Baron Wedgwood
Baron Wedgwood, of Barlaston in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created in 1942 for the soldier and politician Josiah Wedgwood. He was the great-great-grandson of Josiah Wedgwood, the founder of the Wedgwood pottery dynasty. As of 2014[update] the title is held by the first Baron's great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his cousin in that year.
Ralph Wedgwood, younger brother of the first Baron, was created a baronet, in 1942.
Barons Wedgwood (1942)
- Josiah Clement Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood (1872–1943)
- Francis Charles Bowen Wedgwood, 2nd Baron Wedgwood (1898–1959)
- Hugh Everard Wedgwood, 3rd Baron Wedgwood (1921–1970)
- Piers Anthony Weymouth Wedgwood, 4th Baron Wedgwood (1954–2014)
- Antony John Wedgwood, 5th Baron Wedgwood (b. 1944)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Josiah Thomas Antony Wedgwood (b. 1978).
See also
References
- ^ "No. 35431". The London Gazette. 23 January 1942. p. 401.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]