Sir Martin Wedgwood, 3rd Baronet
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Sir Martin Wedgwood (27 December 1933 – 12 October 2010) was a British stockbroker and linguist.
Wedgwood was the eldest son of Sir John Wedgwood, 2nd Baronet. He was a great-great-great-great-grandson of the master potter Josiah Wedgwood
. Sir Martin was educated at Eton
and Trinity College
, Oxford Over the course of his life, Wedgwood mastered 20 languages.
He worked in the family pottery firm
in the UK and Canada. In 1973 he joined the Stock Exchange, remaining there until retirement.http://www.burkespeerage.com/Search/FullRecord.aspx?ID=14402
In 1963 he married the architectural historian Alexandra Gordon Clark (known as Sandra), daughter of the judge and crime novelist, Alfred Gordon Clark
. They had one son, Ralph
(born 1964) and two daughters, Julia and Frances.
He inherited the Wedgwood Baronetcy
and title on the death of his father on 9 December 1989. On his own death in October 2010 the Baronetcy passed to his son, the 4th baronet, Professor Sir Ralph Nicholas Wedgwood
, Fellow of Merton College, Oxford
.
Wedgwood was the eldest son of Sir John Wedgwood, 2nd Baronet. He was a great-great-great-great-grandson of the master 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...
. Sir Martin was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Trinity College
Trinity College, Oxford
The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,...
, Oxford Over the course of his life, Wedgwood mastered 20 languages.
He worked in the family pottery firm
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...
in the UK and Canada. In 1973 he joined the Stock Exchange, remaining there until retirement.http://www.burkespeerage.com/Search/FullRecord.aspx?ID=14402
In 1963 he married the architectural historian Alexandra Gordon Clark (known as Sandra), daughter of the judge and crime novelist, Alfred Gordon Clark
Cyril Hare
Cyril Hare, the pseudonym of Alfred Alexander Gordon Clark was an English judge and crime writer.- Life and work :...
. They had one son, Ralph
Sir Ralph Wedgwood, 4th Baronet
Professor Sir Ralph Nicholas Wedgwood, 4th Baronet is a British philosopher. He is Fellow of Merton College, Oxford.Wedgwood is the only son of Martin Wedgwood, later 3rd Baronet, and his wife the architectural historian Alexandra , daughter of the judge and crime novelist, Alfred Gordon Clark...
(born 1964) and two daughters, Julia and Frances.
He inherited the Wedgwood Baronetcy
Wedgwood Baronets
The Wedgwood Baronetcy, of Etruria in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1942 for Ralph Wedgwood, chairman of the World War II Railway Executive Committee...
and title on the death of his father on 9 December 1989. On his own death in October 2010 the Baronetcy passed to his son, the 4th baronet, Professor Sir Ralph Nicholas Wedgwood
Sir Ralph Wedgwood, 4th Baronet
Professor Sir Ralph Nicholas Wedgwood, 4th Baronet is a British philosopher. He is Fellow of Merton College, Oxford.Wedgwood is the only son of Martin Wedgwood, later 3rd Baronet, and his wife the architectural historian Alexandra , daughter of the judge and crime novelist, Alfred Gordon Clark...
, Fellow of Merton College, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to...
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