John Joicey, DL (3 November 1816 – 15 August 1881) was a British

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politician and wealthy coal owner. He was the fourth son of George Joicey of

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, Northumberland and uncle of

James Joicey, 1st Baron Joicey James Joicey, 1st Baron Joicey JP DL (4 April 1846 – 21 November 1936) was an English industrialist, politician, and aristocrat known primarily for being a coal mining magnate from Durham and a Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP). Li ...

. 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

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in 1878 and was elected as

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(MP) for

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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,

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, Northumberland. His daughter and heir married John Packenham Cecil, thereby creating the Joicey-Cecil family.

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* 1816 births 1881 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Deputy Lieutenants of Durham UK MPs 1880–1885 High Sheriffs of Durham People from Stocksfield People from Backworth Businesspeople from Tyne and Wear Politicians from Tyne and Wear British businesspeople in the coal industry {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub