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Wickenden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Keith Wickenden (1932–1983), English politician *William Wickenden (c. 1614 – 1671), American Baptist minister *William E. Wickenden (1882–1947), American educator See also *Lake Wickenden, a lake on Anticosti Island, in North Shore, Quebec, Canada *Wickenden Street Wickenden Street in Fox Point, Providence, Rhode Island is a popular destination for students of the area's colleges and schools. The street is surrounded by schools and universities on the East Side of Providence's College Hill, including ...

Keith Wickenden
Keith David Wickenden (22 November 1932 – 9 July 1983) was a Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Dorking from 1979 until 1983. Early life Keith Wickenden had an older brother named Roland, who served as chairman of European Ferries. Business career Wickenden worked as a partner at a firm of chartered accountants. When his brother Roland died in 1972, he became chairman of European Ferries. In 1973, he became a director of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. He also served as a director of Television South. During his time as chairman of European Ferries, the company made a counterbid against the UK government on the Port of Felixstowe. In 1980, Wickenden announced his intention to purchase Sealink, the major competitor of European Ferries, from British Rail. In the same year, he also took over the merchant bank Singer and Friedlander. Political career In 1979, he became Member of Parliament for Dorking as a member of the Conservative Party. He ...
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William Wickenden
William Wickenden (c. 1614–1671) was an early Anglo-American Baptist minister, co-founder of Providence Plantations, and signer of the Providence Compact. Wickenden Street in Providence marks where he originally settled in the seventeenth century and is named in his honor.James Pierce Root, ''Steere Genealogy: A Record of the Descendants of John Steere, who Settled in Providence, Rhode Island, about the year 1660,'' (Providence: Riverside Press, 1890). (Wickenden's daughter married John Steere, progenitor of that family.) Emigration to New England Wickenden was possibly born in Oxfordshire, England in about 1614, although there has been no definitive evidence provided to prove this. Some claim that he was born in Oxford, which has not been proven, either. The Wickenden name originates in Cowden, Kent, and there is an Otford in that county, so some speculate that this is a more logical place to search for his birth. Ministry Wickenden emigrated to America prior to 1634 and liv ...
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William E
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ...
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Lake Wickenden
Lake Wickenden (''French: Lac Wickenden'') is the largest lake on Anticosti Island, located in the municipality of L'Île-d'Anticosti, in the Saint Lawrence River, in the Minganie Regional County Municipality, in the region administration of the Côte-Nord, in the province of Quebec, Canada Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen p .... Together with the surrounding , this lake was designated as a protected area on January 1, 1993 by the WCPA. This area is designated "Rare Forest of Lac-Wickenden". Forestry is the main economic activity in this area; recreational tourism activities, second. Geography Glacially formed, lake Wickenden is part of Jupiter River watershed. Several surrounding lakes are surrounded by small areas of marsh. Lake Wickenden has a length of , a widt ...
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