Joseph Jones (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.

Alderman Joseph Jones
Born
Joseph Jones

(1837-03-07)7 March 1837
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Died12 September 1912(1912-09-12) (aged 75)
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationIronmaster
Known forMayor of Wolverhampton
RelativesJohn Jones (brother)
William Highfield Jones (brother)

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.

References
  1. "The Wolverhampton Corrugated Iron Company". Sankey Canal Restoration Society. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  2. "Mayors of Wolverhampton 1848 - 1948". Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies and Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Services. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  3. England Census, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton. The National Archives, 1841
  4. England Census, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton. The National Archives, 1871
Political offices
Preceded by
Thomas Vincent Jackson		 Mayor of Wolverhampton
1887–1888		 Succeeded by
Frederic Edward Manby


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