Baron Joicey
Encyclopedia
Baron Joicey, of Chester-le-Street in the County of Durham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1906 for the coal mining magnate and former Liberal
Member of Parliament
for Chester-le-Street
, Sir James Joicey, 1st Baronet
. He had already been created a Baronet, of Chester-le-Street in the County of Durham, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1893. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He was High Sheriff of County Durham in 1910. Two of his younger brothers, the third and fourth Barons, both succeeded in the title. the titles are held by the latter's eldest son, the fifth Baron, who succeeded in 1993.
John Joicey
, uncle of the first Baron, was a Liberal politician and coal owner.
The family seat is Etal Manor on the Ford Castle
and Etal Castle
estate.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son the Hon. William James Joicey (b. 1990)
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1906 for the coal mining magnate and former Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Chester-le-Street
Chester-le-Street (UK Parliament constituency)
Chester-le-Street was a county constituency centred on the town of Chester-le-Street in County Durham. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, Sir James Joicey, 1st Baronet
James Joicey, 1st Baron Joicey
James Joicey, 1st Baron Joicey was a coal mining magnate from Durham and a British Liberal Party politician....
. He had already been created a Baronet, of Chester-le-Street in the County of Durham, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1893. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He was High Sheriff of County Durham in 1910. Two of his younger brothers, the third and fourth Barons, both succeeded in the title. the titles are held by the latter's eldest son, the fifth Baron, who succeeded in 1993.
John Joicey
John Joicey
John Joicey, DL was a British Liberal Party politician and wealthy coal owner.He was the fourth son of George Joicey of Backworth, Northumberland and younger brother of James Joicey, founder of the coal mining company James Joicey & Co...
, uncle of the first Baron, was a Liberal politician and coal owner.
The family seat is Etal Manor on the Ford Castle
Ford Castle
Forde Castle is a Grade 1 listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument situated at a shallow crossing point on the River Till, Ford, Northumberland, England....
and Etal Castle
Etal Castle
Etal Castle is a medieval English castle situated at Etal, Cornhill on Tweed, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building....
estate.
Barons Joicey (1906)
- James Joicey, 1st Baron JoiceyJames Joicey, 1st Baron JoiceyJames Joicey, 1st Baron Joicey was a coal mining magnate from Durham and a British Liberal Party politician....
(1846–1936) - James Arthur Joicey, 2nd Baron Joicey (1880–1960)
- Hugh Edward Joicey, 3rd Baron Joicey (1881–1966). Joicey was the second son of the first Baron. He married Lady Joan Katherine Lambton (1893–1967), youngest daughter of Frederick Lambton, 4th Earl of DurhamFrederick Lambton, 4th Earl of DurhamFrederick William Lambton, 4th Earl of Durham was a British peer, a Liberal politician, and the son of George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham. He inherited the Earldom from his twin brother, John Lambton, 3rd Earl of Durham, when the latter died with no legitimate children.He married Beatrix Bulteel...
. In the Boer WarBoer WarThe Boer Wars were two wars fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Oranje Vrijstaat and the Republiek van Transvaal ....
and First World War he served in the 14th Hussars and 1st Suffolk Regiment with the rank of Lieutenant'Colonel. He was also High Sheriff of NorthumberlandHigh Sheriff of NorthumberlandThis is a list of the High Sheriffs of the English county of Northumberland.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post...
in 1933. - Michael Edward Joicey, 4th Baron Joicey (1925–1993)
- James Michael Joicey, 5th Baron Joicey (b. 1953)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son the Hon. William James Joicey (b. 1990)