John Joicey

John Joicey, DL was a British Liberal [Party (UK)|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, 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 for North Durham at the 1880 [United Kingdom general election|general election in April 1880], but died in office the following year, aged 64.
He lived at Urpeth Lodge and then Newton [Hall, Bywell|Newton Hall], Stocksfield, Northumberland. His daughter and heir married John Packenham Cecil, thereby creating the Joicey-Cecil family.