Josiah Wedgwood V
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Josiah Wedgwood V was the Managing Director of the Wedgwood
pottery firm from 1930 until 1968 and credited with turning the company's fortunes around.
Wedgwood was one of seven children of Josiah Wedgwood IV (later Lord Wedgwood) and The Hon. Ethel Kate Bowen, daughter of Sir Charles Bowen, 1st Baron Bowen. He was the great-great-great-grandson of the potter Josiah Wedgwood
. His sister was the anthropologist Camilla Wedgwood
.
He married Dorothy Mary Winser in 1919 in Holborn
and they had three children:
He succeeded his uncle Francis Hamilton Wedgwood
as managing director on his uncle's death in 1930. After his retirement, Arthur Bryan
(later Sir) became managing director.
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 1930 until 1968 and credited with turning the company's fortunes around.
Wedgwood was one of seven children of Josiah Wedgwood IV (later Lord Wedgwood) and The Hon. Ethel Kate Bowen, daughter of Sir 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...
. His sister was the anthropologist Camilla Wedgwood
Camilla Wedgwood
The Hon. Camilla Hildegarde Wedgwood was a British anthropologist best known for research in the Pacific and her pioneering role as one of the British Commonwealth's first female anthropologists.- Biography :...
.
He married Dorothy Mary Winser in 1919 in Holborn
Holborn
Holborn is an area of Central London. Holborn is also the name of the area's principal east-west street, running as High Holborn from St Giles's High Street to Gray's Inn Road and then on to Holborn Viaduct...
and they had three children:
- Dr. John WedgwoodJohn Wedgwood (doctor)John Wedgwood CBE , was until his death the heir presumptive to the barony Wedgwood, as elder son of the second son of the 1st Baron Wedgwood. He was a noted British physician, whose death was commemorated with a long obituary in The Daily Telegraph...
(1919–2007), CBECBECBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
, MDDoctor of MedicineDoctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
, FRCP - Josiah Wedgwood VI, aka Ralph J.P. Wedgwood, MDDoctor of MedicineDoctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
(born 1924) - Jennifer Wedgwood (1927–1992)
He succeeded his uncle Francis Hamilton Wedgwood
Francis Hamilton Wedgwood
Francis Hamilton "Frank" Wedgwood JP and High Sheriff was a partner in the Wedgwood pottery firm.Wedgwood was the eldest son of Clement Wedgwood and Emily Catherine Rendel, daughter of the engineer James Meadows Rendel. He was the great-great-grandson of the potter Josiah Wedgwood...
as managing director on his uncle's death in 1930. After his retirement, Arthur Bryan
Arthur Bryan
Sir Arthur Bryan is former managing director of the Wedgwood pottery firm . He became the first non-Wedgwood family member to hold the post when he succeeded Josiah Wedgwood V in 1967. He was knighted in 1976 for services to export.-External links:*...
(later Sir) became managing director.
External links
- Wedgwood Website
- http://www.wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk/josiah_v.htm