title: George Josselyn
text: # 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
  
  Josselyn married Elizabeth Browne Bell, the daughter of Captain Scarlet Browne Bell, of the East India Company, who had died before she was born.
  
  ## Political career
  
  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.
  
  ## Business career
  
  George was a director of the Great Eastern Railway.
  
  