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'''Francis Hamilton "Frank" Wedgwood''' ([[9 October]] [[1867]] - [[29 October]] [[1930]]) [[justice of the peace|JP]] and [[High Sheriff]] <!--of [[Staffordshire]]?--> was a partner in the [[Wedgwood]] pottery firm.
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'''Francis Hamilton Wedgwood''' [[Justice of the Peace|JP]] [[Deputy Lieutenant|DL]] (9 October 1867 – 29 October 1930) was a partner in and Managing Director of the [[Wedgwood]] pottery firm.<ref>{{cite news | title=Obituaries - Mr. F. H. Wedgwood | newspaper=The Times | date=1 November 1930 | page=17; col E | issue=45659}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk/learning/discovery_packs/pack/lives-of-the-wedgwoods/chapter/francis-hamilton-wedgwood-frank-1867-1930 |title=Francis Hamilton Wedgwood (Frank) (1867-1930) |department=The fifth generation |website=Wedgwood Museum}}</ref><ref name=Venn>{{acad|id=WGWT886FH|name=Wedgwood, Francis Hamilton}}</ref>


== Biography ==
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]]. His younger brothers were [[Sir Ralph Wedgwood]] and [[Josiah Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood]]. He married Katherine Gwendoline Pigott [[11 September]] [[1902]] in [[Trentham]] and they had three children:
Wedgwood was the eldest son of [[Clement Wedgwood]] and Emily Catherine Rendel, daughter of the engineer [[James Meadows Rendel (engineer)|James Meadows Rendel]]. He was the great-great-grandson of the potter [[Josiah Wedgwood]]. His younger brothers were [[Sir Ralph Wedgwood]] and [[Josiah Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood]]. He was educated at [[Clifton College]] and [[Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity College]], [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]].<ref name=Venn/>


He was commissioned a [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in the 4th ([[Militia (Great Britain)|Militia]]) Battalion [[North Staffordshire Regiment]] on 2 July 1894. The battalion was embodied after the outbreak of the [[Second Boer War]] in late 1899, and he left [[Cobh|Queenstown]] for South Africa on the {{SS|Kildonan Castle||6}} with other men of the battalion in March 1900.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=The War in South Africa - Embarcation of Troops|date=12 March 1900 |page=7 |issue=36087| }}</ref> He served in [[South Africa]] until the end of the war, returning home with his battalion in June 1902.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=The War - Officers returning home|date=22 May 1902 |page=8 |issue=36774| }}</ref> During the First World War he also served as a recruiting officer.
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* Frances Dorothea Joy Wedgwood ([[1903]]-?)
* [[Cecily Stella Wedgwood]] ([[1905]]-[[1995]]), artist for Wedgwood.
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* Clement Tom Wedgwood ([[1907]]-[[1960]])


He became managing director of Wedgwood in [[1916]] when his uncle [[Cecil Wedgwood]] was killed at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. He died suddenly in [[1930]], his nephew [[Josiah Wedgwood V]] became the managing director of Wedgwood.
He became managing director of Wedgwood in 1916 when his cousin [[Cecil Wedgwood]] was killed at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. He was also a director of the [[LMS Railway]]. He was [[High Sheriff of Staffordshire]] for 1929–30.


Wedgwood married Katherine Gwendoline Pigott, daughter of the Rev. Edmund Vincent Pigott, of Doddershall Park, on 11 September 1902 in [[Trentham, Staffordshire|Trentham]] and they had three children:
== External links ==


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* Frances Dorothea Joy Wedgwood (1903–1996)
* http://www.wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk/biogresults.asp?BiographySelection=40
* [[Star Wedgwood|Cecily Stella Wedgwood]] (1905–1995), artist for Wedgwood<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk/learning/discovery_packs/pack/working-at-wedgwood/chapter/cecily-stella-wedgwood-1905-95 |title=Cecily Stella Wedgwood (1905-95) |department=Wedgwood people |website=Wedgwood Museum}}</ref>
* http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rkwest&id=I37933
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* Clement Tom Wedgwood (1907–1960)


He died suddenly in 1930 in [[Euston Road|Euston]], [[London]] and was buried at [[Barlaston]]; his nephew [[Josiah Wedgwood V]] became the managing director of Wedgwood.
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== References ==
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[[Category:Darwin-Wedgwood family|Wedgwood, Clement Francis]]
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Latest revision as of 09:06, 29 August 2024

For other people with the same name, see Francis Wedgwood (disambiguation).

Francis Hamilton Wedgwood JP DL (9 October 1867 – 29 October 1930) was a partner in and Managing Director of the Wedgwood pottery firm.[1][2][3]

Biography

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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. His younger brothers were Sir Ralph Wedgwood and Josiah Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood. He was educated at Clifton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.[3]

He was commissioned a captain in the 4th (Militia) Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment on 2 July 1894. The battalion was embodied after the outbreak of the Second Boer War in late 1899, and he left Queenstown for South Africa on the SS Kildonan Castle with other men of the battalion in March 1900.[4] He served in South Africa until the end of the war, returning home with his battalion in June 1902.[5] During the First World War he also served as a recruiting officer.

He became managing director of Wedgwood in 1916 when his cousin Cecil Wedgwood was killed at the Battle of the Somme. He was also a director of the LMS Railway. He was High Sheriff of Staffordshire for 1929–30.

Wedgwood married Katherine Gwendoline Pigott, daughter of the Rev. Edmund Vincent Pigott, of Doddershall Park, on 11 September 1902 in Trentham and they had three children:

  • Frances Dorothea Joy Wedgwood (1903–1996)
  • Cecily Stella Wedgwood (1905–1995), artist for Wedgwood[6]
  • Clement Tom Wedgwood (1907–1960)

He died suddenly in 1930 in Euston, London and was buried at Barlaston; his nephew Josiah Wedgwood V became the managing director of Wedgwood.

References

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  1. ^ "Obituaries - Mr. F. H. Wedgwood". The Times. No. 45659. 1 November 1930. p. 17; col E.
  2. ^ "Francis Hamilton Wedgwood (Frank) (1867-1930)". The fifth generation. Wedgwood Museum.
  3. ^ a b "Wedgwood, Francis Hamilton (WGWT886FH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ "The War in South Africa - Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36087. London. 12 March 1900. p. 7.
  5. ^ "The War - Officers returning home". The Times. No. 36774. London. 22 May 1902. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Cecily Stella Wedgwood (1905-95)". Wedgwood people. Wedgwood Museum.
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