1877-78 John Joicey M.P. NEWTON HALL, Stocksfield on Tyne. Two letters

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1877-78 John Joicey M.P. NEWTON HALL, Stocksfield on Tyne. Two letters
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1877-78; Two fine Autograph letters written by John
Joicey
J.P. & M.P.from his home NEWTON HALL,
Stocksfield
on Tyne, Durham.
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 uncle of James
Joicey
, 1st Baron
Joicey
.
With his younger brother James
Joicey
, in 1831 he founded mining company James
Joicey
& Co Ltd (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.
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
Newton Hall
is located some 800 metres to the north east of Newton. The Hall complex once incorporated the remains of Newton Hall Tower, a 13th-century defensive tower belonging to the de Insula family, that was demolished in the 1800s. Newton Hall country house was built for Robert Jobling in 1811, and was modified in 1835 by the architect John Dobson. The estate was later purchased by the Joicey family who owned a number of collieries in County Durham
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1877-78; Two fine Autograph letters written by John Joicey J.P. & M.P.from his home NEWTON HALL, Stocksfield on Tyne, Durham. 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 uncle of James Joicey, 1st Baron Joicey.With his younger brother James Joicey, in 1831 he founded mining company James Joicey & Co Ltd (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.He served as High Sheriff of Durham in 1878 and was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Durham at the genera
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Country
England
Estate or House name
Newton Hall
Family Surname
Joicey
City/Town/Village/Place
Stocksfield on Tees
England County
Durham
Era
1871-1880
Document Type
Manuscript Letter