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Josiah C. (Josiah Clement) Wedgwood
1872–1943
A fierce-minded British radical, soldier, and parliamentarian, he spent decades arguing for land reform, civil liberty, and a more independent kind of politics. Best known as the 1st Baron Wedgwood, he brought the energy of a campaigner to both public life and his writing.
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Staffordshire pottery and its history
by Josiah C. (Josiah Clement) Wedgwood
About the author
Born in Staffordshire in 1872, Josiah Clement Wedgwood came from the famous Wedgwood family but made his name in politics rather than pottery. He served in the military, entered Parliament in the early 20th century, and became known as an outspoken and often unconventional public figure.
Wedgwood sat in Parliament for many years, first as a Liberal and later with Labour. Sources consistently describe him as a strong advocate of land reform and the single-tax ideas associated with Henry George, and as a politician willing to challenge party lines when he felt principle mattered more.
He was later created the 1st Baron Wedgwood and remained a distinctive voice in British public life until his death in 1943. For listeners coming to his work today, he stands out as a restless reformer: practical, argumentative, and deeply engaged with the political questions of his time.