William A. Feilds

William A. Feilds
William A. Feilds
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
	In office; 1885–1886
Personal details
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican

William A. Fields^{[N 1]} (between c. 1846 and 1852 – September 9, 1898) was an American schoolteacher and principal who served one term as a Republican legislator in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1885 to 1886. He was also elected a member of the Shelby County county court, a legislative body, and a justice of the peace.^[1] He was born an enslaved person.

The American documentary series Who Do You Think You Are? (2011) revealed that he is the paternal great-great-grandfather of actress, singer and Miss America 1984, Vanessa Williams and of actor Chris Williams and the maternal great-great-great-grandfather of Jillian Hervey.^[2]^[1]

Notes

^ Historical records do not agree on the spelling of his surname; it has been alternatively spelled Field, Fields and Feild. According to the state of Tennessee, Feilds himself preferred this spelling.^[1]

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Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	The Right Stuff The Comfort Zone The Sweetest Days Star Bright Next Silver & Gold Everlasting Love The Real Thing Survivor
Compilations	Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years Love Songs
Singles	"The Right Stuff" "(He's Got) the Look" "Dreamin'" "Darlin' I" "Running Back to You" "The Comfort Zone" "Save the Best for Last" "Work to Do" "Just for Tonight" "Love Is" "The Sweetest Days" "The Way That You Love" "Colors of the Wind" "Where Do We Go from Here" "Do You Hear What I Hear / The Little Drummer Boy" "Happiness" "Oh How the Years Go By" "Merry Christmas Darling" "You Are Everything" "The Real Thing" "Legs (Keep Dancing)"
Relatives	William A. Feilds Chris Williams Jillian Hervey
Related topics	Maxine Joseph Chadway Wilhelmina Slater Renee Perry Vanessa Williams and Miss America
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