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John Oldfield (ejected Minister)
John Oldfield may refer to: * John Oldfield (British Army officer) (1789–1863), English army officer * John Oldfield (footballer) (1943–2002), English footballer * John Oldfield (engineer) (1937–2002), British engineer and Ford executive * John William Oldfield (1886–1955), figure in the commercial and public life in Ceylon See also * Ted Oldfield (John Edward Oldfield, 1918–2006), English footballer {{human name disambiguation, Oldfield, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Oldfield (British Army Officer)
John Oldfield (29 May 1789 – 2 August 1863) was an English general and colonel-commandant in the Royal Engineers. Biography Oldfield was the only son of John Nicholls Oldfield, lieutenant in the royal marines, who served with distinction on the staff of the army and with the 63rd regiment in the American war, and of Elizabeth, only daughter of Lieutenant Hammond of the royal navy. He was born at Portsmouth on 29 May 1789. He was descended from Sir Anthony Oldfield, Oldfield baronets, created a baronet in 1660, and he claimed to be fifth baronet, but the proof was incomplete. A re-creation was deemed to be necessary, the cost of which Oldfield declined to incur, and the matter dropped. His father retired from the service about the date of Oldfield's birth, and purchased a small estate at Westbourne, Sussex. He died in 1793. In 1799 Oldfield's uncle, Major Thomas Oldfield (Royal Marines), Thomas Oldfield, of the royal marines, was killed at St. Jean d'Acre. The distinguished con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Oldfield (footballer)
John Stephen Oldfield (born 19 August 1943) is a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crewe Alexandra and Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th .... John Oldfield was a keeper who set a record by saving penalties in successive games against Arsenal and Liverpool more than 40 years ago. References * 1943 births 2002 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers English Football League players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Place of birth missing {{Ireland-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Oldfield (engineer)
John Arthur Oldfield (13 January 1937 - September 2002) was a British engineer, and a former senior Ford executive and designer. Early life He was born in Stepney. His family moved soon after to Essex, and he had 4 younger siblings. He was the son of George Oldfield and Alice Bunker, who married in Essex in 1935. He attended the Cranfield Institute of Technology ( Cranfield University), gaining an MSc. Career Ford He joined Ford in 1958, at the age of 21. He became head of the £3bn design project for the Ford Mondeo (CDW27) in May 1986 from Ford Dunton, which was launched in March 1993 at the Geneva Motor Show. The car was made at Genk Body & Assembly in Genk, Belgium, which was to produce around 350,000 a year. At its peak, the Mondeo design team at the Dunton Technical Centre and Merkenich in Germany had 800 engineers. He was head of Mondeo design for six years up to its launch. The design for the Mondeo was agreed at the Merkenich Technical Centre in Cologne. American tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John William Oldfield
Major John William Oldfield (22 October 1886 – 1 December 1955), was a prominent figure in the commercial and public life in Ceylon, serving as the chairman of the Ceylon Planters' Association between 1924 and 1925, an appointed member of the State Council of Ceylon in 1931 and as an appointed member of the first Parliament of Ceylon in 1947. John William Oldfield was born at Georgetown, British Guiana, on 22 October 1886, and was educated at St. Anne's School, Redhill, Surrey. At the age of 21 he went to Ceylon and worked on several tea plantations for the next seven years. During that time he served as an officer in the Ceylon Planters' Rifle Corps. Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914 he was granted a commission in the Cameronians and by 1915 had become Brigade Machine Gun officer. From 1917 to 1919 he served on the Divisional and Corps staff as Deputy Assistant Adjutant General. His services were mentioned five times in dispatches and he was awarded the Milit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
