James Joicey, 1st Baron Joicey
James Joicey, 1st Baron Joicey (4 April 1846 – 21 November 1936) was a coal mining magnate from Durham and a British Liberal Party politician.
Details
He was elected as Member of Parliament for Chester-le-Street at the 1885 general election, and held the seat until the 1906 election. He was created a Baronet of Longhirst and of Ulgham, both in the County of Northumberland, on 3 July 1893[1] and then elevated to the peerage as Baron Joicey, of Chester-le-Street in the County of Durham, on 13 January 1906.[2]
He was Chairman of the family mining company James Joicey & Co Limited, (founded by his uncle James Joicey in about 1831 and incorporated in 1886), which operated several collieries in the West Durham coalfield including pits at Beamish and Tanfield. In 1924, that company merged with Lambton & Hetton Collieries to form Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries.
From 1887 his seat was Longhirst Hall near Morpeth, Northumberland. In 1906 he bought the Ford Castle estate, Ford, Northumberland and in 1908 the Etal Castle estate in Northumberland, both of which remain in the ownership of the Joicey family.
He was succeeded by his son James.
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26418. p. 3781. 4 July 1893.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27877. p. 541. 23 January 1906.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Joicey
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Chester-le-Street 1885 – 1906 |
Succeeded by John Taylor |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Joicey 1906 – 1936 |
Succeeded by James Arthur Joicey |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Chester-le-Street) 1893 – 1936 |
Succeeded by James Arthur Joicey |