Upshur may refer to:
Places:
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Upshur County, Texas, county located in the U.S. state of Texas
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Upshur County, West Virginia, county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia
Surname:
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Abel P. Upshur
Abel Parker Upshur (June 17, 1790 – February 28, 1844) was a lawyer, planter, slaveowner, judge and politician from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Active in Virginia state politics for decades, with a brother and a nephew who became distinguis ...
(1790–1844), American lawyer, Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of State
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Franklin Upshur
Franklin Upshur (November 27, 1875 – August 16, 1965) was an American politician and lawyer. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates in 1924 and as state's attorney of Worcester County, Maryland from 1947 to 1951.
Early life
Franklin Ups ...
(1875–1965), American politician and lawyer
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George M. Upshur (1847–1924), American politician and lawyer
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George P. Upshur (1799–1852), officer in the United States Navy, brother of Abel P. Upshur
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John Henry Upshur
John Henry Upshur (5 December 1823 – 30 May 1917) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War.
Early life
Upshur—born John Henry Nottingham in Northampton County, Virginia D ...
(1823–1917), admiral in the United States Navy in the Mexican-American War and American Civil War
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Ross Upshur
Ross Upshur (born 1958) is a Canadian physician and researcher. He is a professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada, and heads its public health division.
Upshur received a BA in philosoph ...
, FRCPC, Canadian physician and researcher
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William P. Upshur
Major General William Peterkin Upshur (October 28, 1881 – July 21, 1943) was the recipient of the United States' highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in 1915 during the Haitian Campaign.
Biography
William Upshur w ...
(1881–1943), recipient of the Medal of Honor—for actions in 1915 during the Haitian Campaign
Fictional Characters:
* Miles Upshur, main protagonist in the 2013
survival horror video game
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Outlast''.
Given name:
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John Upshur Dennis Page (1904–1950), United States Army officer from Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Robert "Bob" Upshur Woodward (born 1943), American investigative journalist and non-fiction author
Ships:
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USS Abel P. Upshur (DD-193), Clemson class destroyer in the United States Navy
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USS Upshur (DD-144), Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy
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USNS Upshur (T-AP-198), Barrett class transport ship of the United States Navy
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