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7 unusual facts about Whitfield


Christopher Blackett

His youngest son, Rev John Alexander Blackett (1803-1865), in 1855 inherited the Whitfield, Northumberland estates of his wife's uncle, William Ord, and changed his name to Blackett-Ord.

Thomas Hobbes Scott

After his return to England Scott took holy orders and became rector of Whitfield, Northumberland, in 1822.

Whitfield, Northumberland

The Manor of Whitfield was granted, in the twelfth century, by William King of Scotland to the Whitfield family, who retained it until 1750 when it was sold to William Ord of Fenham.

Whitfield, Victoria

It is close to the township of Cheshunt and the localities of Rose River and Dandongadale.

In 1897 the Victorian Railways accepted the tender from the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, U.S.A. for narrow-gauge locomotives of the ‘A’ Class, (two 2 foot 6 inch-gauge locomotives) and the first two to be received were placed on the Whitfield/Wangaratta line construction project.

William Ord

He inherited estates and coal and lead mining interests at Whitfield, Northumberland on the death of his father.

William Ord of Fenham

In 1750 he bought the ancient Manor and estate at Whitfield, Northumberland, from the financially pressed Whitfield family.


Ain't Too Proud to Beg

"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" is a 1966 song and hit single by The Temptations for Motown Records' Gordy label, produced by Norman Whitfield and written by Whitfield and Edward Holland, Jr. The song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Pop Chart, and was a number-one hit on the Billboard R&B charts for eight non-consecutive weeks.

Answer Me

The new song, entitled "Answer Me, My Love," was again recorded by Laine and Whitfield, but became a bigger U.S. hit for Nat King Cole in 1954.

Ashleigh Whitfield

In September 2013, Whitfield returned to 103.4 Sun FM to present the Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening shows.

Call Me Goodie

Call Me Goodie is the debut album by R&B singer Robert "Goodie" Whitfield, released in 1982 on Total Experience Records.

Charles Malik Whitfield

Charles Malik Whitfield (born August 1, 1972) is an American actor from The Bronx, New York City, New York.

Charles Whitfield

Whitfield has taught at Rutgers University and is a best-selling author known for his books on the topics of general childhood trauma, childhood sexual abuse, and addiction recovery, including Healing The Child Within and Memory and Abuse: Remembering and Healing the Effects of Trauma.

Chatterley Whitfield

The Chatterley Whitfield Partnership was set up in 1999 between English Heritage, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Advantage West Midlands and Joan Walley MP to find a way to restore the derelict colliery.

Cyberia, London

Keith Teare, Dave Rowe, Gene Teare (Gené McPherson) and Eva Pascoe founded Cyberia at 39 Whitfield St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 2SF.

Faton Macula

Together with Whitfield's help and Faton's hard work he had the opportunity to record and perform with Jazz and pop artists such as Marc Anthony, Shakira, Faith Hill, Missy Elliott, Carl Thomas, Gladys Knight, Mary J. Blige, James Genus, Gregory Hutchinson, Dave Kikoski, Donald Edwards, Mark Whitfield, Jim Pryor, Ravi Coltrane, Allan Harris and many more.

George Whitfield Jr.

He was introduced to the game of football by his father, George Whitfield Sr., who himself was a collegiate football player for Wichita State in the early 1970s.

Henry Herbert Symonds

Symonds was born in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, the son of Henry Symonds (1859-1933), a barrister, and his wife Florence Annie née Whitfield (1862-1941).

Henry Whitfield House

Henry Whitfield, one of Guilford's founders and first minister, is estimated to have been born sometime between June 8 and October 1, 1592 in Greenwich in the English county of Kent.

Whitfield's sympathies soon shifted to the Puritan movement following the persecution led by Archbishop William Laud.

James B. Whitfield

Whitfield's grandson Randolph Whitfield, Jr is an ophthalmologist known for his pioneering work tracking blindness in Africa.

Julius Ruffin and Arthur Lee Whitfield

Whitfield was released by Virginia authorities in August 2004, when a Norfolk prosecutor said DNA evidence proved Whitfield did not commit the two rapes.

King Valley

There are a number of small towns within the region including Cheshunt, Whitfield, King Valley, Edi, Claremont, Moyhu, Byrne, Docker and Oxley.

Kris Ware

After graduating from Lee, he taught general music at Ocoee Middle School, as well as band and general music at North Whitfield Middle School, before deciding to go back to his alma mater and work toward a Master’s degree.

Lynn Whitfield

After gaining attention on stage in Ntozake Shange's For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Whitfield appeared in supporting roles in such films as Doctor Detroit (1983) and Silverado (1985).

Methodist Church of Great Britain

A later development of Whitfield's ministry was the Free Church of England, a result of Whitfield's influence upon the Church of England.

Pickford: The Woman Who Made Hollywood

Pickford: The Woman Who Made Hollywood is a 1997 biography of actress Mary Pickford (1892–1979) written by Eileen Whitfield.

Robert Digges Wimberly Connor

He was born to Henry G. Connor and Kate Whitfield Connor on September 26, 1878, in Wilson, North Carolina.

Rosedale, Oklahoma

Willis Whitfield, physicist and inventor of the "Cleanroom" used in the manufacture of IC chips, and was born in Rosedale.

Sarah Elizabeth Wardroper

Florence Nightingale selected St Thomas' Hospital as the site for her new nurse training school, largely because of Wardroper's qualities (and those of the enlightened resident medical officer, R.G. Whitfield).

Taplas

The magazine is now run by a team of three, with Lucy Whitfield as editor, long term contributor Mick Tems (formerly of Calennig) as deputy editor, and ex-editor Keith Hudson as reviews editor.

Terry Whitfield

Whitfield also runs a youth baseball camp and is the inventor of a soft-toss machine called the "Terry-Toss", which can be found at Future Pro Baseball; in California's Great America, an amusement park in Santa Clara; and as a fan attraction at professional stadiums in California such as AT&T Park in San Francisco and Oakland Coliseum in Oakland.

The Norman Whitfield Sessions

The collection includes "Wherever I Lay My Hat", which Whitfield co-penned and produced with Gaye on his That Stubborn Kinda Fellow; the song was covered by British singer Paul Young.

The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul

#"You're My Everything" (Grant, Penzabene, Whitfield) b, a

Too Busy Thinking About My Baby

Whitfield produced Gaye's version as well, which featured background vocals by The Andantes.


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