head coach for the Hofstra University men's basketball program, before being hired as head coach in 2021. College Prior to his NBA career, Claxton played at Hofstra University under future Villanova University coach Jay Wright. At Hofstra, Claxton led the Flying Dutchmen to the America East Championship, where they defeated the University of Delaware in the championship game at Hofstra Arena. The team was defeated in the first round of the 2000 NCAA tournament by an Oklahoma State team led by Desmond Mason, Claxton's future NBA teammate with the New Orleans Hornets. Claxton donated money to help build the 5,000-seat arena in which the Hofstra team plays, and his number 10 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Claxton
Sarah Claxton (born 23 September 1979) is a retired English athlete who specialised in the 100 metres hurdles. Claxton grew up in Colchester, Essex. She attended Monkwick Infant and Junior schools then went on to The Thomas Lord Audley School aged 11. She finished eighth at the 2008 Olympic Games. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 World Championships as well as the World Indoor Championships in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008 without reaching the final round. Her personal best time for 100m hurdles is 12.81 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Loughborough. She is a former British record holder in the 60 metres hurdles, with a personal best of 7.96 seconds, achieved in February 2005 in Sheffield. However, this was beaten by Tiffany Porter in 2011 with a time of 7.80s at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships. She formerly competed in the long jump as well. She finished fourth at the 1998 World Junior Championships. Her personal best jump was 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rozelle Claxton
Rozelle Claxton (February 5, 1913, Bartlett, Tennessee - March 30, 1995, Lake Forest, Illinois) was an American jazz pianist and arranger. Claxton learned the piano at the age of 11 and started playing professionally with Clarence Davis by the age of 17, whose band was working with W.C. Handy. He played and arranged for Harlan Leonard and played solo in Chicago in the 1930s. Following this he played with Ernie Fields and Eddie South, and had a short stint as a substitute pianist in Count Basie's orchestra. Later in the 1940s he played with Walter Fuller, George Dixon, Earl Hines, Red Norvo, Jimmie Lunceford, and Andy Kirk. In the 1950s he did much work accompanying vocalists, including Pearl Bailey. He worked with Franz Jackson from 1959 well into the 1960s, in addition to continuing solo appearances in Chicago as an organist and pianist. Rozelle Claxtonat Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philander Claxton
Philander Priestly Claxton (September 28, 1862 – January 12, 1957) was an American educator. Biography Philander Claxton was born in Bedford County, Tennessee. He was educated at the University of Tennessee where he obtained both his Bachelor (1882) and Masters of Arts (1887). He continued his studies at Johns Hopkins University, as well as in Germany. Claxton received an honorary Litt.D. from Bates College in 1906. He became the superintendent of schools in North Carolina (1883–93) and subsequently he became professor of pedagogy and German at the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College from 1893 to 1902, and in 1896 director of that institution's Practice and Observation School. Professor Claxton was also editor of the ''North Carolina Journal of Education'' (1897-1901) and of the ''Atlantic Educational Journal'' (1901–03). He then moved back to his home state of Tennessee in 1902 to take up the post of Professor of Education at the University of Tennessee, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Claxton
Patricia Claxton (born 1929) is a Canadian translator, primarily of Quebec literature. A native of Kingston, Ontario, Patricia Claxton spent most of her childhood in India. Upon returning to Canada, she has made Montreal, Quebec's largest city, and Canada's second-largest, her permanent residence. She attended the city's McGill University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree, and the Université de Montréal, where she earned a Master's degree in translation. She later taught translation at the Université de Montréal for eight years. She was also founding President of the Literary Translators' Association of Canada and served on the board of the Ordre des traducteurs et interprètes agréés du Québec. The literature of Gabrielle Roy has played a major role in Patricia Claxton's prominence in the field of translation. In 1987, she won her first Governor General's Award for French to English translation for her work on Roy's '' La Detresse et l'Enchantment'', which s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall Claxton
Marshall Claxton (12 May 1811 – 28 July 1881) was an English subject, genre, landscape and portrait painter. Life Claxton was born in Bolton, Lancashire, the son of a Wesleyan Methodist minister, the Rev. Marshall Claxton, and his wife Diana. Marshall studied under John Jackson, R.A., and at the Royal Academy school where he enrolled on 26 April 1831. He had his first picture in the Royal Academy in 1832, a portrait of his father. In subsequent years about 30 of his pictures were shown at Academy exhibitions. In 1834 he was awarded the first medal in the painting school, and obtained the gold medal of the Society of Arts in 1835 for his portrait of Sir Astley Cooper. From 1837 to 1842 he worked in Italy and then returned to London, gaining a prize of £100 for his "Alfred the Great in the Camp of the Danes". In 1850 Claxton went to Sydney, Australia, with a large collection of pictures, but had little success in selling them. While in Sydney he painted a large picture, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floruit
''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicating the time when someone flourished. Etymology and use la, flōruit is the third-person singular perfect active indicative of the Latin verb ', ' "to bloom, flower, or flourish", from the noun ', ', "flower". Broadly, the term is employed in reference to the peak of activity for a person or movement. More specifically, it often is used in genealogy and historical writing when a person's birth or death dates are unknown, but some other evidence exists that indicates when they were alive. For example, if there are wills attested by John Jones in 1204, and 1229, and a record of his marriage in 1197, a record concerning him might be written as "John Jones (fl. 1197–1229)". The term is often used in art history when dating the career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Claxton
Kate Claxton (August 24, 1848 – May 5, 1924) was an American actress. Biography Kate Elizabeth Cone was born at Somerville, New Jersey to Spencer Wallace Cone and Josephine Martinez.James, Edward T.; James, Janet Wilson; Boyer, Paul S"Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary" p. 345, Harvard University Press, 1971. . Accessed June 28, 2009. She made her first appearance on the stage in Chicago with Lotta Crabtree in 1870, and in the same year, joined Augustin Daly's Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City. In 1872, she became a member of A.M. Palmer's Union Square Theatre, playing largely comedy roles. She created the part of Louise in '' The Two Orphans'' and then became known as one of the best emotional actresses of her time. Her first starring tour was in 1876. She was performing the play ''The Two Orphans'' on December 5, 1876, at the Brooklyn Theatre in New York when a fire broke out and killed 278 people. Claxton first married in 1865 to Isad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
