Josiah Wedgwood
Colonel Josiah Clement Wedgwood
Rush ID: 6157
Details
- Born:
- 16 March 1872
- Died:
- 26 July 1943
- Birth place:
- UK
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- Unknown
- Ethnic minority:
- No
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Naval architect
- Election occupation:
- Army officer
- Parentage:
- Clement F. Wedgwood
- Notes:
- None
- Knighthood/Dame:
- False
- Highest Office:
- Cabinet Minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 3
- Education level:
- Graduate
References
- Rush ID:
- 6157
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q2912529
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
- Beamish Person ID:
- 936
- They work for you ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- WEDGWOOD, Colonel Josiah (1872-1943)
Peerages
-
1st Baron Wedgwood
New hereditary
1942
Constituencies
-
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Party: Labour Year of election: 1935 Date of election: 14 November 1935 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1942* Date of exit: 21 January 1942 Party: Labour Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: None -
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Party: Ind. Lab. Year of election: 1931 Date of election: 27 October 1931 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1935 Date of exit: 14 November 1935 Party: Ind. Lab. Nature of exit: Change of party Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: Sat as Labour for latter part of this service. -
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Party: Labour Year of election: 1922 Date of election: 15 November 1922 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1931 Date of exit: 27 October 1931 Party: Labour Nature of exit: Change of party Sponsorship: ILP Constituency connections: Direct Notes: None -
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Party: Ind. Lib. Year of election: 1918 Date of election: 14 December 1918 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1922 Date of exit: 15 November 1922 Party: Ind. Lib. Nature of exit: Change of party Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: Sat as Labour from May 1919. -
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Party: Liberal Year of election: 1906 Date of election: 12 January 1906 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1918 Date of exit: 14 December 1918 Party: Liberal Nature of exit: Change of party Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: None
Ministerial offices
Higher education
-
RNC Greenwich
Graduated
Schools
Marriages
-
Bowen, Ethel
Year: 1894
Notes: divorced 1919
-
Willett, Florence
Year: 1919
Parties
-
Liberal Party Member
-1919
-
Labour Party Member
1919-1943
Political organisations
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English League for the Taxation of Land Values Officer
President
Local governments
-
Staffordshire County Council
Councillor
1910-1918
-
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
Mayor
1930-1932