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Francis Wedgwood (1800-1888)
Francis Wedgwood may refer to: * Francis Wedgwood (1800–1888), English potter * Francis Wedgwood, 2nd Baron Wedgwood Francis Charles Bowen Wedgwood, 2nd Baron Wedgwood of Barlaston (20 January 1898 – 22 April 1959) was a British artist and hereditary peer. Biography The son of Josiah Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood and his wife Ethel Kate Bowen, the daughte ... (1898–1959), English baron * Francis Hamilton Wedgwood (1867–1930), English sheriff and businessman {{DEFAULTSORT:Wedgewood, Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Wedgwood (1800–1888)
Francis Wedgwood (25 November 1800 – 2 October 1888) a grandson of the English potter Josiah Wedgwood Born in Tarrant Gunville, Dorset, Wedgwood was the son of the MP Josiah Wedgwood II. He became a partner in the Wedgwood firm in 1827 and was left in sole charge after the retirement of his father and elder brother Josiah Wedgwood III. On 26 April 1832 in Rolleston on Dove, he married Frances Mosley, daughter of the Rev. John Peploe Mosley, rector of Rolleston. She was the granddaughter of the late Sir John Parker Mosley, 1st Baronet, and cousin to Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet. Francis and Frances had seven children: * Godfrey Wedgwood (1833–1905) * Amy Wedgwood (1835–1910) * Cicely Mary Wedgwood (1837–1917) * Clement Francis Wedgwood (1840–1889) * Laurence Wedgwood (1844–1913) * Constance Rose Wedgwood (1846–1903) * Mabel Frances Wedgwood (born and died 1852) Economic difficulties in the 1840s led to Etruria Works and Etruria Hall being put up f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Wedgwood, 2nd Baron Wedgwood
Francis Charles Bowen Wedgwood, 2nd Baron Wedgwood of Barlaston (20 January 1898 – 22 April 1959) was a British artist and hereditary peer. Biography The son of Josiah Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood and his wife Ethel Kate Bowen, the daughter of Charles Bowen, 1st Baron Bowen. He was the great-great-great-grandson of the potter Josiah Wedgwood. He was educated at Bedales School. During the First World War he served as an officer in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve and later the Royal Flying Corps. After the war, in 1920, he married Edith May Telfer, daughter of William Telfer of Glasgow. They had one son, The Hon. Hugh Wedgwood (born 1921), later 3rd Baron Wedgwood. Wedgwood studied at the Burslem School of Art (1920–1922), and the Slade School of Art (1922–1925). He exhibited at the New English Art Club, (1927–1930) and Royal Academy (1931–1939). Upon the death of his father in 1943, he became the 2nd Baron Wedgwood. Upon his own death in 1959, the title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |