About Laurence Wedgwood
Lived 1844 – 1913 (aged 68–69). Laurence Wedgwood was a British ceramicist.
Laurence Wedgwood (1844 – 5 May 1913) was a director of the Wedgwood pottery firm.
Family Wedgwood was the youngest son of Francis Wedgwood and his wife, Frances Mosley. Wedgwood helped incorporate Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. in 1895. Elder brothers Godfrey and Clement were also in the business. He was the great-grandson of the potter Josiah Wedgwood. He married Emma Elizabeth Houseman on 18 April 1871 and they had six children:
Kennard Laurence Wedgwood (1873–1949), partner in Wedgwood & sons. Mary Frances "Molly" Wedgwood (1874–1969) Gilbert Henry Wedgwood (1876–1963), an officer in the York and Lancaster Regiment Clement John Wedgwood (1877–1954) Geoffrey Walter Wedgwood (1879–1897) Unnamed daughter (born and died 22 October 1882)
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Who was Laurence Wedgwood?
British businessman
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Laurence Wedgwood was born in 1844.
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Laurence Wedgwood died on 5 May 1913.
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Laurence Wedgwood was a ceramicist.
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Laurence Wedgwood was British.
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