James Joicey, 1st Baron Joicey
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James Joicey, 1st Baron Joicey (4 April 1846 – 21 November 1936) was a coal mining magnate from Durham and a British Liberal Party politician.
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 then elevated to the peerage as Baron Joicey.
He was Chairman of the family mining company James Joicey & Co Limited, incorporated in 1886, which operated several collieries in the West Durham coalfield including pits at Beamish and Tanfield.
In 1906 he bought the Ford Castle estate, Ford, Northumberland and in 1908 the Etal Castle estate, Etal, Northumberland, both of which remain in the ownership of the Joicey family
He was succeeded by his son James.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for Chester-le-Street 1885–1906 |
Succeeded by John Taylor |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by (new creation) |
Baron Joicey 1906–1936 |
Succeeded by James Arthur Joicey |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by (new creation) |
Baronet (of Chester-le-Street) 1893–1936 |
Succeeded by James Arthur Joicey |
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