For other persons named Joseph Pease, see Joseph Pease (disambiguation).
Sir Joseph Whitwell Pease, 1st Baronet (23 June 1828 – 23 June 1903) was a British politician. Pease was a member of the Darlington Peases and the son of the Quaker MP Joseph Pease (1799-1872). He married Mary Fox daughter of Alfred Fox of the Fox family of Falmouth on 23 August 1854. They had two sons; Alfred Edward Pease, 2nd Bt and Joseph Albert "Jack" Pease, 1st Baron Gainford. Towards the end of his life, his business had problems and in 1902 the Pease Bank failed. He was forced to sell his art collection.
External links
- A Quaker collects: Joseph Whitwell Pease of Darlington by Margaretta S. Frederick About his art collecting.
- National Portrait Gallery Picture
- Durham Record Photo
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Joseph Pease James Farrer |
Member for South Durham with Charles Freville Surtees 1865–1868 Frederick Edward Blackett Beaumont 1868–1880 Frederick William Lambton 1880–1885 1865–1885 |
Succeeded by Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by Constituency created |
Member for Barnard Castle 1885–1903 |
Succeeded by Arthur Henderson |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baronet (of Hutton Lowcross) 1882–1903 |
Succeeded by Alfred Edward Pease |
