George Josselyn
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
George was a director of the Great Eastern Railway.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Crisp, Frederick Arthur (1902). Visitation of England and Wales Notes: Volume 4 1902. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-0669-0.
- ^ Howard, Joseph Jackson; Crisp, Frederick Arthur (1893). Visitation of England and Wales. London: [London] : Priv. printed.
- ^ Gowing, Richard (1875). Public Men of Ipswich and East Suffolk. Ipswich: W. J. Scopes.