Sir John Wedgwood, 2nd Baronet

Sir John Hamilton Wedgwood, 2nd Baronet, (16 November 1907 – 9 December 1989) was a British politician and industrialist.

Biography Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Wedgwood was the son of Sir Ralph Wedgwood, 1st Baronet and his wife Iris Veronica Pawson, daughter of Albert Henry Pawson. His younger sister was the historian C.V. Wedgwood. Sir John was educated at Winchester College, at Trinity College, Cambridge and in Europe, where he learnt several languages. He then deserted the Liberals to become the Conservative Party's candidate for Leek, but was not elected there either. He did however serve as magistrate for Stone, Staffordshire.

Wedgwood had a love for outdoor pursuits, particularly cave diving and mountain climbing. He was a life vice-president of the British Sub Aqua Club. He inherited the Wedgwood Baronetcy on the death of his father on 5 September 1956. On his own death in 1989 the baronetcy passed to his son Martin.