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Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal
England international rugby union player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the English rugby union player and politician. For Nineteenth Century founder of Wellington, see William Wakefield.
William Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal (10 March 1898 – 12 August 1983), known as Sir Wavell Wakefield between 1944 and 1963, was an English rugby union player for Harlequins, Leicester Tigers and England, President of the Rugby Football Union and Conservative politician.
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Birth name | William Wavell Wakefield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1898-03-10)10 March 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Beckenham, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 12 August 1983(1983-08-12) (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Kendal, Cumbria, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Sedbergh School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Pembroke College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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