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George Josselyn

George Josselyn

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George Josselyn (1 January, 1807 Belstead - 6 May 1888) was a solicitor and Conservative Party politician who played a prominent part in civic life in Ipswich, Suffolk.

Family life

Josselyn married Elizabeth Browne Bell, the daughter of Captain Scarlet Browne Bell, of the East India Company,[1] who had died before she was born.[2]

Political career

Josselyn was an Alderman of Ipswich from 1846-1878 and served as mayor of Ipswich three times in 1842-3, 1851-2 and 1859-60.[1]

Business career

George was a director of the Great Eastern Railway.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Crisp, Frederick Arthur (1902). Visitation of England and Wales Notes: Volume 4 1902. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-0669-0.
  2. [2]
    Howard, Joseph Jackson; Crisp, Frederick Arthur (1893). Visitation of England and Wales. London: [London] : Priv. printed.
  3. [3]
    Gowing, Richard (1875). Public Men of Ipswich and East Suffolk. Ipswich: W. J. Scopes.
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