# Sir Joseph Mason — Orley Farm character guide

> Sir Joseph Mason in Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sir Joseph, Joseph junior, Joseph senior, Joseph Mason, Joseph, poor Sir Joseph, Joe, old Sir Joseph Mason, old Sir Joseph

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-commencement-of-the-great-orley-farm-case

## Who they are

The deceased owner of Orley Farm, whose will is contested.

## In the story

### [The Commencement of the Great Orley Farm Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/i-the-commencement-of-the-great-orley-farm-case)

The deceased London merchant and knight whose contested will and codicil form the basis of the Orley Farm case.

### [Lady Mason and Her Son](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/ii-lady-mason-and-her-son)

The deceased husband of Lady Mason, who married her late in life, causing estrangement from his children. His codicil is the source of the legal dispute.

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