Francis Wedgwood, 2nd Baron Wedgwood
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Francis Charles Bowen Wedgwood, 2nd Baron Wedgwood (20 January 1898 - 22 April 1959) was a British
artist
and hereditary peer
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The son of Josiah Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood
and his wife Ethel Kate Bowen, the daughter of Charles Bowen, 1st Baron Bowen. He was the great-great-great-grandson of the potter Josiah Wedgwood
. He was educated at Bedales School
. During the First World War he served as an officer in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve and later the Royal Flying Corps
. After the war, in 1920, he married Edith May Telfer, daughter of William Telfer of Glasgow. They had one son, one son, The Hon. Hugh Wedgwood
(born 1921), later 3rd Baron. Wedgwood studied at the Burslem School of Art
(1920-1922), and the Slade School of Art (1922–1925). He exhibited at the New English Art Club
, (1927–1930) and Royal Academy
(1931–1939). Upon the death of his father in 1943, he became the 2nd Baron Wedgwood. Upon his own death in 1959, the title passed to his only son, Hugh Wedgwood, 3rd Baron Wedgwood
.
United Kingdom
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artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and hereditary peer
Hereditary peer
Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to sit in the House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999 only ninety-two are permitted to do so...
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The son of Josiah Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood
Colonel Josiah Clement Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood, DSO, PC, DL sometimes referred to as Josiah Wedgwood IV was a British Liberal and Labour politician who served in government under Ramsay MacDonald...
and his wife Ethel Kate Bowen, the daughter of Charles Bowen, 1st Baron Bowen. He was the great-great-great-grandson of the potter Josiah Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood was an English potter, founder of the Wedgwood company, credited with the industrialization of the manufacture of pottery. A prominent abolitionist, Wedgwood is remembered for his "Am I Not A Man And A Brother?" anti-slavery medallion. He was a member of the Darwin–Wedgwood family...
. He was educated at Bedales School
Bedales School
Bedales School is a co-educational independent school situated in Hampshire, in the south east of England. Founded in 1893 by John Haden Badley in reaction to the limitations of conventional Victorian schools, today the school is one of the most expensive in the UK, charging £9,985 per term for a...
. During the First World War he served as an officer in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve and later the Royal Flying Corps
Royal Flying Corps
The Royal Flying Corps was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. During the early part of the war, the RFC's responsibilities were centred on support of the British Army, via artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance...
. After the war, in 1920, he married Edith May Telfer, daughter of William Telfer of Glasgow. They had one son, one son, The Hon. Hugh Wedgwood
Hugh Wedgwood, 3rd Baron Wedgwood
Hugh Everard Wedgwood, 3rd Baron Wedgwood was the third Baron Wedgwood of the pottery dynasty. He was the son and only child of The Hon. Francis Wedgwood and his wife Edith May Telfer, daughter of William Telfer of Glasgow. He was the great-great-great-great-grandson of the potter Josiah Wedgwood...
(born 1921), later 3rd Baron. Wedgwood studied at the Burslem School of Art
Burslem School of Art
Burslem School of Art was an art school in Burslem in the Potteries district of England. Students from the school played an important role in the local pottery industry....
(1920-1922), and the Slade School of Art (1922–1925). He exhibited at the New English Art Club
New English Art Club
The New English Art Club was founded in London in 1885 as an alternate venue to the Royal Academy.-History:Young English artists returning from studying art in Paris mounted the first exhibition of the New English Art Club in April 1886...
, (1927–1930) and Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
(1931–1939). Upon the death of his father in 1943, he became the 2nd Baron Wedgwood. Upon his own death in 1959, the title passed to his only son, Hugh Wedgwood, 3rd Baron Wedgwood
Hugh Wedgwood, 3rd Baron Wedgwood
Hugh Everard Wedgwood, 3rd Baron Wedgwood was the third Baron Wedgwood of the pottery dynasty. He was the son and only child of The Hon. Francis Wedgwood and his wife Edith May Telfer, daughter of William Telfer of Glasgow. He was the great-great-great-great-grandson of the potter Josiah Wedgwood...
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