UCL

John Wedgwood Esq.

Profile & Legacies Summary

1766 - 1844

Biography

Wedgwood was the oldest son of Josiah and Sarah Wedgwood and lived in Etruria, Staffordshire. He was a partner in the family firm from 1790-93, after which his father bought him a partnership in a banking firm, the London and Middlesex Bank, which later failed, with Gerard Noel Noel, George Templer and Nathaniel Middleton, among others. He returned to the family business again from 1800-11.


Sources

http://www.wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk/learning/discovery_packs/pack/lives-of-the-wedgwoods/chapter/john-wedgwood-1766-1844

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Louisa Jane nee Allen
Children
7
Occupation
Banker

Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Joint owner
Belmont [ St Kitts ]

Legacies Summary

Commercial (1)

Name partner
Davison, Noel, Templer, Middleton & Wedgwood
Banker  
 
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Relationships (2)

John Wedgwood Esq.
Business partners
Nathaniel Middleton Esq.
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John Wedgwood Esq.
Business partners
George Templer
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