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Josiah Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood

The Lord Wedgwood
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
22 January – 3 November 1924
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded byJ. C. C. Davidson
Succeeded byThe Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
Personal details
Born16 March 1872
Died26 July 1943 (1943-07-27) (aged 71)

Colonel Josiah Clement Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood, DSO, PC, DL (16 March 1872 – 26 July 1943), sometimes referred to as Josiah Wedgwood IV, was a British Liberal and Labour politician who served in government under Ramsay MacDonald. He was a prominent single-tax activist following the political-economic reformer Henry George. He was the great-great-grandson of potter Josiah Wedgwood.


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