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John Wedgwood was the elder son of the Hon. [[Josiah Wedgwood V|Josiah Wedgwood]] by his wife the former Dorothy Mary Winser. He was educated at [[Abbotsholme School]] and then at [[Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity College]], [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]] before going onto [[Guy's Hospital]]. He studied [[surgery]] but was wounded during the [[Second World War]] which left him unable to stand for long periods of time and therefore unable to practice surgery. He switched to general medicine initially specialising in [[cardiology]] before becoming interesting in geriatric and disability medicine. In [[1987]] he was appointed [[CBE]] for his work. |
John Wedgwood was the elder son of the Hon. [[Josiah Wedgwood V|Josiah Wedgwood]] by his wife the former Dorothy Mary Winser. He was educated at [[Abbotsholme School]] and then at [[Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity College]], [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]] before going onto [[Guy's Hospital]]. He studied [[surgery]] but was wounded during the [[Second World War]] which left him unable to stand for long periods of time and therefore unable to practice surgery. He switched to general medicine initially specialising in [[cardiology]] before becoming interesting in geriatric and disability medicine. In [[1987]] he was appointed [[CBE]] for his work. |
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He was twice married, and had issue three sons and two daughters by his first wife Margaret Mason whom he married [[1943]] and divorced [[1971]]. He is also survived by his second wife Jo Tamlyn (née Ripsher) whom he married in [[1972]]. |
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* Antony John Wedgwood (born [[31 January]] [[1944]]) |
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* Judith Margaret Susanna Wedgwood (born [[24 August]] [[1946]]), married firstly Christopher Anthony Wingfield Tracy, of Wimbledon, London SW19, son of David Quinn Wingfield Tracy, of Bickley, co. Kent, and secondly in [[1986]] (Kevin) Dominic Hall Brennan, and has issue by both husbands. |
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* Simon James Josiah Wedgwood (born [[3 October]] [[1949]]) |
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* Nicholas Ralph Wedgwood (born [[30 June]] [[1951]]) |
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* Katherine Sarah Wedgwood (born [[24 November]] [[1955]]); married [[22 April]] [[1988]] Ian Reed Stanbury, of Harewood Cottage, Chicksgrove, co. Wiltshire, and has issue. |
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The eldest son Antony John Wedgwood (born [[1944]]) is now heir presumptive to his second cousin, [[Piers Wedgwood, 4th Baron Wedgwood|the 4th Baron Wedgwood]] (born [[1954]]). |
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Revision as of 20:08, 25 May 2011
John Wedgwood CBE (28 September 1919 – 30 August 2007), was until his death the heir presumptive to the barony Wedgwood, as elder son of the second son of the 1st Baron Wedgwood. He was a noted British physician, whose death was commemorated with a long obituary in The Daily Telegraph. His area of specialisation was geriatric medicine and improving conditions for elderly patients
John Wedgwood was the elder son of the Hon. Josiah Wedgwood by his wife the former Dorothy Mary Winser. He was educated at Abbotsholme School and then at Trinity College, Cambridge before going onto Guy's Hospital. He studied surgery but was wounded during the Second World War which left him unable to stand for long periods of time and therefore unable to practice surgery. He switched to general medicine initially specialising in cardiology before becoming interesting in geriatric and disability medicine. In 1987 he was appointed CBE for his work.
External links
- John Wedgwood Obituary in The Times, September 19, 2007
- John Wedgwood Obituary in the Daily Telegraph 1 September 2007.
- Michael Rhodes. Information on Wedgwood succession in Peerage News online discussion group. Posted 3 September 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007