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 Wedgwood pottery dynasty., 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)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Josiah Thomas Antony Wedgwood.

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