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Irby (surname)
Irby is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anthony Irby (died 1625), English Master of Chancery, Recorder and MP of Boston * Anthony Irby (1577–1610), English politician * Anthony Irby (1605–1682), English Member of Parliament for Boston * Charles Irby, software architect * Charles Leonard Irby (1789-1845), explorer and writer, son of Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston * Edward Irby (1676–1718), English Member of Parliament * Frederick Paul Irby (1779–1844), Royal Navy officer and son of Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston * Henry Irby (1807–1879), founder of Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia * Howard Irby (1836–1905), British ornithologist and army officer * John L. M. Irby (1854–1900), US Senator representing South Carolina * John R. Irby, editor of the ''Bismarck Tribune'' * Joyce Irby, bassist and co-lead vocalist of Klymaxx * Lee Irby (born 1963), American novelist and historian * Lynna Irby (born 1998), American sprinter * Kenneth Irby (born 1936), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Irby (died 1625)
Anthony Irby (1547 – 6 October 1625) was an England, English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1622. Background Irby was the only son of Thomas Irby of Whaplode and his wife Isabel Serjeant, daughter of Thomas Serjeant. He matriculated from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge in 1559 and was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1569. His uncle was Leonard Irby. He was commissioner for sewers in Lincolnshire in 1564. Career Irby became Recorder (legal office), recorder and town clerk of Stamford, Lincolnshire. In 1588 some of the burgesses of Stamford terminated his appointment as recorder and possibly as a result, when he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) that year, it was for Boston (UK Parliament constituency), Boston. After making enquiries in January 1589, the Privy Council ordered in March that Irby, "a gentleman of good discretion, credit and learning", should be reinstated as rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Irby
Joyce "Fenderella" Irby (born July 16, 1954) is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and producer. She was the co-lead vocalist of the all-female band Klymaxx. Irby has also worked with artists such as Lloyd, Troop, Sammie, The SOS Band and Shalamar. Career In her teenage years, she used to stand outside concert arenas in the South with her bass around her neck, playing on loading ramps. There she was first noticed by George Clinton. He used to make her sit with him after concerts, encouraging her by listening to her play. George Clinton/P-Funk Collective She originally signed on with George Clinton's P-Funk Collective as "Fenderella". While she never featured on any Funkadelic/George Clinton albums, she considers him her lifetime friend and mentor. Klymaxx Dick Griffey, president of Solar Records, saw Irby perform on a loading ramp and asked Leon Sylvers, the producer, if he could contact her. They were in search of a female bass player for their new group K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Irby
Samantha McKiver Irby (born February 13, 1980) is an American comedian, essayist, blogger, and television writer. She is the creator and author of the blog ''bitches gotta eat'', where she writes humorous observations about her own life and modern society more broadly. Her books ''We Are Never Meeting in Real Life'' and ''Wow, No Thank You.'' were both ''New York Times'' best-sellers. She is a recipient of the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for bisexual nonfiction. She has been a writer and/or co-producer for TV shows including HBO's reboot of ''Sex and the City'', ''Work in Progress'', '' Shrill'', and ''Tuca & Bertie''. In 2016, FX announced that they had purchased the television rights to Irby's 2013 memoir ''Meaty'' and her blog, with the intent to adapt them into a series. Early life Samantha McKiver Irby’s middle name is her maternal grandmother's maiden name. She was born on February 13, 1980, and grew up in Evanston, Illinois. She attended Evanston Township High School. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulina Irby
Paulina or Paullina (, ) was a name shared by three relatives of the Roman Emperor Hadrian: his mother, his elder sister and his niece. Mother of Hadrian Domitia Paulina or Paullina, Domitia Paulina Major or Paulina Major, (''Major'' Latin for ''the elder''), also known as Paulina the Elder (?-85/86). Paulina was a Roman woman born in Spain who lived in the 1st century. She was a daughter of a distinguished senatorial family. Paulina originally came from Gades (modern Cádiz, Spain). Gades was one of the wealthiest Roman cities. Little is known of the life of Paulina. She may have been related to Domitia Lucilla the grandmother of Marcus Aurelius. G. Di Vita-Evard speculated that they might have been half-sisters. Paulina married Spanish Roman Publius Aelius Hadrianus Afer, a praetor who was a paternal cousin of Roman Emperor Trajan. Paulina and Afer had two children, a daughter Aelia Domitia Paulina (75-130) and a son emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus (76-138). Around 85/86 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Irby
Nathan C. Irby (born 1931 or 1932) is an American former politician in the state of Maryland. He served in the Maryland State Senate The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. Composed of 47 senators elected from an equal number of constituent single- ... as a Democrat from the 45th district from 1982 to 1995. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Irby, Nathan Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Irby
Michael Clinton Irby (born November 16, 1972) is an American actor known for portraying Sergeant First Class Charles Grey in the CBS series ''The Unit'' (2006–2009), and more recently, for his work as Obispo 'Bishop' Losa in ''Mayans M.C.'' (2018–) and Cristobal Sifuentes on the HBO series ''Barry'' (2018–). Early life and education Irby was born in Palm Springs, California, the son of Ernie and Cynthia Ann Irby. He is of mixed Mexican-American and African-American heritage and has two brothers, Jason and Ernest III. With a lifelong love for association football, he played in Europe as part of Team USA before he was forced to give it up due to injury. Following the end of his football career, he attended College of the Desert in Palm Desert, California and Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California. His drama professor encouraged him to pursue a career in theater at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York City. Personal life Irby is married to Susan Matus, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Irby
Frances Margaret Wodehouse, Countess of Kimberley (1 December 1884 – 4 January 1950) was an English socialite and member of the Bright Young Things. She married three times, always with members of the British aristocracy. She scandalized society when she went to live with her future second husband without waiting for her divorce to be effective. Biography Frances Margaret Irby was the only daughter of Lt.-Col. Leonard Howard Loyd Irby and Mary Brandling.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage'', 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003 Since her presentation at court on 1 June 1906, presented by Lady de Blaquiere, Irby, according to the journals of the time, showed to be somewhat wild. She married three times. On 12 December 1905, Frances Margaret Irby married Sir Morgan George Crofton, 6th Baronet (1879–1958), son of Capt. Edward Hugh Crofton and Isabel Annie Julia Miller; they divorced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Irby
Kenneth Lee Irby (November 18, 1936 – July 30, 2015) was an American poet. He won a 2010 Shelley Memorial Award. He is sometimes associated with the Black Mountain poets, especially with Robert Duncan, Robert Creeley, and Ed Dorn. He was born in Bowie, Texas, and In 1940 he moved to Fort Scott, Kansas with his family. He graduated from the University of Kansas, from Harvard University with an A.M., and from the University of California, Berkeley with a M.L.S. degree. He was a visiting professor at the University of Copenhagen on a Fulbright grant. Irby's last role was as a professor of English at the University of Kansas. A colloquium held at the University of Kansas on November 5, 2011 honored Irby's work, on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Contributions were made by fellow poets Joseph Harrington, Denise Low, Benjamin Friedlander, Pierre Joris, and Lyn Hejinian Lyn Hejinian (born May 17, 1941) is an American poet, essayist, translator and publisher. She is often ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynna Irby
Lynna Irby (born December 6, 1998) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100m, 200m, and 400m dash events. At the 400m dash, she set an all-time world record at the age of 12 running 54.57 before becoming the fastest American 400m high school runner in the last 20 years. She gained 16 national titles from Jr Olympic and Youth National meets. Irby has won silver medals in the event at both the 2015 World Youth Championships and the 2016 World Junior Championships. Career Irby started running track at the age of nine for the Indiana Storm Track Club. She attended Pike High School, where she won Gatorade Player of the year for the state of Indiana in 2015 and in 2016. She was also awarded the 2016 Indiana Sports Award presented by the Indianapolis Star newspaper, and earned Pike High School's MVP 3 years straight. Irby led her high school team to runner up at the state meet her Freshman year earning 30 individual points. Her sophomore year Irby again earned 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Irby
Lee Irby (born 1963) is an American novelist and historian. He is the author of three major novels. The first,'' 7,000'' Clams (as of 2010, in 596 libraries according to WorldCat), and was reviewed in ''The North American Review'' and many newspapers. His later work, ''The Up and Up'' (as of 2010, in 406 libraries according to WorldCat), and was reviewed even more widely.Entertainment Weekly - Jun 2, 2006; Tampa Tribune - Jul 2, 2006; Publishers Weekly - Apr 10, 2006; Kirkus Reviews - May 1, 2006 ; New York Daily News - Jun 11, 2006 Both were published by Doubleday. Irby's work centers on the quirks of Florida's history, the interplay of natural beauty and rampant corruption and violence that marked the Sunshine State in the 1920s. In early 2012, he released "The Van", a novel following the life of a VW Bus. He taught at Eckerd College, a private liberal arts school located in St. Petersburg, Florida. Irby was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1963. He graduat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John R
John R. (born John Richbourg, August 20, 1910 - February 15, 1986) was an American radio disc jockey who attained fame in the 1950s and 1960s for playing rhythm and blues music on Nashville radio station WLAC. He was also a notable record producer and artist manager. Richbourg was arguably the most popular and charismatic of the four announcers at WLAC who showcased popular African-American music in nightly programs from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. (The other three were Gene Nobles, Herman Grizzard, and Bill "Hoss" Allen.) Later rock music disc jockeys, such as Alan Freed and Wolfman Jack, mimicked Richbourg's practice of using speech that simulated African-American street language of the mid-twentieth century. Richbourg's highly stylized approach to on-air presentation of both music and advertising earned him popularity, but it also created identity confusion. Because Richbourg and fellow disc jockey Allen used African-American speech patterns, many listeners thought that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Irby (1577–1610)
Anthony Irby (1547 – 6 October 1625) was an England, English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1622. Background Irby was the only son of Thomas Irby of Whaplode and his wife Isabel Serjeant, daughter of Thomas Serjeant. He matriculated from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge in 1559 and was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1569. His uncle was Leonard Irby. He was commissioner for sewers in Lincolnshire in 1564. Career Irby became Recorder (legal office), recorder and town clerk of Stamford, Lincolnshire. In 1588 some of the burgesses of Stamford terminated his appointment as recorder and possibly as a result, when he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) that year, it was for Boston (UK Parliament constituency), Boston. After making enquiries in January 1589, the Privy Council ordered in March that Irby, "a gentleman of good discretion, credit and learning", should be reinstated as rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
