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  Encyclopedia: British and Irish History: Biographies — Infoplease.com
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 wavell wakefield, 1st baron wakefield of kendal - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
Sir William Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal (10 March 1898, Beckenham-12 August 1983) was a rugby union player for Harlequins and England, President of the Rugby Football Union and a British politician.
Wakefield attended Sedbergh school in the West Riding of Yorkshire (now part of Cumbria), leaving during World War I to join the Royal Naval Air Service.
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 From Furniture Heywood Inspired Scandinavian Wakefield
Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal - Sir William Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal (10 March 1898, Beckenham-12 August 1983) was a rugby union player for Harlequins and England, President of the Rugby Football Union and a British politician.
Diocese of Wakefield - The Diocese of Wakefield is a Church of England diocese based in Wakefield in West Yorkshire, covering Wakefield, Barnsley, Kirklees and Calderdale.
The cathedral is Wakefield Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Wakefield.
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  William Wakefield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colonel William Wakefield (1801-1848), married 1826 to Emily Sydney, the fifth child of Edward Wakefield and Priscilla Bell, he was the leader of the first colonizing expedition to New Zealand and founder of Wellington.
As he grew older he came very much under the influence of his older brother, Edward Gibbon Wakefield who was not always a good influence on his life.
Reading William's subsequent accounts of the deals he made with the Maori and also other accounts, such as that written by his nephew, Edward Jerningham Wakefield, who accompanied him on the expedition as acting secretary, every effort was made to fulfil these conditions.
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 The International Rugby Hall of Fame
Wakefield captained England on 13 of his 31 international appearances, a record that stood until Bill Beaumont came along in the 1980s, and helped England to three Grand Slams in 1921, 1923 and 1924.
Wakefield served with the Royal Flying Corps in World War One and was a fantastic all-round sportsman, playing cricket to a high level and becoming the RAF's 440 yard champion.
Wavell Wakefield, or to be more accurate, Lord Wakefield of Kendal, bestrode more than half a century of rugby development not just in England but rugby worldwide.
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Sir William Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal (10 March 1898, Beckenham-12 August 1983) was a rugby union player for Harlequins and England, President of the Rugby Football Union and a British politician.
Wakefield attended Sedbergh school in the West Riding of Yorkshire (now part of Cumbria), leaving during World War I to join the Royal Naval Air Service.
He was knighted in 1944 and in 1963, upon retiring from Parliament, became the first Baron Wakefield of Kendal.
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 Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal at AllExperts
Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal at AllExperts
After the War he became the captain of the RAF rugby team and joined Quins.On October 11 1919, he made his debut for Quins against Richmond and he continued to play for the club for the next ten years.
Wavell was knighted in 1944 and in 1963, upon retiring from Parliament, became the first Baron Wakefield of Kendal.
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 Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal - Biocrawler
In 1999 Wakefield was inducted as the first English member of the International Rugby Hall of Fame.
Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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 Encyclopedia: British and Irish History: Biographies
Carew, George, Baron Carew of Clopton and earl of Totnes
Hailsham of Saint Marylebone, Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron
Kendal, Ehrengard Melusina von der Schulenburg, duchess of
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 Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal Biography,info
Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal Biography,info
Wavell was knighted in 1944 and in 1963, upon retiring from Parliament, became the first Baron Wakefield of Kendal.
Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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 Quins' Rugby Legends || ComeAllWithin.co.uk - Unofficial Harlequins News and Views   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
William Wavell Wakefield, later Baron Wakefield of Kendal was born on 10th March 1898 in Beckenham, Kent.
Wakefield was a flanker, but he could play in any of the back five positions in the scrum.
There is also the Wavell Wakefield Rugby Union Youth Trust, a trust which is dedicated to “the provision of facilities to enable and encourage pupils of schools and universities to play rugby union football”.
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 William Wakefield Information
Colonel William Wakefield (1801-1848), married 1826 to Emily Sydney, the fifth child of Edward Wakefield and Priscilla Bell, he was the leader of the first colonizing expedition to New Zealand and founder of Wellington.
As he grew older he came very much under the influence of his older brother, Edward Gibbon Wakefield who was not always a good influence on his life.
Reading William's subsequent accounts of the deals he made with the Maori and also other accounts, such as that written by his nephew, Edward Jerningham Wakefield, who accompanied him on the expedition as acting secretary, every effort was made to fulfil these conditions.
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William Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal (1898-1963), Politician and rugby player.
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 The Westmorland Gazette   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
As forspeculation that Edward might become Duke of Kendal, this is not possible,said Mr Bingham, and even if it were the omens are not good.
Sheresided at Kendal House, Isleworth, Middlesex, until she died at the ageof 76 and, because of her garishly-draped skeletal features, has gone downin history as 'the maypole'.
Both historians agreed that an extra difficulty probablyruling out Edward's adoption of Duke of Kendal is that Baron Kendal is oneof the lesser titles of the Earls of Lonsdale.
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 Telegraph | Sport | Toffs try to make their lodgers feel at home
But with the league code also on the Stoop menu after the historic tie-up with the former London Broncos, some union members might still be wondering if the Wakefield Wildcats is a Yorkshire lap-dancing club named after the illustrious captain of Harlequins and England in the 1920s, Wavell Wakefield, rather than a Super League opponent.
As the 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal and a former president of the RFU and a Tory MP, it is not clear if such a memorial is fitting for a man with such great titles.
It was the Huddersfield Giants, not the Wildcats, who were in town for the Super League game against Harlequins RL, an evening kick-off after Harlequins RU beat Plymouth Albion 39-15 in the last match of their promotion-winning season.
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Forced to retire at the premature age of 29 after sustaining a head injury in the 1982 County Championship final, Beaumont had captained England a record 21 times and set a then English record of 34 appearances at lock.
The only English player so far to make the International Hall of Fame, Sir Wavell Wakefield, later Baron Wakefield of Kendal, was a versatile forward who revolutionised the function of the pack who, until he came on the scene, were extremely static, concentrating almost entirely on set-piece.
Arguably the finest flanker England have ever produced, Headingley and Harlequins'; Peter Winterbottom could be given the nod solely on the basis of outplaying the All Black deity that is Michael Jones in the Lions' Second Test against New Zealand in 1993.
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 The Sixth Element
Here is one of the game's most famous figures, William Wavell Wakefield, first Baron Wakefield of Kendal, speaking of the match against France at Stade Colombes on March 28, 1921.
Wakefield helped England to three Grand Slams in four seasons between 1921 and 1924.
His was a distinguished life: MP for Swindon and then Marylebone, Rugby Football Union president and England's most-capped international with 31 until his record was broken by Budge Rogers in 1969.
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