Hugh Wedgwood, 3rd Baron Wedgwood
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Hugh Everard Wedgwood, 3rd Baron Wedgwood (20 April 1921 - 25 April 1970) was the third Baron Wedgwood
of the pottery dynasty. He was the son and only child of The Hon. Francis Wedgwood
(later 2nd Baron) 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
. Like his father, he was educated at Bedales School
. During the Second World War he served as an officer in the Kenya Regiment
. In 1949 he married Jane Weymouth Poulton, daughter of W.J. Poulton of Kenjockety, Molo
, Kenya
; they had one son, Piers
and two daughters. He was a farmer in Hillwood
, Molo
, Kenya
, 1941–1964. Upon his father's death in 1959 he succeeded his father as the 3rd Baron Wedgwood. Upon his own death in 1970, the Barony passed to his son Piers
.
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...
of the pottery dynasty. He was the son and only child of The Hon. Francis Wedgwood
Francis Wedgwood, 2nd Baron Wedgwood
Francis Charles Bowen Wedgwood, 2nd Baron Wedgwood was a British artist and hereditary peer.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...
(later 2nd Baron) 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
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...
. Like his father, 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 Second World War he served as an officer in the Kenya Regiment
Kenya Regiment
The Kenya Regiment was formed in 1937 and disbanded in May 1963.Volunteers were recalled in about 1950, with European settlers making up the main force. At the end of 1950 a call-up of eighteen-year-olds was introduced as the Mau Mau uprising was beginning...
. In 1949 he married Jane Weymouth Poulton, daughter of W.J. Poulton of Kenjockety, Molo
Molo
Molo is an ethnic group in Blue Nile state in Sudan.They number less than thousand and speak Molo, a Nilo-Saharan language. Most of them or all of them are Muslims....
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
; they had one son, Piers
Piers Wedgwood, 4th Baron Wedgwood
Piers Anthony Weymouth Wedgwood, 4th Baron Wedgwood is the fourth Baron Wedgwood of the pottery dynasty and is an international ambassador for the Wedgwood company....
and two daughters. He was a farmer in Hillwood
Hillwood
Hillwood is the debut album released by Carlos Coy. It was released on Dope House Records in 1995. The album was recorded at Track Design Studios in Houston, Texas.-Track listing:#Comin Up Comin Down - #Revenge#Hillwood#H-Town G-Funk...
, Molo
Molo
Molo is an ethnic group in Blue Nile state in Sudan.They number less than thousand and speak Molo, a Nilo-Saharan language. Most of them or all of them are Muslims....
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, 1941–1964. Upon his father's death in 1959 he succeeded his father as the 3rd Baron Wedgwood. Upon his own death in 1970, the Barony passed to his son Piers
Piers Wedgwood, 4th Baron Wedgwood
Piers Anthony Weymouth Wedgwood, 4th Baron Wedgwood is the fourth Baron Wedgwood of the pottery dynasty and is an international ambassador for the Wedgwood company....
.