Sir Ralph Wedgwood, 1st Baronet
Ralph Wedgwood | |
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Wedgwood in December 1922 | |
| Born | Ralph Lewis Wedgwood 2 March 1874 Barlaston Lea, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 5 September 1956 (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3, including John and Cicely |
| Father | Clement Wedgwood |
| Relatives | Josiah Wedgwood (great-great-grandfather) James Meadows Rendel (maternal grandfather) Josiah Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood (brother) Francis Wedgwood, 2nd Baron Wedgwood (nephew) Josiah Wedgwood V (nephew) Camilla Wedgwood (niece) John Wedgwood (great-nephew) |
Sir Ralph Lewis Wedgwood, 1st Baronet, CB, CMG, TD (/reɪf/ RAYF; 2 March 1874 – 5 September 1956) was the chief officer of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) for 16 years from its inauguration in 1923. He was chairman of the wartime Railway Executive Committee from September 1939 to August 1941.