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Dockery (other)
Dockery may refer to: Places * Dockery, Mississippi, a community in the United States * Dockery, Missouri, a community in the United States * Dockery Plantation, Mississippi, birthplace of Delta blues music People with the surname * Alexander Monroe Dockery (1845–1926), American politician from Missouri *Alfred Dockery (1797–1875), American politician from North Carolina *C.C. (Doc) Dockery (1933–2022), American businessman and political advisor *Derrick Dockery (born 1980), American football player *Gerald Dockery (born 1970), American football player *John Dockery (born 1944), American sportscaster and American football player *Kevin Dockery (born 1984), American football player *Michelle Dockery (born 1981), British actress *Oliver H. Dockery (1830–1906), American politician from North Carolina * Paula Dockery (born 1961), American politician from Florida *Sam Dockery (1929–2015), American pianist *Sean Dockery (born 1983), American basketball player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dockery, Mississippi
Dockery is an unincorporated community located in Sunflower County, Mississippi. Dockery is located on Mississippi Highway 8 and is approximately east of Cleveland and west of Ruleville. The historic Dockery Plantation Dockery Plantation was a cotton plantation and sawmill in Dockery, Mississippi, on the Sunflower River between Ruleville and Cleveland, Mississippi. It is widely regarded as the place where Delta blues music was born. Palmer, Robert (1981). '' ... is located in Dockery. References Unincorporated communities in Sunflower County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi {{SunflowerCountyMS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dockery, Missouri
Dockery is an unincorporated community in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The community is on Missouri Route 13 approximately five miles north-northeast of Richmond. Crooked River flows past the south side of the community. History A post office called Dockery was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1904. The community has the name of Alexander Monroe Dockery Alexander Monroe Dockery (February 11, 1845 – December 26, 1926) was an American physician and politician who served as the 30th governor of Missouri from 1901 to 1905. A Democrat, he was a member of the United States House of Representa ..., a state legislator and afterward 30th Governor of Missouri. References Unincorporated communities in Ray County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{RayCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dockery Plantation
Dockery Plantation was a cotton plantation and sawmill in Dockery, Mississippi, on the Sunflower River between Ruleville and Cleveland, Mississippi. It is widely regarded as the place where Delta blues music was born. Palmer, Robert (1981). ''Deep Blues''. . Blues musicians resident at Dockery included Charley Patton, Robert Johnson and Howlin' Wolf. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. History The plantation was started in 1895 by Will Dockery (1865–1936), a graduate of the University of Mississippi who originally bought the land for its timber but soon recognized the richness of its soil. At the time, much of the Delta area was still a wilderness of cypress and gum trees, roamed by panthers and wolves and plagued with mosquitoes. The land was gradually cleared and drained for cotton cultivation, which encouraged an influx of black labourers. Some became settled sharecroppers, who would work a portion of the land in return for a shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Monroe Dockery
Alexander Monroe Dockery (February 11, 1845 – December 26, 1926) was an American physician and politician who served as the 30th governor of Missouri from 1901 to 1905. A Democrat, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 3rd district from 1883 to 1899. Early life Alexander Dockery, only child of Willis E. and Sarah Ellen Dockery, was born near Gallatin, Daviess County, Missouri.Christensen, Lawrence O., ''Dictionary of Missouri Biography'', University of Missouri Press, 1999, pp.243–244 His father was a Methodist minister and one of the early settlers to the county. The young Dockery attended the local public schools and then studied for a brief time at Macon Academy in (Macon, Missouri) before attending the St. Louis Medical College (now Washington University School of Medicine), graduating on March 2, 1865. Dockery established a medical practice in Linneus, Missouri and attended post-graduate lectures at Bellevue College (Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Dockery
Alfred Dockery (December 11, 1797 – December 3, 1873) was an American Congressional Representative from North Carolina. Early life and career Alfred Dockery was born near Rockingham, North Carolina.Eicher, p. 211. He attended the public schools and engaged in planting. Dockery was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons in 1822. He was also the father of Oliver Hart Dockery, who was born in 1830. Dockery was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1835, where he advocated the liberal position "that free blacks should continue to be allowed to vote, which the convention rejected." He then served in the North Carolina State Senate from 1836 to 1844. Dockery was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847). He declined to be a candidate for re-election in 1846 to the Thirtieth Congress, but was elected to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853). He was the unsuccessful Whig candidate for Governor of N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Dockery
Derrick Dewayne Dockery (born September 7, 1980) is a former professional American football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Texas. Early years Dockery was born in Dallas County, Texas. He attended Lakeview Centennial High School in Garland, Texas, where he played football for the Lakeview Patriots. As a senior in 1998, he was tabbed as a second-team All-USA offensive lineman by ''USA Today'', and second-team Class 5A all-state selection by the Texas Sports Writers Association. He was a two-time first-team all-district performer at offensive tackle. College career Dockery accepted a football scholarship from the University of Texas at Austin. He played for coach Mack Brown's Texas Longhorns football team from 1999 to 2002. As a true freshman in 1999, he served as a backup offensive guard, but saw action in all 14 games, including the Cotton Bowl Classic, at b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Dockery
Gerald Dockery (born August 17, 1970) is a former American football wide receiver who played four seasons in the Arena Football League with the Texas Terror, Grand Rapids Rampage and Houston ThunderBears. He attended Worthing High School in Houston, Texas. He first enrolled at Arizona Western College before transferring to Eastern New Mexico University. Dockery was also a member of the Calgary Stampeders. Dockery was inducted into Evan E. Worthings 2022 Wall of Fame class as a QB '85-'89. He served as head coach of the Katy Ruff Riders from 2007 to 2010 and was head coach of the Houston Stallions from 2011 to 2012. He was the offensive coordinator of the Corpus Christi Fury in 2016. In 2018, he joined the Georgia Doom as the team's offensive coordinator and assistant head coach. After head coach Derek Stingley left the team in May 2018, Dockery became the team's new head coach and defeated the league-leading Richmond Roughriders in his first game. The Doom went on to defeat bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dockery
John Dockery (September 6, 1944) is an American sportscaster and former American football defensive back who played for the New York Jets and later the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1968 to 1973. He graduated from Brooklyn Preparatory a Jesuit High School where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jets out of Harvard. He spent the last two years of his playing career with the Steelers. pro-football-reference.com In 1965, he played for the now defunct Sagamore Clouters of the |
Kevin Dockery
Kevin Dockery (born January 8, 1984) is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Mississippi State. Dockery has also been a member of the St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers. He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII against the New England Patriots. College career Dockery played in 44 games with 37 starts at cornerback for the Bulldogs and was credited with 195 tackles (117 solo) he also had 6 interceptions, 22 pass breakups and 2 sacks. Professional career New York Giants Dockery signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2006. His first career interception was a 96-yard return for a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys in week 7 of the 2006 NFL season. He finished his rookie season with 35 tackles, two interceptions, and seven pass deflections in 14 games. Dockery missed three games in 2007 with injuries, but in 13 games played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Dockery
Michelle Suzanne Dockery (born 15 December 1981) is an English television and film actress. She is best known for her leading performance as Lady Mary Crawley in the ITV television period drama series ''Downton Abbey'' (2010–2015), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Dockery made her professional stage debut in ''His Dark Materials'' in 2004. For her role as Eliza Doolittle in the 2007 London revival of ''Pygmalion'', she was nominated for the Evening Standard Award. For her role in the 2009 play ''Burnt by the Sun'', she earned an Olivier Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Dockery has appeared in the films '' Hanna'' (2011), ''Anna Karenina'' (2012), '' Non-Stop'' (2014), and '' The Gentlemen'' (2019). On television, Dockery has also played lead roles on the drama series '' Good Behavior'' and the Netflix miniseries '' Godless'', for which she received he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver H
Oliver may refer to: Arts, entertainment and literature Books * ''Oliver the Western Engine'', volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry * ''Oliver Twist'', a novel by Charles Dickens Fictional characters * Ariadne Oliver, in the novels of Agatha Christie * Oliver (Disney character) * Oliver Fish, a gay police officer on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live'' * Oliver Hampton, in the American television series ''How to Get Away with Murder'' * Oliver Jones (''The Bold and the Beautiful''), on the American soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' * Oliver Lightload, in the movie ''Cars'' * Oliver Oken, from ''Hannah Montana'' * Oliver (paladin), a paladin featured in the Matter of France * Oliver Queen, DC Comic book hero also known as the Green Arrow * Oliver (Thomas and Friends character), a locomotive in the Thomas and Friends franchise * Oliver Trask, a controversial minor character from the first season of ''The O.C.'' * Oliver Twist (character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Dockery
Paula Dockery (born June 6, 1961) is an independent politician from the U.S. state of Florida. She served as a member of the Florida Senate for ten years, representing parts of Central Florida from 2002 to 2012 as a Republican. Previously, she served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing a Lakeland-based district from 1996 until her election to the Senate. In January 2017, she left the Republican Party and became an independent. Early life Dockery was born Paula Louise Bono in Queens, New York, on June 6, 1961. Her family moved to Florida in 1968, and she graduated from Coral Springs High School in 1979. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Florida in 1983. While at UF, she was a member of Student Senate, served on the O'Connell Center Board of Managers, Chaired the Affairs & Ethics Committee, and was a graduate teaching assistant. In 1985 she married Mark Fisher, an aide to United States Senator Lawton Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
