William Wingfield (writer)
William Wingfield may refer to: * William Wingfield (MP) (1772–1858), English lawyer and MP for Bodmin *William Wingfield (14th century MP), for Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency) * William Wingfield (MP for Stafford), see Stafford (UK Parliament constituency) * William Wingfield (cricketer, born 1834) (1834–1913), English cricketer and clergyman * William Wingfield (Surrey cricketer) (1857–1938), English cricketer *William Pete Wingfield William Peter Wingfield (born 7 May 1948) is an English record producer, keyboard player, songwriter, singer and music journalist. Career Whilst at Sussex University Wingfield and three other students formed the group Jellybread. In 1969, he ...

William Wingfield (MP)
William Wingfield (later William Wingfield-Baker) KC, MP (1772 – 21 March 1858), was an attorney, judge, and Member of Parliament in 19th century England. Early years Born in Mickleham, Surrey, England, William was the second son of George Wingfield (died May 1774) of Mickleham. His mother, Mary, was the niece of George Sparrow. William's brother, George Wingfield, Lord of Akeld, later took the surname Sparrow to comply with the will of a great uncle. The other siblings included three sisters: *Anne (married Rev. Thomas Henry Hume, Canon of Salisbury, in 1793), *Elizabeth (married John James in 1797), *and Mary (married John Basset in 1790). William's paternal grandfather, also named William Wingfield, owned property in Cleadon. He entered Christ Church, Oxford in 1789, and received a B.A. degree in 1792. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1792 and called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn five years later. His early practise was as an equity draftsman, in all likeliho ...
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William Wingfield (14th Century MP)
Sir William Wingfield (c. 1326 – 1398), of Cotton and Dennington, Suffolk, was an English Member of Parliament. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ... in 1376, 1378, 1381, May 1382, October 1382, February 1383, October 1383, 1386, January 1390 and November 1390. References 1326 births 1398 deaths 14th-century English people People from Suffolk Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) {{England-pre1707-MP-stub ...
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Suffolk (UK Parliament Constituency)
Suffolk was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832, when it was split into two divisions. History Boundaries and franchise The constituency consisted of the historic county of Suffolk. (Although Suffolk contained a number of boroughs, each of which elected two MPs in its own right, these were not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election.) As in other county constituencies the franchise between 1430 and 1832 was defined by the Forty Shilling Freeholder Act, which gave the right to vote to every man who possessed freehold property within the county valued at £2 or more per year for the purposes of land tax; it was not necessary for the freeholder to occupy his land, nor even in later years to be resident in the county at all. Except during the period of the Commonwealth, Suffolk ha ...
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William Wingfield (MP For Stafford)
William Wingfield may refer to: * William Wingfield (MP) (1772–1858), English lawyer and MP for Bodmin *William Wingfield (14th century MP), for Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency) * William Wingfield (MP for Stafford), see Stafford (UK Parliament constituency) *William Wingfield (cricketer, born 1834) (1834–1913), English cricketer and clergyman * William Wingfield (Surrey cricketer) (1857–1938), English cricketer *William Pete Wingfield William Peter Wingfield (born 7 May 1948) is an English record producer, keyboard player, songwriter, singer and music journalist. Career Whilst at Sussex University Wingfield and three other students formed the group Jellybread. In 1969, he ...

Stafford (UK Parliament Constituency)
Stafford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Theodora Clarke, a Conservative. The seat since its resurrection in 1983 has proven to be somewhat of a bellwether being held always by the incumbent government although it currently has a significantly higher vote share for the Conservatives than the average constituency. History Stafford, as a parliamentary borough, first existed between the Model Parliament in 1295 and 1950. The current constituency was created for the 1983 general election. ;Prominent members The town was represented in Parliament by leading playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan at the end of the 18th century. ;Political history Taken together with the Stafford and Stone seat which existed during the 33-year gap mentioned above, since 1910 when the last Liberal served the seat, the Conservative party has had five members and the Labour party two (this total includes the present member). In summary: *L ...
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William Wingfield (cricketer, Born 1834)
William Wingfield (30 September 1834 – 18 April 1913) was a Welsh-born clergyman and a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, Cambridgeshire and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) between 1855 and 1862. He was born at Llanllwchaiarn, Newtown, Powys and died at Coton Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Wingfield was educated at Rossall School and at Trinity College, Cambridge. As a cricketer, Wingfield was a right-handed middle-order batsman and, in his early career at least, a wicketkeeper. He cemented his place in the 1855 University team with an innings of 69 in only his second first-class game, the match against the MCC, and this remained his highest score. He played in the University Match against Oxford University in each of his three seasons at Cambridge, but only in his last year did he make much impact, though his 54 in Cambridge's second innings was insufficient to prevent a defe ...
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William Wingfield (Surrey Cricketer)
William Henry Wingfield (28 July 1857 – 10 October 1938) was an English first-class cricketer active 1881 who played for Surrey. He was born and died in Wimbledon. He played in three first-class matches as a right-handed batsman In cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the ball with a bat to score runs and prevent the loss of one's wicket. Any player who is currently batting is, since September 2021, officially referred to as a batter (historically, the ..., scoring 13 runs with a highest score of 5. References 1857 births 1938 deaths English cricketers Surrey cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1850s-stub ...
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