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Posey (surname)
Posey is an English-language surname most commonly found in North America. Notable people with the surname include: *Amanda Posey, British film producer * Bill Posey, U.S. representative from Florida *Buster Posey, Major League Baseball player *Carnot Posey, Confederate general in the American Civil War *Cumberland Posey, Negro league baseball owner *Darrell A. Posey, ethnobiologist * Francis B. Posey, Indiana lawyer and politician * Hercules Posey, enslaved African owned by President George Washington *James Posey, basketball player *John Posey (actor), actor * John Adams Posey, Indiana lawyer and politician * John Wesley Posey, Indiana abolitionist *Kailia Posey, American beauty pageant contestant *Parker Posey (born 1968), American actress * Parker McKenna Posey (born 1995), American actress *Sam Posey, American racecar driver and sports broadcast journalist *Sandy Posey, American singer *Thomas Posey, 19th-century U.S. general and politician, namesake of Posey County, Indiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Posey
Amanda Rachel Posey (born June 1965) is a British film producer, best known for her films '' An Education'' (2009) and ''Brooklyn'' (2015), produced with frequent collaborator Finola Dwyer. She is married to novelist and screenwriter Nick Hornby, with whom she has two sons. Career In 2015, Posey produced an historical drama film ''Brooklyn'', starring Saoirse Ronan, directed by John Crowley based on the screenplay by Nick Hornby. She received an Academy Award nomination for the film for Best Picture at the 88th Academy Awards along with Finola Dwyer. Selected filmography * 1997: '' Fever Pitch'' (producer) * 2004: '' The Open Doors'' (Short, executive producer) * 2005: '' Fever Pitch'' (producer) * 2009: '' An Education'' (producer) * 2012: ''Quartet'' (associate producer) * 2014: '' A Long Way Down'' (producer) * 2015: ''Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wesley Posey
: ''For entries on other people named John Wesley, see John Wesley (other).'' John Wesley Posey (1801–1884) was a significant figure in the Underground Railroad in Indiana, America. Posey was one of the organizers of the Anti-Slavery League of Indiana. A significant source of information on the Underground Railroad in Indiana is William Cockrum's 1915 work, ''History of the Underground Railroad, as It Was Conducted by the Anti-Slavery League''. According to Cockrum, Posey owned a coal mine that served as a way station for as many as 1000 escaped slaves. (This is one of the rare instances in which the underground railroad was actually subterranean.) Posey also helped to organize the activities of the Anti-Slavery League. According to Cockrum, the League operated a spy network in Kentucky. Agents of the League masquerading as traveling peddlers would make contact with slaves and help the slaves escape. Posey was a medical doctor. He volunteered as a surgeon for the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Posey
On June 21, 2024, four people were killed and nine others injured in a mass shooting at the Mad Butcher supermarket in Fordyce, Arkansas, United States. Shooting At 11:38 a.m. CDT, police received calls about an active shooter at the Mad Butcher supermarket. The shooting, carried out by 44-year-old Travis Posey, who was armed with a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun, pistol, and wore a bandolier, began in the supermarket's parking lot, close to U.S Route 79. After firing at people in the parking lot, Posey then moved inside the grocery store where he fired upon customers and employees. When five law enforcement officers arrived at the scene from the Dallas County Sheriff's Office and Fordyce Police Department, Posey exited the store and engaged in a shoot-out with officers in the parking lot. Two officers suffered non-life threatening injuries during the ensuing shootout, and the suspect was grazed in the head. He was critically injured, but was also in a non-life threatening ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posey County, Indiana
Posey County is the southernmost, southwesternmost, and westernmost County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Indiana. Its southern border is formed by the Ohio River, and its western border by the Wabash River, a tributary to the Ohio. As of 2020, the population was 25,222. The county seat is Mount Vernon, Indiana, Mount Vernon. Posey County is part of the Evansville metropolitan area, Evansville, Indiana metropolitan statistical area. The Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon, on the Ohio River, is the seventh-largest inland port complex in the nation. Mechanization of dock technology has altered the number of workers at the port, but Posey County is still the seventh-largest internal port in the United States, based on tons of materials handled. Grain from the Midwest is among the products shipped. History After the American Revolutionary War, Posey County was originally considered part of the Northwest Territory, organized in 1787 by the new United States. As part of the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Posey
Thomas Posey (July 9, 1750March 19, 1818) was an officer rising to the rank of Brigadier General in the Continental Army, under commanding General George Washington (1732–1799, commanded 1775–1784), in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), a later commissioned lieutenant colonel during peacetime,in the regular United States Army.but involved in the Northwest Indian War (1785–1795). Later served in the Kentucky Senate as a Kentucky state senator and as Speaker of the Kentucky Senate, the upper chamber of the Kentucky Legislature (state legislature), meeting at the Kentucky State Capitol at the state capital of Frankfort, then the third Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Then the third Governor of the Indiana Territory, 1813–1816, appointed by the fourth President, James Madison (1759–1836, served 1809–1817), during the last three years of the Territory's existence before admission to the federal Union as the xx state of Indiana. Followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Posey
Sandra Lou Posey (June 18, 1944 – July 20, 2024) was an American popular singer who enjoyed success in the 1960s with singles such as her 1966 recording of Martha Sharp's compositions "Born a Woman" and "Single Girl". She was often described as a country music, country singer, although, like Skeeter Davis (to whom she has been frequently compared), her output varied. Later in her career, the term "countrypolitan", associated with the "Nashville sound", was sometimes applied.Michael D'ArcCountrypolitanwww.countrypolitan.com Posey had four hit singles in the United States, three of which peaked at number 12 on the Hot 100.Charlie Gillett & Simon Frith (1976) ''Rock File 4'' Early life and session singer career Posey was born in Jasper, Alabama, on June 18, 1944.Posey’s birth name has sometimes been cited mistakenly as Martha Sharp because Sharp wrote some of her early recordings: see, for example, Hugh Gregory (1993), ''Who's Who In Country Music''. She graduated from high sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Posey
Samuel Felton Posey (born May 26, 1944) is an American former racing driver and sports broadcast journalist. Early life and driving career Posey's father, Lt. (j.g.) Samuel Felton Posey, was killed in the Battle of Okinawa when a kamikaze struck his ship, the . His remains were never recovered. Posey grew up on his grandfather's Connecticut estate near Lime Rock Park. Posey was bought a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL when he was 14 years old, and practiced driving the car around his family farm. He received his first racing lessons from neighbor John Fitch. Sam Posey started as an amateur sports car racer, and graduated to the Can-Am, in a car designed and funded by himself in collaboration with engineer friend Ray Caldwell. Posey raced the Sunoco Camaro for Roger Penske in 1968 in the Trans-Am Series. Chevrolet won the championship based on the Penske team effort. Mark Donohue was the lead driver and he won a remarkable 10 of 13 races. Posey's first race was at Bridgehampton where he f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parker McKenna Posey
Parker McKenna Posey (born August 18, 1995) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Kady Kyle on the television show, ''My Wife and Kids''. Early life Posey was born on August 18, 1995, to Polo Posey and Heather Stone. Career Posey rose to fame at a young age as she portrayed the role of Kady Kyle in the American sitcom, ''My Wife and Kids''. Posey also stars in an American drama television series, '' Games People Play''. She joined the cast of '' A House Divided'' in its second season as she played the role of ''Summer.'' She has been present in a number of music videos, including Grammy-nominated " Beautiful Lies" by Yung Bleu and Kehlani and "Sweet Sweet Baby" by Macy Gray Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967), known professionally as Macy Gray, is an American contemporary R&B, R&B and soul music, soul singer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influence .... Personal life In 2018, Parker's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parker Posey
Parker Christian Posey (born November 8, 1968) is an American actress. Known for playing eccentric characters in independent films, she was named "Queen of the Indies" by ''Time'' in 1997. She has received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Independent Spirit Award. Posey's film credits include '' Dazed and Confused'' (1993), '' Party Girl'', '' Kicking and Screaming'' (both 1995), '' The Daytrippers'' (1996), '' The House of Yes'', '' Clockwatchers'' (both 1997), '' Henry Fool'', '' You've Got Mail'' (both 1998), '' Scream 3'' (2000), '' Josie and the Pussycats'' (2001), '' Blade: Trinity'' (2004), '' Superman Returns'' (2006), '' Broken English'' (2007), '' Irrational Man'' (2015), '' Café Society'' (2016), '' Columbus'' (2017), and '' Beau Is Afraid'' (2023). She has worked with Christopher Guest in his mockumentary films '' Waiting for Guffman'' (1996), '' Best in Show'' (2000), '' A Mighty Wind'' (2003), '' For Your Consideration'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kailia Posey
Kailia Lexis Posey (April 19, 2006 – May 2, 2022) was an American beauty pageant contestant and reality television personality best known for her appearance on the TLC show ''Toddlers & Tiaras''. Career Posey competed in child beauty pageants from the age of three until her death at 16. She was five years old when she appeared on the fourth season of ''Toddlers & Tiaras'', during which she additionally became the subject of the "Grinning Girl" internet meme. Posey won the title of Miss Lynden, Washington Teen in 2021 and Miss Springfield, Missouri Teen in 2022. Death On May 2, 2022, Posey was found dead at Birch Bay State Park in Blaine, Washington. Her death was ruled a suicide by asphyxia Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of deficient supply of oxygen to the body which arises from abnormal breathing. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which affects all the tissues and organs, some more rapidly than others. There are m ... from ligature hanging. Filmography Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Adams Posey
John Adams Posey (1889–1963) was an attorney and political figure in Indiana. Posey served as Judge of the Perry-Spencer Circuit Court, and as Prosecuting Attorney after serving as a pilot in the Army Air Corps during World War I. His family was prominent in southern Indiana politics for more than a century: He was the son of Francis B. Posey, grandson of John Wesley Posey, and a distant relative of General Thomas Posey Thomas Posey (July 9, 1750March 19, 1818) was an officer rising to the rank of Brigadier General in the Continental Army, under commanding General George Washington (1732–1799, commanded 1775–1784), in the American Revolutionary War (1775� .... References Posey Family Crest 1889 births 1963 deaths {{US-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Posey
William Joseph Posey ( ; born December 18, 1947) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he formerly served in the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives. Posey did not seek reelection to the U.S. House in 2024. Early life, education, and business career Posey was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Beatrice (née Tohl) and Walter J. Posey. His mother's family immigrated from Russia and is of Jewish heritage and his father is a Protestant of primarily English ancestry. Posey moved to Florida in 1956 when his father took a job in engineering with McDonnell Douglas, working on the Delta rocket. In 1969, he graduated from Brevard Community College with an Associate of Arts degree. Posey got a job with McDonnell Douglas, and did Apollo Space Program work at Kennedy Space Center until he was laid off. From 1974 to 1976, he worked on the Rockledge Planning Commission. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
