Laurence Wedgwood

Laurence Wedgwood (1844 – 5 May 1913) was a director of the Wedgwood pottery firm.

Wedgwood was the youngest son of Francis Wedgwood and his wife, Frances Mosley. Wedgwood helped incorporate Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. in 1895. Elder brothers Godfrey and Clement were also in the business. He was the great-grandson of the potter Josiah Wedgwood. He married Emma Elizabeth Houseman on 18 April 1871 and they had six children:

• Kennard Laurence Wedgwood (1873–1949), partner in Wedgwood & sons.
• Mary Frances "Molly" Wedgwood (1874–1969)
• Gilbert Henry Wedgwood (1876–1963), an officer in the York and Lancaster Regiment
• Clement John Wedgwood (1877–1954)
• Geoffrey Walter Wedgwood (1879–1897)
• Unnamed daughter (born and died 22 October 1882)