Paxton (name)
Paxton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Bill Paxton (1955–2017), American actor * Elisha F. Paxton (1828–1863), American Civil War general in the Confederate army * Elizabeth Okie Paxton (1878–1972), American painter * Floyd Paxton (1918–1975), American inventor and businessman * Gary S. Paxton (1939–2016), American musician and record producer * Geoffrey Paxton, Australian Anglican minister * George Paxton (c. 1914–1989) American bandleader, composer, and arranger * J. F. Paxton (1857–1936), Canadian ice hockey administrator * James Paxton (other) ** James Paxton (actor) (born 1994), American actor ** James Paxton (baseball) (born 1988), Canadian baseball pitcher ** James E. Paxton (born 1963), American politician * Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton (born 1989), American blues musician and singer * John Paxton (other) ** John Paxton (1911–1985), American screenwriter ** John Paxton (footballer) (1890 ...
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Bill Paxton
William Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor and filmmaker. He appeared in films such as '' Weird Science'' (1985), ''Aliens'' (1986), ''Near Dark'' (1987), '' Tombstone'' (1993), ''True Lies'' (1994), '' Apollo 13'' (1995), ''Twister'' (1996), ''Titanic'' (1997), '' A Simple Plan'' (1998), ''Edge of Tomorrow'' (2014), and '' Nightcrawler'' (2014). Paxton starred in the HBO drama series ''Big Love'' (2006–2011), for which he earned three Golden Globe Award nominations during the show's run. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for portraying Randall McCoy in the History channel miniseries '' Hatfields & McCoys'' (2012). Early life Bill Paxton was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 17, 1955, the son of Mary Lou ( ''née'' Gray; 1926–2016) and John Lane Paxton (1920–2011). His mother was a Roman Catholic who raised him and his siblings in her faith. His father was a businessman, lumber wholesaler, ...
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Lonie Paxton
Leonidas E. "Lonie" Paxton III (born March 13, 1978) is a former American football long snapper. He played college football at California State University, Sacramento#Athletics, Sacramento State and was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2000 NFL season, 2000. Paxton also played for the Denver Broncos. Early years When Paxton was a child growing up in southern California, he and his father would attend Los Angeles Rams games, where his father, a retired construction worker and football fan, had season tickets in seats right next to where the long snappers would practice during the game. At Centennial High School (Corona, California), Centennial High School in Corona, California, Paxton was a three-year starter as a two-way lineman and long snapper. As a senior, he was selected as the team's Lineman of the Year. College career At Sacramento State, Paxton was a four-year starter as a long snapper and an offensive lineman. As a junior, he was part of ...
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William Paxton (other)
William Paxton may refer to: Politicians * William F. Paxton (born 1946), American politician from Kentucky * William A. Paxton (1837–1907), American politician and businessman from Nebraska * Sir William Paxton (British businessman) (1744–1824), British MP and businessman * William T. Paxton (1869–1942), American politician in the Virginia Senate Others * William Paxton (Australian businessman) (1818–1893), pharmacist and investor in South Australia * William Paxton (musician) (1737–1781), English cellist * William McGregor Paxton (1869–1941), American painter * Bill Paxton (1955–2017), American actor and director * Bill Paxton (computer scientist) See also * Bill Paxon Leon William Paxon (born April 29, 1954) is an American lobbyist and former member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Early life Paxon was born in Akron, New York, near Buffalo. At the age of 15, Paxon volunteered for ...

Tom Paxton
Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer-songwriter who has had a music career spanning more than fifty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.Power Of Just Plain Folk, Tom Paxton Humbly Garners Life Grammy
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HMS Speedy (1798)
The schooner or gunboat HMS ''Speedy'' sank in a snowstorm in Lake Ontario south of the future site of Brighton, Ontario, and west of Prince Edward County, Ontario, Prince Edward County, on 8 October 1804, with the loss of all hands. The sinking changed the course of Canadian history because of the prominence of the citizens of the tiny colony of Upper Canada lost in the disastrous event. The ship was built for the Provincial Marine in 1798 at the Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard, Point Frederick Navy Depot and was used to transport government officials and supplies. Description HMS ''Speedy'' was one of five warships rushed into service, quickly built from green timber at Kingston, Ontario, Cataraqui (present-day Kingston) in 1798, to help defend British Upper Canada from the perceived threat from the newly formed United States. That threat was later realised as the War of 1812, but ''Speedy'' would not survive to see service in that conflict. ''Speedy'' carried four-pound guns ...
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Lord Provost Of Glasgow
The Right Honourable Lord Provost of Glasgow is the convener of the Glasgow City Council. Elected by the city councillors, the Lord Provost serves not only as the chair of that body, but as a figurehead for the entire city. The office is equivalent in many ways to the institution of mayor that exists in the cities of many other countries. The Lord Provost of the City of Glasgow, by virtue of office, is also: *Lord-Lieutenant of the County of the City of Glasgow *a Commissioner of Northern Lighthouses. Each of the 32 Scottish local authorities elects a provost, but it is only the four main cities, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee that have a Lord Provost, who also serves as the lord-lieutenant for the city. This is codified in the ''Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994''. As of 2017, the role attracts an salary of £41,546, plus an annual expenses budget of £5000. The current Lord Provost of Glasgow, elected in May 2022, is Jacqueline McLaren. The Lord Provo ...
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Sir Thomas Paxton, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Paxton, 1st Baronet (9 May 1860 – 15 March 1930), was a Scottish politician. Paxton was Lord Provost of Glasgow and Lord-Lieutenant of Glasgow between 1920 and 1923. He was created a baronet, of Letham in the Parish of Monimail in the County of Fife, in 1923. He declined to contest Glasgow Central in the 1923 general election. Paxton died in March 1930, aged 69, when the baronetcy became extinct. References External linksPortrait of Sir Thomas Paxton, Bt by William Orpen Major Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen, (27 November 1878 – 29 September 1931) was an Irish artist who worked mainly in London. Orpen was a fine draughtsman and a popular, commercially successful painter of portraits for the well-to-do in .... {{DEFAULTSORT:Paxton, Thomas 1860 births 1930 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Lord Provosts of Glasgow ...
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Thomas Paxton
Thomas Charles Paxton (November 27, 1820July 3, 1887) was a Canadian politician, businessman and sheriff. As a partner in industrial business ventures, he was one of the founding fathers of Port Perry. He helped establish the first steam-powered sawmill on Lake Scugog in 1846, then later operated a flour mill and was a partner in a foundry which manufactured machinery for agriculture and mills. He turned to politics in 1854, served as the second reeve of Scugog, Reach and Scugog Townships, and he was the first person to represent the Ontario North (provincial electoral district), Ontario North electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He won four elections to the provincial parliament, where he served in office from 1867 to 1881, and took interest in legislation for railways and the timber industry. He partnered with other local businessmen in 1867 to construct the Port Whitby and Port Perry Railway which was completed in 1872. He resigned from the legislature i ...
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Thomas Paxton (other)
Thomas Paxton (1820–1887) was an Ontario politician. Thomas Paxton may also refer to: * Sir Thomas Paxton, 1st Baronet (1860–1930), Scottish politician * Tom Paxton Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer-songwriter who has had a music career spanning more than fifty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Steve Paxton
Steve Paxton (born 1939 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an experimental dancer and choreographer. His early background was in gymnastics while his later training included three years with Merce Cunningham and a year with José Limón. As a founding member of the Judson Dance Theater, he performed works by Yvonne Rainer and Trisha Brown. He was a founding member of the experimental group Grand Union and in 1972 named and began to develop the dance form known as Contact Improvisation, a form of dance that utilizes the physical laws of friction, momentum, gravity, and inertia to explore the relationship between dancers. Paxton believed that even an untrained dancer could contribute to the dance form, and so began his great interest in pedestrian movement. After working with Cunningham and developing chance choreography, defined as any movement being his generation whose approach has influenced choreography globally. He attempts to remain reclusive, except when performing, teaching and ch ...
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Sara Paxton
Sara Paxton (born April 25, 1988) is an American actress, voice artist, and singer. She began acting at an early age, appearing in minor roles in both films and television shows, before rising to fame in 2004, after playing the title role in the television series ''Darcy's Wild Life'' (2004-2006) and Sarah Borden in '' Summerland'' (2004). Paxton's other films include '' Aquamarine'' (2006), '' Return to Halloweentown'' (2006), ''Sydney White'' (2007), '' Superhero Movie'' (2008), '' The Innkeepers'' (2011) and '' The Front Runner'' (2018). Early life Paxton was born in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, as the only child of Lucia ( Menchaca Zuckerman) and Steve Paxton. Her mother, Lucia, was born to a Jewish family in Monterrey, Mexico and raised in the city of Ciudad Acuña.Damarys, ''Sara Paxton in 'The Last House on the Left' ''published by sitv.com date=2009-03-13 Paxton's father is of English and Scottish descent, and he converted to Judaism upon marrying her mother. ...
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Robert Paxton
Robert Owen Paxton (born June 15, 1932) is an American political scientist and historian specializing in Vichy France, fascism, and Europe during the World War II era. He is Mellon Professor Emeritus of Social Science in the Department of History at Columbia University. Early life Paxton was born on June 15, 1932, in Lexington, Virginia. After attending secondary school in New England, he received a B.A. from Washington and Lee University in 1954. Later, he won a Rhodes Scholarship and spent two years earning an M.A. at Merton College, Oxford, where he studied under historians including James Joll and John Roberts (historian), John Roberts. He earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1963. Career Paxton taught at the University of California, Berkeley and the State University of New York at Stony Brook before joining the faculty of Columbia University in 1969. He served there for the remainder of his career, retiring in 1997. He remains a professor emeritus. He has contribut ...
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