John Wedgwood (1766–1844)
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John Wedgwood the eldest son of the potter Josiah Wedgwood
, was a partner in the Wedgwood
pottery firm from 1790-1793, and again 1800-1812.
Wedgwood was educated at Warrington Academy
and Edinburgh University. Wedgwood had an interest in botany
and horticulture
, particularly the cultivation of tropical fruit and other exotic plants. He was a founder member of the Royal Horticultural Society
. Wedgwood chaired the first meeting of the society on 7 March 1804. He lived in Abergavenny
, Wales
, and at Kingscote, Gloucestershire
.
He married Louisa Jane Allen (younger sister of his brother Josiah Wedgwood II
's wife, Elizabeth "Bessie" Allen) in 1794. He died in Tenby
, Pembrokeshire
, in 1844, having had six children, one of whom died young:
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...
, was a partner in the Wedgwood
Wedgwood
Wedgwood, strictly speaking Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, is a pottery firm owned by KPS Capital Partners, a private equity company based in New York City, USA. Wedgwood was founded on May 1, 1759 by Josiah Wedgwood and in 1987 merged with Waterford Crystal to create Waterford Wedgwood, an...
pottery firm from 1790-1793, and again 1800-1812.
Wedgwood was educated at Warrington Academy
Warrington Academy
Warrington Academy, active as a teaching establishment from 1756 to 1782, was a prominent dissenting academy, that is, a school or college set up by those who dissented from the state church in England...
and Edinburgh University. Wedgwood had an interest in botany
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
and horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
, particularly the cultivation of tropical fruit and other exotic plants. He was a founder member of the Royal Horticultural Society
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert...
. Wedgwood chaired the first meeting of the society on 7 March 1804. He lived in Abergavenny
Abergavenny
Abergavenny , meaning Mouth of the River Gavenny, is a market town in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located 15 miles west of Monmouth on the A40 and A465 roads, 6 miles from the English border. Originally the site of a Roman fort, Gobannium, it became a medieval walled town within the Welsh Marches...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, and at Kingscote, Gloucestershire
Kingscote, Gloucestershire
Kingscote is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, set on the uplands near the south western edge of the Cotswold hills. It is situated about two miles east of Uley, five miles east of Dursley and four miles west of Tetbury. The landscape is designated...
.
He married Louisa Jane Allen (younger sister of his brother Josiah Wedgwood II
Josiah Wedgwood II
Josiah Wedgwood II , the son of the English potter Josiah Wedgwood, continued his father's firm and was Member of Parliament for Stoke-upon-Trent from 1832 to 1835...
's wife, Elizabeth "Bessie" Allen) in 1794. He died in Tenby
Tenby
Tenby is a walled seaside town in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, lying on Carmarthen Bay.Notable features of Tenby include of sandy beaches; the 13th century medieval town walls, including the Five Arches barbican gatehouse ; 15th century St...
, Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
, in 1844, having had six children, one of whom died young:
- Col. Thomas Josiah Wedgwood (1797-1860), married Anne, daughter of Admiral Sir Charles TylerCharles TylerAdmiral Sir Charles Tyler, GCB was a British admiral who gained fame during the Napoleonic Wars as one of the Nelsonic Band of Brothers and a naval officer of great reputation and success who fought at the battles of Copenhagen and Trafalgar.-Early life:Tyler was born in 1760, the son of Captain...
but they had no children. Fought at the Battle of WaterlooBattle of WaterlooThe Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
. - Charles Wedgwood (1800-c.1823)
- Jessie Wedgwood (1804–1872) married her double cousin Henry Allen WedgwoodHenry Allen WedgwoodHenry Allen "Harry" Wedgwood was an English barrister.Wedgwood was the third child and second son of Josiah Wedgwood II and his wife Elizabeth Allen...
, son of Josiah Wedgwood IIJosiah Wedgwood IIJosiah Wedgwood II , the son of the English potter Josiah Wedgwood, continued his father's firm and was Member of Parliament for Stoke-upon-Trent from 1832 to 1835...
and Elizabeth Allen. - The Rev. Robert Wedgwood, (1806-1881) Rector of DumbletonDumbletonDumbleton is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire. The village is roughly 20 miles from Gloucester and 50 miles from Bristol.The village is known to have existed in the time of Ethelred I who granted land to Abingdon Abbey, and it is mentioned in the Domesday Book.St Peter's church is...
, GloucestershireGloucestershireGloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. - The Rev. John Allen WedgwoodJohn Allen WedgwoodThe Reverend John Allen Wedgwood , normally known as Allen Wedgwood was rector of Maer Staffordshire.Wedgwood was the fifth of six children and the fourth and youngest son of John Wedgwood , and his wife Louisa Jane Allen...
(1796-1862) Rector of Maer, StaffordshireMaer, StaffordshireMaer is a rural village and civil parish in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, to the west of the pottery manufacturing town of Stoke-on-Trent....
. - Sarah Elizabeth Wedgwood (1795-1857)