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James Ingall Wedgwood was born at May 24, 1883, London, son of Alfred Allen Wedgwood (1842-1892) and Margaret Rosena Ingall (1854-1922), great, great grandson of the potter Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795), and the grandson of the spiritualist Hensleigh Wedgwood (1803-1891), and the great nephew of Charles Darwin (1809-1882). He was an prominent English Theosophist in Theosophical Society (Adyar), also the first Presiding Bishop of the Liberal Catholic Church, Co-Mason and Martinist. Passed away on 13 March 1951 in Farnham, Surrey, England.
Personal life
Theosophical Society involvement
Wedgwood was admitted to the Theosophical Society in Yorkshire, England on September 7, 1904. [1]
In 1926, Wedgwood presented the Blavatsky Lecture on the topic "The Distinctive Contribution of Theosophy to Christian Thought".
Liberal Catholic Church
Writings
Bishop Wedgwood wrote several books and numerous articles. The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals lists 14 articles by or about James I. Wedgwood, 64 articles under the name JI Wedgwood, and 9 under the name Bishop Wedgwood.
Additional resources
- Wedgwood, James Ingall in Theosopedia.
- J. I. Wedgwood in Wikipedia.
- History in Liberal Catholic Church website.
- The Liberal Catholic Tradition: A Farewell Note by Pedro Oliveira.
- James Ingall Wedgwood in CWLeadbeater.Wordpress.com.
Notes
- ↑ Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at http://tsmembers.org/. See book 3, entry 26458 (website file: 3A/14).