Josiah Wedgwood II

Josiah Wedgwood II (1769-1843) was Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent. He was the son of Josiah Wedgwood and the father of Emma Wedgwood.

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1769 - 1843 - Member of Parliament - Stoke-on-Trent - Josiah Wedgwood - Emma Wedgwood

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Jos and his brother Tom gave their friend Samuel Taylor Coleridge a life annuity of £150, with the goal of freeing Coleridge from financial worries and the need to support himself by noncreative work, so that he could pursue his literary and philosophic interests.

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Tom - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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In 1807, Wedgwood bought Maer Hall in Staffordshire and his family lived there until his death in 1843.

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1807 - Maer Hall - Staffordshire

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Wedgwood was responsible for the Wedgwood Company?s first bone china wares.

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