Joseph Dodge Weston

Sir Joseph Dodge Weston (1822 – 5 March 1895) was an English merchant and shipping magnate and Liberal politician who was active in local government and sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1885 and 1895.

He joined the family firm and developed the business to take in iron foundries, cotton manufacture and railway wagon and carriage building.

[1] He was one of the original promoters and founders of the Bristol Waggon Works and was chairman of the Patent Nut and Bolt Co.[2] His shipping interests thrived in the time of emigration to Australia.

[1] Weston took an interest in politics and became a city councillor for Bristol in 1868, serving on the council until 1892.

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