Clement Francis Wedgwood (25 February 1840 – 24 January 1889) was an English businessman, a partner in the

Wedgwood Wedgwood is an English fine china, porcelain and luxury accessories manufacturer that was founded on 1 May 1759 by the potter and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood and was first incorporated in 1895 as Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd. It was rapid ...

pottery firm. The son of Francis Wedgwood and his wife Frances Mosley. He was a great-grandson of the potter

Josiah Wedgwood Josiah Wedgwood (12 July 1730 – 3 January 1795) was an English potter, entrepreneur and abolitionist. Founding the Wedgwood company in 1759, he developed improved pottery bodies by systematic experimentation, and was the leader in the indust ...

. He married Emily Catherine Rendel, daughter of the engineer James Meadows Rendel, on 6 November 1866, and they had five sons, one of whom died in infancy: *

Francis Hamilton Wedgwood Francis Hamilton "Frank" Wedgwood JP DL (9 October 1867 – 29 October 1930) was a partner in and Managing Director of the Wedgwood pottery firm. Biography Wedgwood was the eldest son of Clement Wedgwood and Emily Catherine Rendel, daughte ...

, JP, High Sheriff, (1867–1930) * Clement Henry Wedgwood (1870–1871) died in infancy * Josiah Clement Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood (1872–1943) *

Sir Ralph Wedgwood, 1st Baronet Sir Ralph Lewis Wedgwood, 1st Baronet, (; 2 March 1874 – 5 September 1956) was the Chief Officer of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) for 16 years from its inauguration in 1923. He was chairman of the wartime Railway Executive Commit ...

(1874–1956) 1st baronet, chief officer of the

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for 16 years. * Arthur Felix Wedgwood (1877–1917), killed during the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wedgwood, Clement Francis 1840 births 1889 deaths Darwin–Wedgwood family