Joseph Ruston
Joseph Ruston (1835 – 11 June 1897)[1] was an English engineer and manufacturer and Liberal Party politician, though he split from the party over Home Rule and retired.[2]
Ruston was the son of Robert Ruston a farmer of Chatteris, Isle of Ely and his wife Margaret Seward. He was educated at Wesley College, Sheffield and became an apprentice at the Sheffield cutlery firm of George Wostenholme. On completing his apprenticeship in 1856 with a good commercial training and having a modest inheritance from his father's estate he went into business with Burton and Proctor of Lincoln. He thus became head of the firm of Ruston, Proctor and Company, agricultural implement makers and engineers.[3] In 1870 Ruston was Mayor of Lincoln. He was also a J.P..[4]
Ruston was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincoln in a by-election in June 1884.[5] He was reelected at the 1885 general election but did not stand again in 1886.[1][6]
Ruston married Jane Brown in 1859.
His decorations included the Cross of the Legion of Honour and the Order of Osmanieh.[2]
References
- 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs (part 3)
- 1 2 obit. The Automotor and Horseless Carriage Journal, June 1897, p367
- ↑ Ray Hooley's - Ruston-Hornsby - Engine Pages
- ↑ Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 188. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 137. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Joseph Ruston
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| Preceded by Charles Seely John Hinde Palmer |
Member of Parliament for Lincoln 1884 – 1886 With: Charles Seely to 1885 |
Succeeded by Frederick Harold Kerans |