After initially following a military career, he later worked as an international ambassador for the Wedgwood company.

[2][3] He was the son of Hugh Wedgwood, later 3rd Baron Wedgwood, and his wife Jane Weymouth (née Poulton), daughter of W. J. Poulton, of Kenjockety, Molo, Kenya.

Alexandra Mary Kavanagh Wedgwood, known as Sandra, (born 3 October 1987).

Wedgwood was an active member of the House of Lords, with special interest in defence and heritage.

Wedgwood spoke out against the Bill,[8] and when it passed he was not elected as one of the 92 hereditary peers who remained.