Claiborne
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People
Surname- Billy Claiborne, western outlaw
- Lindy BoggsLindy BoggsMarie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs, usually known as Lindy Boggs , is a United States political figure who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as ambassador to the Vatican. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana...
(Corinne Claiborne Boggs), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana; U.S. Ambassador to Vatican - Craig ClaiborneCraig ClaiborneCraig Claiborne was an American restaurant critic, food writer and former food editor of the New York Times. He was the author of numerous cookbooks and an autobiography...
, U.S. food writer and columnist for the New York Times - Harry E. ClaiborneHarry E. ClaiborneHarry Eugene Claiborne was a United States district court judge who was impeached for tax evasion. He was only the fifth person in U.S. history to be removed from office through impeachment by the U.S...
, member of Nevada House of Representatives - James Robert ClaiborneJames Robert ClaiborneJames Robert Claiborne was an American lawyer and politician from St. Louis, Missouri. He represented Missouri in the U.S. House from 1933 until 1937....
, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri - John ClaiborneJohn ClaiborneJohn Claiborne He was a son of Thomas Claiborne and brother of Thomas Claiborne . He was a Representative from Virginia; born in Brunswick County, Virginia, in 1777; pursued academic studies; was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1798 and...
, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia - John Claiborne (baseball executive)John Claiborne (baseball executive)John W. Claiborne III is a former front-office executive in American Major League Baseball who also was an early president of the New England Sports Network , a regional cable television network primarily owned by the Boston Red Sox that telecasts Bosox baseball and Boston Bruins National Hockey...
- John Francis Hamtramck ClaiborneJohn Francis Hamtramck ClaiborneJohn Francis Hamtramck Claiborne was a Member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Mississippi.-Biography:...
, member of Mississippi state legislature - John Herbert ClaiborneJohn Herbert ClaiborneDr. John Herbert Claiborne was a prominent Virginia politician and a leading medical administrator commanding a series of hospitals serving wounded Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War....
, surgeon and physicist - Liz Claiborne (fashion designer) (1929-2007), pioneer fashion designer and entrepreneur
- Nathaniel ClaiborneNathaniel ClaiborneNathaniel Herbert Claiborne was a nineteenth century politician from Virginia. He was the brother of William Charles Cole Claiborne, the nephew of Thomas Claiborne, the uncle of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne and the great-great-great granduncle Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs and...
, member of Virginia state legislature, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia - Robert ClaiborneRobert ClaiborneRobert Watson Claiborne, Jr. American folk singer, labor organizer and writer.-Overview:Robert Claiborne, grandson of John Herbert Claiborne, was a folk singer and union organizer in the 1940s and 1950s. He travelled and performed with such luminaries as Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly and...
(1919-1990), American folk singer, labor organizer and writer of books on science, anthropology and linguistics - Shane ClaiborneShane ClaiborneShane Claiborne is one of the founding members of The Simple Way in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This community was featured on the cover of Christianity Today as a pioneer in the New Monasticism movement. Claiborne is also a prominent activist for nonviolence and service to the...
, Christian writer, speaker, and activist - Thomas Claiborne (1749–1812), member of Virginia state legislature; member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia
- Thomas Claiborne (1780–1856), lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives; member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee
- William ClaiborneWilliam ClaiborneWilliam Claiborne was an English pioneer, surveyor, and an early settler in Virginia and Maryland. Claiborne became a wealthy planter, a trader, and a major figure in the politics of the colony...
(c.1600-1676), Virginia statesman - William C. C. Claiborne, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee and first Governor of Louisiana
Given name
- C. P. EllisC. P. EllisClaiborne Paul Ellis was a segregationist turned civil rights activist and trade union organizer. Ellis was at one time Exalted Cyclops of a Ku Klux Klan group in Durham....
(Claiborne P. Ellis), Ku Klux Klan member turned civil rights activist - Claiborne PellClaiborne PellClaiborne de Borda Pell was a United States Senator from Rhode Island, serving six terms from 1961 to 1997, and was best known as the sponsor of the Pell Grant, which provides financial aid funding to U.S. college students. A Democrat, he was that state's longest serving senator.-Early years:Pell...
, U.S. senator from Rhode Island
Businesses
- Liz Claiborne, Inc., clothing manufacturer founded by Liz Claiborne; first company founded by a woman to be listed on the Fortune 500
Places
In the United States:- Claiborne, AlabamaClaiborne, AlabamaClaiborne is a ghost town on a bluff above the Alabama River in Monroe County, Alabama. Situated near the Federal Road, Claiborne began during the Mississippi Territory period with a ferry over the river. During the Creek War a large stockade fort, named Fort Claiborne, was established at the...
- Claiborne, LouisianaClaiborne, LouisianaClaiborne is a census-designated place in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 9,830 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Claiborne is located at ....
- Claiborne, MarylandClaiborne, MarylandClaiborne is an unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay near the mouth of the Eastern Bay at , and uses ZIP code 21624. The 2000 U.S. Census lists the population as 147 and the number of homes as 84, slightly down from...
- Claiborne, VirginiaClaiborne, VirginiaClaiborne is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...
- Claiborne County, Tennessee
- Claiborne Parish, LouisianaClaiborne Parish, LouisianaClaiborne Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Homer and as of 2000, the population is 16,851.-History:The parish is named for the first Louisiana governor, William C. C. Claiborne....
- Claiborne FarmClaiborne FarmClaiborne Farm is a thoroughbred Horse breeding operation in near Paris, Kentucky. It was established in 1910, by Arthur B. Hancock, owner of Ellerslie Farm in Albemarle County, Virginia, and has been operated by members of his family ever since.-Owners:...
, thoroughbred race horse breeding farm in Paris, Kentucky - Claiborne County, MississippiClaiborne County, Mississippi-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11,831 people, 3,685 households, and 2,531 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile . There were 4,252 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile...
See also
- Dolores ClaiborneDolores ClaiborneDolores Claiborne is a 1992 psychological thriller novel by Stephen King. The novel is narrated by the title character. Atypically for a King novel, it has no chapters, double-spacing between paragraphs, or other section breaks; thus the text is a single continuous narrative which reads like a...
, novel by Stephen King - Dolores Claiborne (film)Dolores Claiborne (film)Dolores Claiborne is a 1995 film based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King, starring Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh. It was directed by Taylor Hackford.-Plot:...
, based on the novel