Wavell Wakefield
Flight Lieutenant William Wavell Wakefield
Rush ID: 6107
Details
- Born:
- 10 March 1898
- Died:
- 12 August 1983
- Birth place:
- Beckenham, Kent, UK
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- Unknown
- Ethnic minority:
- No
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Engineer
- Election occupation:
- Company director
- Parentage:
- Roger William Wakefield, of Kendal, and Ethel May Knott
- Notes:
- Knighted 1944; created Baronet 1962. Formerly "one of England's finest rugby players" (Encyclopaedia Britannica).
- Knighthood/Dame:
- Awarded in 1944
- Highest Office:
- Parliamentary Private Secretary
- Who's Who volume:
- 4
- Education level:
- Graduate
References
- Rush ID:
- 6107
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q387525
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
- Beamish Person ID:
- 1242
- They work for you ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- WAKEFIELD, Flight Lieutenant Wavell (1898-1983)
Peerages
-
1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal
New hereditary
1963
Constituencies
-
St Marylebone
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1945 Date of election: 5 July 1945 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1963* Date of exit: 15 November 1963 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: None known Notes: None -
Swindon
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1935 Date of election: 14 November 1935 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1945 Date of exit: 5 July 1945 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Relocation Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: None known Notes: None
Unsuccessful candidate in
-
Swindon
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1934* Date of election: Nature of election: By-election Party: Conservative Notes:
Ministerial offices
-
PPS 1936-1938
to Marquess of Hartington, as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Dominions
-
PPS 1939-1940
to R.S. Hudson, as Secretary of Overseas Trade Department
-
PPS 1940-1942
to Captain H.H. Balfour, as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Air
Higher education
-
Pembroke College
Graduated
Schools
Marriages
-
Lewis, Rowena Doris
Year: 1919
Relationships
-
Sibling of Edward Wakefield
Parties
-
Conservative Party Member
Political organisations
-
National Union of Manufacturers Officer
Vice-President
-
Junior Imperial League Member
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Pharmaceutical Society Member