Clement Wedgwood

Clement Wedgwood

Clement Francis Wedgwood (25 February 1840 - 24 January 1889) partner in the Wedgwood pottery firm.

The son of Francis Wedgwood and his wife Frances Mosley. He was a great-grandson of the potter Josiah Wedgwood. 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, 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 (1874-1956) 1st baronet, chief officer of the LNER for 16 years.
  • Arthur Felix Wedgwood (1877-1917), killed during the First World War [1]

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Wedgwood — Wedgwood, strictly Josiah Wedgwood and Sons , is a British pottery firm, originally founded in 1759 by Josiah Wedgwood, which in 1987 merged with Waterford Crystal, creating Waterford Wedgwood, the Ireland based luxury brands group. The company… …   Wikipedia

  • WEDGWOOD, JOSIAH CLEMENT, FIRST BARON° — (1872–1943), British statesman and supporter of Zionism. Wedgwood was a member of the famous pottery family and was educated at Clifton College. He first worked as a naval architect and a military officer. He was a member of Parliament from 1906… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Wedgwood (disambiguation) — Wedgwood is a British pottery firm.Wedgwood may also refer to:Places: * Wedgwood, Staffordshire * Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington, a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington * Wedgwood railway station, in Staffordshire, England.Josiah Wedgwood may refer …   Wikipedia

  • Clement Attlee — Attlee redirects here. For other people named Attlee, see Atlee (name). For other uses, see Atlee. The Right Honourable The Earl Attlee KG OM CH FRS PC …   Wikipedia

  • Wedgwood, Josiah Clement, Baron — (1872–1943)    British gentile Zionist. Wedgwood belonged to the famous Staffordshire pottery family and was a member of the House of Commons (Liberal then Labour) for thirty six years until he became a peer in 1942. An outspoken Zionist… …   Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament

  • Josiah Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood — Colonel Josiah Clement Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood, DSO sometimes referred to as Josiah Wedgwood IV (16 March 1872 ndash; 26 July 1943) was a British Liberal and Labour politician who served in government under Ramsay MacDonald. He was the great …   Wikipedia

  • Francis Hamilton Wedgwood — Francis Hamilton Frank Wedgwood (9 October 1867 29 October 1930) JP and High Sheriff was a partner in the Wedgwood pottery firm.Wedgwood was the eldest son of Clement Wedgwood and Emily Catherine Rendel, daughter of the engineer James Meadows… …   Wikipedia

  • John Hamilton Wedgwood — Sir John Hamilton Wedgwood, 2nd Baronet TD (16 November 1907 9 December 1989), British politician and industrialist of John Wedgwood Sons Ltd fame.Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Wedgwood was the son of Sir Ralph Wedgwood, 1st Baronet and his wife… …   Wikipedia

  • Baron Wedgwood — Baron Wedgwood, of Barlaston in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. 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 …   Wikipedia

  • Ralph Wedgwood — Sir Ralph Lewis Wedgwood, 1st Baronet CB CMG (2 March 1874 5 September 1956) was the Chief Officer of the London North Eastern Railway for 16 years from its inauguration in 1923. Also chairman of the wartime Railway Executive Committee from… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”