Baron Wedgwood, of

Barlaston Barlaston is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stafford in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is roughly halfway between the city of Stoke-on-Trent and the small town of Stone. According to the 2001 census the population of the ...

in the County of Stafford, is a title in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great ...

. It was created in 1942 for the soldier and politician

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 indus ...

. He was the great-great-grandson of

, the founder of 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 Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. Major types include earthenware, stoneware and ...

dynasty. , the title is held by the first Baron's great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his cousin in 2014. 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 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 ...

(1898–1959) *

Hugh Everard Wedgwood, 3rd Baron Wedgwood Hugh Everard Wedgwood, 3rd Baron Wedgwood (20 April 1921 – 25 April 1970) was the third Baron Wedgwood of the pottery dynasty. Biography He was the son and only child of The Hon. Francis Wedgwood (later 2nd Baron) and his wife Edith May Telf ...

(1921–1970) * Piers Anthony Weymouth Wedgwood, 4th Baron Wedgwood (1954–2014) * Antony John Wedgwood, 5th Baron Wedgwood (b. 1944) The

heir apparent An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...

is the present holder's son, Hon. Josiah Thomas Antony Wedgwood (b. 1978)
The heir apparent’s heir apparent is his son, Felix Wedgwood (b.2020)

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wedgwood Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1942 Peerages created for UK MPs Darwin–Wedgwood family

Barons Wedgwood (1942)

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