Name John Wedgwood Died 1767 Nieces Susannah Darwin | Role Thomas Wedgwood III\'s son Parents Thomas Wedgwood III | |
Siblings Josiah Wedgwood, Thomas Wedgwood IV Grandparents Mary Leigh of Burslem, Thomas Wedgwood II Similar People Josiah Wedgwood, Thomas Wedgwood, Susannah Darwin | ||
John Wedgwood (1721–1767) was an English merchant.
He was the son of the potter Thomas Wedgwood III and his wife Mary. He made a considerable fortune as a merchant of Cateaton Street, London, before becoming his younger brother Josiah Wedgwood's London agent for the Wedgwood pottery firm.
In 1767 he was robbed and murdered in London, and his body dumped in the River Thames. He was unmarried and had no children.
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