Portlock
Portlock is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Jenice Dena Portlock (born 1987), also known as Sabi, is an American pop singer, songwriter, dancer and actress *Joseph Ellison Portlock (1794–1864), British geologist and soldier *Nathaniel Portlock (c. 1748–1817), British ship’s captain, maritime fur traderand author See also *Portlock, Alaska Portlock (Sugpiaq: ''Arrulaa'ik'') is a ghost town in the U.S. state of Alaska, located on the southern edge of the Kenai Peninsula, around south of Seldovia. It is located in Port Chatham bay, from which an adjacent community takes its name. Nam ...

Nathaniel Portlock
Nathaniel Portlock (c. 1748 – 12 September 1817) was a British ship's captain, maritime fur trader, and author. He entered the Royal Navy in 1772 as an able seaman, serving in . In 1776 he joined as master's mate and served on the third Pacific voyage of James Cook. During the expedition, in August 1779, he was transferred to . He passed his lieutenant's examination on 7 September 1780, then served on in the Channel fleet. On Cook's third voyage, furs obtained in present-day British Columbia and Alaska sold for good prices when the expedition called at Macao. In 1785 Richard Cadman Etches and partners, including Portlock and George Dixon formed a partnership, commonly called the King George's Sound Company, to develop the fur trade. Dixon had also served on ''Resolution'' in the Pacific Ocean under Cook. In September 1785 Portlock and Dixon sailed from England. Portlock was in command of the larger vessel, the 320-ton ( bm) , with a crew of 59. Dixon's was in command o ...
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Joseph Ellison Portlock
Major-General Joseph Ellison Portlock (30 September 1794 – 14 February 1864) was born at Gosport and was a British geologist and soldier, the only son of Nathaniel Portlock, and a captain in the Royal Navy. Educated at Blundell's School and the Royal Military Academy, Portlock entered the Royal Engineers in 1813. In 1814, he took part in the frontier operations in Canada. In 1824, he was selected by Lieut-colonel (afterwards Major-General) T.F. Colby (1784–1852) to take part in Ordnance Survey of Ireland. He was engaged for several years in the trigonometrical branch and subsequently compiled information on the physical aspects, geology, and economic products of Ireland, including the Memoir for which he wrote substantial sections on productive economy. In 1837, he formed at Belfast a geological and statistical office, a museum for geological and zoological specimens, and a laboratory for the examination of soils. The work was then carried on by Portlock as the geological ...
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Jenice Dena Portlock
Jenice Dena Portlock (born November 24, 1987), also known as Sabi, is an American pop singer, songwriter, dancer and actress from Los Angeles, California. She was formerly part of the hip hop girl group The Bangz. Biography Early life and career beginnings As a kid growing up in Inglewood, California, daughter of a Salvadoran mother and African American father, Sabi was raised in a bilingual Spanish and English language household and spent every other weekend watching MTV at her father's house after her parents split up. Her father had cable television and her mother didn't, so she and her sisters were glued to the screen watching music videos all day – she especially loved watching Michael Jackson, Prince, and Sade. That's when she gained her immense passion for singing and song writing and made the decision that she wanted to be a performer. "I remember watching the Michael Jackson: Moonwalker video over and over and trying to pick up Michael's moves", she once said in ...
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