John Joicey
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John Joicey, DL
(3 November 1816 – 15 August 1881) 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. He was the uncle of James Joicey, 1st Baron Joicey
.
He served as High Sheriff of Durham in 1878 and was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for North Durham
at the general election in April 1880
, but died in office the following year, aged 64.
He lived at Urpeth Lodge and then Newton Hall, Stocksfield
, Northumberland. His daughter and heir married John Packenham Cecil, thereby creating the Joicey-Cecil family.
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(3 November 1816 – 15 August 1881) was a British
United Kingdom
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Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
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politician and wealthy coal owner.
He was the fourth son of George Joicey of Backworth
Backworth
Backworth is a village in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, about west of Whitley Bay on the north east coast. It lies northeast of Newcastle and north northwest of Sunderland...
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
and younger brother of James Joicey, founder of the coal mining company James Joicey & Co. He was the uncle of James Joicey, 1st Baron Joicey
James Joicey, 1st Baron Joicey
James Joicey, 1st Baron Joicey was a coal mining magnate from Durham and a British Liberal Party politician....
.
He served as High Sheriff of Durham in 1878 and was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for North Durham
North Durham (UK Parliament constituency)
North Durham is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
at the general election in April 1880
United Kingdom general election, 1880
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, but died in office the following year, aged 64.
He lived at Urpeth Lodge and then Newton Hall, Stocksfield
Stocksfield
Stocksfield is a small, sprawling commuter village situated close to the River Tyne, about west of Newcastle upon Tyne and east of Hexham in the southern part of Northumberland, England...
, Northumberland. His daughter and heir married John Packenham Cecil, thereby creating the Joicey-Cecil family.