Joseph Jones (ironmaster) explained

Alderman Joseph Jones
Birth Name:Joseph Jones
Birth Date:7 March 1837
Birth Place:Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Death Place:Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Known For:Mayor of Wolverhampton
Occupation:Ironmaster

Joseph Jones (7 Mar 1837—12 September 1912), and his brothers William Highfield Jones and John Jones, were successful industrialists, benefactors and politicians. All three became aldermen and served as Mayor of Wolverhampton.

Iron

Jones, and his brother John, founded the Corrugated Iron Company in 1857, specialising in flat or corrugated sheeting.[1]

Borough council

Ironmaster Alderman Joseph Jones served as Mayor of Wolverhampton 1887/88.[2]

Family

Jones was born in Wolverhampton on 7 Mar 1837, the son of jappaner Edward Jones and his wife Rebecca, née Highfield.[3] Jones married Elizabeth 'Betsey' Pinson on 15 July 1865, and they had five children. After his marriage he lived on Goldthorn Hill, Wolverhampton. His brother John and his family lived close by.[4] Jones died 12 September 1912 in Wolverhampton.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Wolverhampton Corrugated Iron Company. Sankey Canal Restoration Society. 1 November 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20121224062851/http://www.scars.org.uk/cuttings/volume6/issue6-12/corrugated.html. 24 December 2012.
  2. Web site: Mayors of Wolverhampton 1848 - 1948. https://archive.today/20121224090900/http://www.wolverhamptonhistory.org.uk/politics/local_government/wolves/mayors. dead. 24 December 2012. 25 October 2012. Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies and Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Services.
  3. England Census, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton. The National Archives, 1841
  4. England Census, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton. The National Archives, 1871