He was a noted British medical doctor, whose death was commemorated with a long obituary in The Daily Telegraph; his area of specialisation was geriatric medicine and improving conditions for elderly patients.

He was educated at Abbotsholme School and then at Trinity College, Cambridge before going on to Guy's Hospital.

He studied surgery but was wounded during the Second World War, which left him unable to stand for long periods of time and therefore unable to practice surgery.

He was also survived by his second wife Jo Tamlyn (née Ripsher) whom he married in 1972.

His eldest son, Antony John Wedgwood, born in 1944, succeeded as the 5th Baron in January 2014.