2nd Baron Resedale, Sydney, Lady Redesdale Vivien Mosley (19212002), who married on 15 January 1949 Desmond Francis Forbes Adam (192658), educated at Eton College and at King's College, Cambridge, by whom she had two daughters He has human sympathies, courage and brains.". Lord Curzon had to be persuaded that Mosley was a suitable husband, as he suspected Mosley was largely motivated by social advancement in Conservative Party politics and her inheritance. Mosley then made a bold bid for political advancement within the Labour Party. Sydney Freeman-Mitford Sir Oswald Mosley's grandfather in law was Bertie Freeman-Mitford Sir Oswald Mosley's grandmother in law was Clementina Freeman-Mitford Sir Oswald Mosley's grandfather in law was Thomas Bowles MP Sir Oswald Mosley's sister in law was Deborah Cavendish Sir Oswald Mosley's brother in law-by-marriage was Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke Of Devonshire Sir Oswald Mosley's daughter in law is Jean Mosley, Sir Oswald Mosley's former father in law is Earl Curzon Of Kedleston. #7217, Oswald MOSLEY . Oswald Mosley in MyHeritage family trees (Cole Web Site) view all Immediate Family Geraldine Ellison of Willington . He led his campaign stridently on an anti-immigration platform, calling for forced repatriation of Caribbean immigrants as well as a prohibition upon mixed marriages. May 24 1871 - Rolleston Hall,near Burton-on-Trent,Staffordshire. Shortly after the 1958 Notting Hill race riots, Mosley briefly returned to Britain to stand in the 1959 general election at Kensington North. Oswald lived in Staffordshire. Keynes and Major Douglas of credit fame". Return to Family Tree. He refused visits from most BUF members, but on 18 March 1943, Dudley and Norah Elam (who had been released by then) accompanied Unity Mitford to see her sister Diana. [66] Shortly after his failed election campaign, Mosley permanently moved to Orsay, outside Paris. He immediately joined the Independent Labour Party (ILP) as well and allied himself with the left. Furthermore, the memorandum laid out the foundations of the corporate state which intended to combine businesses, workers and the government into one body as a way to "Obliterate class conflict and make the British economy healthy again".[30][31]. Mosley, Sarah Elizabeth Mosley, Frances Mosley, Mary Anne Chetwynd (born Mosley), Tonman Mosley, John Mosley, Penelope Mosley, Caroline Mar 27 1785 - Rolleston Hall, near Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Tauris. In 1977, by which time he was suffering from Parkinson's disease, he was nominated as a candidate for Rector of the University of Glasgow in which election he polled over 100 votes but finished bottom of the poll. He immediately joined the Independent Labour Party (ILP) as well and allied himself with the left. I'd say old Mosely deserves inclusion into the Black Sheep category. Sir Oswald Mosley's grandfather in law was, Sir Oswald Mosley's grandmother in law was, Sir Oswald Mosley's brother in law-by-marriage was, Sir Oswald Mosley's former father in law is, David Freeman-Mitford By Diana, he had two sons: Sir Oswald Mosley, 5th Baronet's in laws: Sir Oswald Mosley, 5th Baronet's daughter in law was Diana Mitford Sir Oswald Mosley, 5th Baronet's father in law was Captain Justinian Edwards-Heathcote Sir Oswald Mosley, 5th Baronet's mother in law is Eleanor Edwards-Heathcote. He was determined to unite the existing fascist movements and created the British Union of Fascists (BUF) in 1932. The Union Movement's meetings were often physically disrupted, as Mosley's meetings had been before the war, and largely by the same opponents. When the government fell in October, Mosley had to choose a new seat, as he believed that Harrow would not re-elect him as a Labour candidate. [14], Mosley met Mahatma Gandhi through C.F. Sir Oswald Ernal Mosley Also known as Sir Tom Mosley Gender Male Age 84 Date of birth Monday 16 Nov 1896 Date of death: 3 Dec 1980 Sir Oswald Mosley Siblings Married 2 children together 6 Oct 1936 Diana Mitford Divorced 3 children together married 11 May 1920 divorce before 1936 Cynthia Mosley MP Sir Oswald Mosley Children Vivien Mosley [67] He returned to politics one last time, contesting the 1966 general election at Shoreditch and Finsbury, and received 4.6% of the vote. He sought to discredit pictures taken in places like Buchenwald and Belsen. Adolf Hitler was their guest of honour. He was Kingsway Hall lecturer in 1924 and Livingstone Hall lecturer in 1931. In the London County Council elections in 1937, the BUF stood in three wards in East London (some former New Party seats), its strongest areas, polling up to a quarter of the vote. [14], Having initially arrived in Ceylon (present day Sri Lanka), the journey then continued through mainland India. He spent the remainder of the war at desk jobs in the Ministry of Munitions and in the Foreign Office. That is, until season five debuted, introducing Oswald Mosley, the latest villain for the Shelby family to face off against. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. He was the youngest member of the House of Commons to take his seat, though Joseph Sweeney, an abstentionist Sinn Fin member, was younger. Gottlieb, Julie V. (2000). He had three children by Cynthia: daughter Elizabeth Constance White wife Sir Oswald Mosley, 5th Baronet son Constance Mosley daughter Violet Mosley daughter Geraldine Mosley daughter Sir Thomas Mosley, 3rd Baronet father Catherine Mosley mother Andrews, a clergyman and an intimate friend of the "Indian Saint", as Mosley described him. [25] The outraged Chamberlain demanded that Mosley retract the claim "as a gentleman". In 1968 he remarked in a letter to The Times, "I am not, and never have been, a man of the right. As the European situation moved towards war, the BUF began to nominate Parliamentary by-election candidates and launched campaigns on the theme of "Mind Britain's Business". [75][76][77] Immediately following his release in 1943, Mosley lived with his second wife, Diana, at Crux Easton, Hampshire In 1945, he moved to Crowood Farm, located near Marlborough, Wiltshire, which he ran. Nicholas Mosley, woollen merchant and draper, died 1734. Oswald Mosley, Elizabeth Mosley (born Tonman (Mosley)), Sophia Annie Mosley (born Every (Mosley)). 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In November 1945, Mosley was summoned to court for allegedly causing unnecessary suffering to be caused to pigs by failing to provide adequate feeding and accommodation for them. The hundreds of guests included European royalty such as King George V and Queen Mary; and The Duke of Brabant (later King Leopold III of the Belgians) and his wife, Astrid of Sweden, Duchess of Brabant. Father of Francis Leigh; Sir Thomas Mosley, 3rd Baronet; Octavia Spooner; Mary Anne Mosley and Caroline Mosley and Hon. He then purchased Crux Easton House, near Newbury, with Diana. [53] His agitation was officially tolerated until the events of the Battle of France in May 1940 made the government consider him too dangerous. He spent the remainder of the war at desk jobs in the Ministry of Munitions and in the Foreign Office.[11]. Geni requires JavaScript! He was determined to unite the existing fascist movements and created the British Union of Fascists (BUF) in 1932. Sir Oswald Mosley, 5th Baronet Birth 29 Dec 1873 - Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales Death 21 Sep 1928 - Rolleston Hall, Burton On Trent, Staffordshire, England Mother Elizabeth Constance White Mosley Father Sir Oswald Mosley, 4th Baronet Quick access Family tree 1096 New search Sir Oswald Mosley, 5th Baronet family tree Of his decision to leave, he said, "You don't clear up a dungheap from underneath it.". Michael Mosley (19322012), unmarried and without issue. Mosley died on 3 December 1980 in his Orsay home, and was cremated in Paris. The New Party merged with the BUF (which included the Blackshirts) in 1932. Mosley, whom Stanley Baldwin described as "a cad and a wrong 'un", refused to retract the allegation. In the general election of 1918 he faced no serious opposition and was elected easily. [1] Mosley, who was suffering with phlebitis, spent the rest of the war confined under house arrest and police supervision. 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In mid-May 1940, he was nearly wounded by an assault.[52]. "All that was a very long time ago," he said.[73]. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. This may have contributed to his decision, in 1951, to leave Britain and live in Ireland. On his release from prison he stayed with his sister-in-law Pamela Mitford, followed shortly by a stay at the Shaven Crown Hotel in Shipton-under-Wychwood. Nevertheless, Mosley continued espousing anti-Semitism. Born. The war ended what remained of Mosley's political reputation. Death: May 24, 1871 (86) Immediate Family: Son of Oswald Mosley and Elizabeth Mosley. Unbeknown to Mosley, MI5 and the Special Branch had deeply penetrated the BUF and were also monitoring him through listening devices. [60] The Union Movement's meetings were often physically disrupted, as Mosley's meetings had been before the war, and largely by the same opponents. but the decolonisation of the 1960s put an end to this proposal. Within the family and among intimate friends, he was always called "Tom". [11] During the First World War he was commissioned into the British cavalry unit the 16th The Queen's Lancers and fought in France on the Western Front. We encourage you to research and examine these records to . [26] It took several re-counts before Chamberlain was declared the winner by 77votes and Mosley blamed poor weather for the result. He formed the Union Movement, which called for a single nation-state to cover the continent of Europe (known as Europe a Nation) and later attempted to launch a National Party of Europe to this end. The BUF was proscribed by the British Government later that year. He succeeded to the Baronetcy of Ancoats upon his father's death in 1928, which entitles the current holder to the prefix style Sir. [14]:166[third-party source needed], Mosley was an early supporter of the economist John Maynard Keynes. Henry Williamson, the agricultural writer and ruralist, put the theories of "blood and soil" into practice, which, in effect, acted as a demonstration farm for Mosleys ideas for the BUF. May 27 1871 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, h Elizabeth Mosley, Emily Mosley, Frances Leigh (born Mosley), Mary Anne Chetwynd (born Mosley), Tonman Mosley, and, Oswald Mosley, John Mosley, Elizabeth Mortley, Frances Gardiner (born Mosley), Elizabeth Frances Ashhurst (born Mosley), Mar 27 1785 - Rolleston on Dove, Staffordshire, England, May 24 1871 - Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire, England, Sir Oswald Mosley, Elizabeth Mosley (born Tonman), John Mosley, Elizabeth Frances Ashurst (born Mosley), Frances Whalley-smythe-gardiner (born Mosley), Oswald Mosley, Sir Tonman Mosley, 3rd Bart. Oswald Mosley Birth 1583 - Bolesworth Castle, Cheshire, England Death November 9, 1630 - Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire, England Mother Alice Webster Father Anthonie MOSLEY Quick access Family tree New search Oswald Mosley family tree Family tree Explore more family trees Parents Anthonie Mosley 1537 - 1607 Alice Webster 1539 - 1641 Spouse (s) He died in his 67th year on 20 September 1798 and as his eldest son, Oswald Mosley of Rolleston and Bolesworth Castle, Cheshire had predeceased him he was succeeded by his grandson Oswald. The BUF was protectionist, strongly anti-communist, and nationalistic to the point of advocating authoritarianism. His period outside Parliament was used to develop a new economic policy for the ILP, which eventually became known as the Birmingham Proposals; they continued to form the basis of Mosley's economics until the end of his political career. Click here to Start FameChaining. 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Most other active fascists in Britain met the same fate, resulting in the BUF's practical removal at an organised level from the United Kingdom's political stage. Oswald Mosley and Lady Cynthia Curzon on their wedding day, 11 May 1920 On 11 May 1920, he married Lady Cynthia "Cimmie" Curzon (1898-1933), second daughter of the 1st Earl Curzon of Kedleston (1859-1925), Viceroy of India 1899-1905, Foreign Secretary 1919-1924, and Lord Curzon's first wife, the U.S. mercantile heiress Mary Leiter . We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. Largely because of his family background and war service, local Conservative and Labour associations preferred Mosley in several constituencies a vacancy near the family estates seemed to be the best prospect. Within the family and among intimate friends, he was always called "Tom". Thirty years later, in 1961, Richard Crossman described the memorandum: " this brilliant memorandum was a whole generation ahead of Labour thinking.". He returned to Parliament as Labour MP for Smethwick at a by-election in 1926, and served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Labour Government of 192931. Its early parliamentary contests, in the 1931 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election and subsequent by-elections, arguably had a spoiler effect in splitting the left-wing vote and allowing Conservative candidates to win. son Major Edward Heathcote Mosley son John Arthur Noel Mosley son Sir Oswald Mosley, 4th Baronet father Elizabeth Constance White mother Constance Mosley sister Violet Mosley sister Geraldine Ellison of Willington . We encourage you to research and examine these records to . Mosley campaigned aggressively in Ladywood, and accused Chamberlain of being a "landlords' hireling". Mosley spent large amounts of his private fortune on the British Union of Fascists (BUF) and tried to establish it on a firm financial footing by various means including an attempt to negotiate, through Diana, with Adolf Hitler for permission to broadcast commercial radio to Britain from Germany. Research genealogy for Sir Oswald Mosley, 4th Baronet of Burton On Trent, as well as other members of the Mosley, 4th Baronet family, on Ancestry. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Oswald MOSLEY (1588 - Unknown) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days How do we create a person's profile? He was educated at West Downs School and Winchester College. Brother of Nicholas Mosley. He lived for many years at Apedale Hall in Newcastle-under-Lyme, also in Staffordshire. Leave a message for others who see this profile. 9. Explore how the celebrity world connects. However, he was unexpectedly selected for Harrow first. Having built up a following in his constituency, he retained it against a Conservative challenge in the 1922 and 1923 general elections. His Britain First rally at the Earls Court Exhibition Hall on July 16th, 1939, 'was then, and remains now, the biggest indoor political rally ever held in Britain'. On 23 May 1940 Mosley, who was then mostly focused on negotiated peace advocacy, was interned under Defence Regulation 18B along with most active fascists in Britain. Oswald Mosley. [41] He claimed that the UK Labour Party was pursuing policies of "international socialism", while fascism's aim was "national socialism". He had two younger brothers: Edward Heathcote Mosley (18991980) and John Arthur Noel Mosley (19011973).[10]. Of Ancoats, Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet of Ancoats, Oswald (2nd Baronet Mosley Of Ancoats)(Sir) Mosley, Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Bart. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA. Mosley continued to organise marches policed by the Blackshirts, and the government was sufficiently concerned to pass the Public Order Act 1936, which, amongst other things, banned political uniforms and quasi-military style organisations and came into effect on 1 January 1937. His father-in-law's past as Viceroy of India allowed for the acquaintance of various personalities along the journey. Mosley, who at that time was focused on pleading for the British to accept Hitler's peace offer of March, was detained on 23 May 1940, less than a fortnight after Winston Churchill became Prime Minister. He was given responsibility for solving the unemployment problem, but found that his radical proposals were blocked either by Lord Privy Seal James Henry Thomas or by the Cabinet. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps as an observer, but while demonstrating in front of his mother and sister he crashed, which left him with a permanent limp, as well as a reputation for being brave and somewhat reckless. Mosley was born on 16 November 1896 at 47 Hill Street, Mayfair, Westminster.After his parents separated he was brought up by his mother, who went to live at Betton Hall near Market Drayton, and his paternal grandfather, Sir Oswald Mosley, 4th Baronet. Mosley agreed to be present because he mistakenly believed that it was Lady Redesdale, Diana and Unity's mother, who was accompanying Unity. After this, Mosley retired and moved back to France, where he wrote his autobiography, My Life (1968). He argues that trying to "challenge the 50-year-old system of free trade exposes industry in the home market to the chaos of world conditions, such as price fluctuation, dumping, and the competition of sweated labour, which result in the lowering of wages and industrial decay. He passed away on 2 JUN 1751 in St James,Bath,Somersetshire,England. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 23:40. Mosley made most of the Blackshirt employees redundant, some of whom then defected from the party with William Joyce. These great interests are not intimidating, and will not intimidate, the Fascist movement of the modern age. Together, Oswald and Cynthia Mosley proved an alluring couple, and many members of the working class in Birmingham succumbed to their charm for, as the historian Martin Pugh described, "a link with powerful, wealthy and glamorous men and women appealed strongly to those who endured humdrum and deprived lives". He was unexpectedly selected for Harrow first. He lost his seat at Smethwick in 1931. Mosley led his campaign stridently on an anti-immigration platform, calling for forced repatriation of Caribbean immigrants as well as a prohibition upon mixed marriages. Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet ( 16 November 1896 3 December 1980) was a British politician. [6][7], Mosley was born on 16 November 1896 at 47 Hill Street, Mayfair, Westminster. step-child with Diana Mitford{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Diana Mitford", "gender": "Female" }, Desmond Guinness{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Desmond Guinness", "gender": "Male" }, born 1931, age 89 John Gunther described Mosley in 1940 as "strikingly handsome. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He has human sympathies, courage and brains."[24].