Sir John Wedgwood, 2nd Baronet
John Wedgwood | |
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 Wedgwood in 1933, on his wedding day | |
| Born | John Hamilton Wedgwood 16 November 1907 |
| Died | 9 December 1989 (aged 82) |
| Education | Winchester College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Politician and industrialist |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 5, including Francis Wedgwood (great-grandfather) (grandson)C. V. Wedgwood (sister) Josiah Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood (uncle) Francis Wedgwood, 2nd Baron Wedgwood (cousin) Josiah Wedgwood V (cousin) Camilla Wedgwood (cousin) John Wedgwood (second cousin) Alexandra Wedgwood (daughter-in-law) Ralph Wedgwood |
Sir John Hamilton Wedgwood, 2nd Baronet, TD (16 November 1907 – 9 December 1989) was a British politician and industrialist.
Biography
Born in
He married his second cousin Diane Mildred Hawkshaw (1908−1976), granddaughter of
William Forsyth QC
, on 6 April 1933. They had five children.
- Sir Hugo Martin Wedgwood, 3rd Baronet
- John Julian Wedgwood (born 17 June 1936)
- Oliver Ralph Wedgwood (born 27 April 1940)
- Germaine Olivia Wedgwood (born 5 May 1944)
- Adrian Charles Hamilton Wedgwood (10 June 1948 − 9 June 1974)
He joined
travelling salesman
and representative of the firm, a role which took him across the globe.
During the
Territorial Army and became the 2nd in command of the North Staffordshire Regiment
.
On 30 April 1982, after the death of his first wife, he remarried
1945 election at Stone, but was not elected.[2] He then deserted the Liberals to become the Conservative Party's candidate for Leek, but was not elected there either. He did however serve as magistrate for Stone, Staffordshire
.
Wedgwood had a love for
Martin
.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1945
External links
- Canadian Trade—Handle With Care, an address by Sir John Wedgwood to The Empire Club of Canada, 2 April 1959
- The Economic Consequences of General de Gaulle, an address by Sir John Wedgwood to The Empire Club of Canada, 27 February 1964.
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