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. As of 2010 the title is held by the first Baron's great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1970.

Ralph Wedgwood, younger brother of the first Baron, was created a baronet, of Dorking, in 1942.

Read more about Baron Wedgwood:  Barons Wedgwood (1942)

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