Husband of Sophia Anne Every. Death: 1726 (82-91) Immediate Family: Son of Nicholas Mosley of Ancoats, J.P and Jane Lever. Diana Freeman-Mitford. [64][need quotation to verify], Mosley was a key pioneer in the emergence of Holocaust denial. [1] Mosley's wife, Diana, was also interned in June,[54] shortly after the birth of their son (Max Mosley); the Mosleys lived together for most of the war in a house in the grounds of Holloway prison. [55] The internment, particularly that of Lady Mosley, resulted in significant public debate in the press, although most of the public supported the Government's actions. Reports suggest Prince Charles will live "in a flat above the shop" when he becomes king. The 1920 wedding took place in the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace in London. [citation needed], Mosley's political thought is believed to have influence on the organic farming movement in Great Britain. The BUF was protectionist, strongly anti-communist and nationalistic to the point of advocating authoritarianism. He had two younger brothers: Edward Heathcote Mosley (18991980) and John Arthur Noel Mosley (19011973).[10]. He was driven by, and in Parliament spoke of, a passionate conviction to avoid any future war, and this seemingly motivated his career. Father of Francis Leigh; Sir Thomas Mosley, 3rd Baronet; Octavia Spooner; Mary Anne Mosley and Caroline Mosley. 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. By 1924 he was growing increasingly attracted to the Labour Party, which had just formed a government, and in March he joined it. Eventually he crossed the floor to sit as an Independent Member on the opposition side of the House of Commons. Michael Mosley (born 1932), unmarried and without issue. Mosley and Cynthia were committed Fabians in the 1920s and at the start of the 1930s. [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 then formed the New Party. Oswald Mosley, Elizabeth Mosley (born Tonman). 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In 1961 he took part in a debate at University College London about Commonwealth immigration, seconded by a young David Irving. US based Meghan and Harry.. FameChain has their amazing trees. [74] Mosley and his first wife, Cynthia, also lived at Savay Farm, Denham. [14], Mosley met Mahatma Gandhi through C.F. 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. Mosley made most of the Blackshirt employees redundant, some of whom then defected from the party with William Joyce. [41] He claimed that the UK Labour Party was pursuing policies of "international socialism", while fascism's aim was "national socialism". While not denying the existence of Nazi concentration camps, he claimed that they were a necessity to hold "a considerable disaffected population", where problems were caused by lack of supplies due to "incessant bombing" by the Allies, with bodies burned in gas chambers due to typhus outbreaks, rather than being created by the Nazis to exterminate people. 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 and Mosley made most of the Blackshirt employees redundant, some of whom then defected from the party with William Joyce. Mosley was imprisoned in May 1940 and the BUF was banned. His wife Diana was also interned, shortly after the birth of their son Max; they lived together for most of the war in a house in the grounds of Holloway prison. 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 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. He stood for Parliament during the post-war era but received very little support. The hundreds of guests included King George V and Queen Mary, as well as foreign royalty such as the Duke and Duchess of Brabant (later King Leopold III and Queen Astrid of Belgium).[1][12]. He then purchased Crux Easton House, near Newbury, with Diana. He returned to the trenches before the injury was fully healed, and at the Battle of Loos he passed out at his post from pain. Born in Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire, England on 28 July 1674 to Oswald Mosley and Elizabeth Cook Mosley. [1] Mosley was interrogated for 16 hours by Lord Birkett[53] but never formally charged with a crime, and was instead interned under Defence Regulation 18B. It took several recounts before Chamberlain was declared the winner by 77 votes and Mosley blamed poor weather for the result. 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. Mosley was at this time falling out with the Conservatives over Irish policy, objecting to the use of the Black and Tans to combat the IRA. Mosley reportedly struck a deal in 1937 with Francis Beaumont, heir to the Seigneurage of Sark, to set up a privately owned radio station on Sark. See FameChain's massive Trump family tree. 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. The BUF was proscribed later that year. Husband of Anne (Lowe) Mosley married 22 Sep 1602 in St. Mary's, Stockport, Cheshire, England Descendants Father of Anne (Mosley) Case, Oswald Mosley, Samuel Mosley, Nicholas Mosley JP and Edward Mosley Died 9 Nov 1630 in Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire, England Profile manager: Richard Shelley [ send private message ] Among Mosley's supporters at this time were the novelist Henry Williamson, military theorist J. F. C. Fuller and the future "Lord Haw Haw", William Joyce. Of his decision to leave, he said, "You don't clear up a dungheap from underneath it.". 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. See the Elon Musk family tree here at FameChain. He was driven by, and in Parliament spoke of, a passionate conviction to avoid any future war, and this seemingly motivated his career. 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. [5] He is also known for the influence he had on the thinking of the founders of the Soil Association, a catalyst for the organic farming movement in Great Britain. 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 sought to discredit pictures taken in places like Buchenwald and Belsen. Tauris. The war ended what remained of Mosley's political reputation. His personal magnetism is very great". Sir Oswald Mosley, the leader of the Blackshirts in Britain in the 1930s was from the Staffordshire and Lancashire Mosley family. and Elizabeth Bayley. After Churchill returned Britain to the Gold Standard, Mosley claimed that "faced with the alternative of saying goodbye to the gold standard, and therefore to his own employment, and goodbye to other people's employment, Mr. Churchill characteristically selected the latter course". [4] He was considered a potential Labour Prime Minister but resigned because of discord with the government's unemployment policies. These great interests are not intimidating, and will not intimidate, the Fascist movement of the modern age. 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. Mosley agreed to be present because he mistakenly believed Diana and Unity's mother Lady Redesdale was accompanying Unity. The hearing lasted for five hours. In 1968 he remarked in a letter to The Times, "I am not, and never have been, a man of the right. 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. [57] He and his wife remained the subject of much press attention. Having built up a following in his constituency, he retained it against a Conservative challenge in the 1922 and 1923 general elections. Mosley's corporatism was complemented by Keynesianism, with Robert Skidelsky stating, "Keynesianism was his great contribution to fascism. He chose not to defend his Smethwick constituency at the 1931 general election, instead unsuccessfully standing in Stoke-on-Trent. [15], 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 Hitler for permission to broadcast commercial radio to Britain from Germany. Mosley's ancestral family residence, Rolleston Hall in Staffordshire, was demolished in 1928. His Britain First rally at the Earls Court Exhibition Hall on 16 July 1939 was the biggest indoor political rally in British history, with a reported 30,000 attendees. By the end of the First World War, Mosley had decided to go into politics as a Conservative Member of Parliament, as he had no university education or practical experience due to the War. Mosley campaigned aggressively in Ladywood, and accused Chamberlain of being a "landlords' hireling". He also claimed that the Holocaust was to be blamed on the Jews and that Adolf Hitler knew nothing about it. Michael Mosley (19322012), unmarried and without issue. He was close to Ramsay MacDonald and hoped for one of the great offices of state, but when Labour won the 1929 general election he was appointed only to the post of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, a position without Portfolio and outside the Cabinet. George Gosselin Marten and Hon. Among Mosley's supporters at this time included John Strachey,[47] the novelist Henry Williamson, military theorist J. F. C. Fuller, and the future "Lord Haw Haw", William Joyce. [1] Mosley, who was suffering with phlebitis, spent the rest of the war confined under house arrest and police supervision. Sir Oswald Mosley married Elizabeth Thornhaugh and had 5 children. [26] It took several re-counts before Chamberlain was declared the winner by 77votes and Mosley blamed poor weather for the result. On his release from prison, he first stayed with his sister-in-law Pamela Mitford, followed shortly by a stay at the Shaven Crown Hotel in Shipton-under-Wychwood. [49] At one of his New Party meetings in Leicester in April 1935, he said, "For the first time I openly and publicly challenge the Jewish interests of this country, commanding commerce, commanding the Press, commanding the cinema, dominating the City of London, killing industry with their sweat-shops. . Copyright FameChain 2023, All rights reserved. Mosley was a fencing champion in his school days; he won titles in both foil and sabre, and retained an enthusiasm for the sport throughout his life. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. "[24] As his book, The Greater Britain, focused on the issues of free trade, the criticisms against globalisation that he formulated can be found in critiques of contemporary globalisation. [66] After this, he retired and moved back to France,[66] where he wrote his autobiography, My Life (1968). Upon the death of her father, Baron Alington in active service in the RAF in 1940 . Within the family and among intimate friends, he was always called "Tom". 9. His son Alexander stated that they had received many messages of condolence but no abusive words. During this marriage, he began an extended affair with his wife's younger sister, Lady Alexandra Metcalfe, and a separate affair with their stepmother, Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston, the American-born second wife and widow of Lord Curzon of Kedleston. Login to find your connection. Mosley later called Gandhi a "sympathetic personality of subtle intelligence". We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. He and his wife were the subject of much media attention. Mosley became Conservative MP for Harrow in 1918, but left the party over its Irish policy in 1920, standing as an independent candidate in 1922. 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". Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet ( 16 November 1896 3 December 1980) was a British politician. Find out about Sir Oswald Mosley, 5th Baronet & Katherine Mosley Married, children, joint family tree & history, ancestors and ancestry. In mid May 1940 Mosley was nearly wounded by assault. [45] The Mail continued to support the BUF until the Olympia rally in June 1934.[46]. The New Party increasingly inclined to fascist policies, but Mosley was denied the opportunity to get his party established when during the Great Depression the 1931 General Election was suddenly called the party's candidates, including Mosley himself running in Stoke which had been held by his wife, lost the seats they held and won none. Oswald Alexander Mosley was born on 26 November 1938 He was the son of Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Bt. [14], Cynthia died of peritonitis in 1933, after which Mosley married his mistress Diana Guinness, ne Mitford (19102003). As the New Party gradually became more radical and authoritarian, many previous supporters defected from it. Son of Oswald Mosley and Elizabeth Mosley After the outbreak of war he led the campaign for a negotiated peace, a stance popularly acceptable but after the invasion of Norway and the commencement of aerial bombardment (see The Blitz) overall public opinion of him turned to hostility. We encourage you to research and examine these records to . 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. Mosley remained popular as late as summer 1939. discoveries. [56], In November 1943, the Home Secretary, Herbert Morrison, ordered the release of the Mosleys. Tom is 19 degrees from Jennifer Aniston, 15 degrees from Drew Barrymore, 17 degrees from Candice Bergen, 14 degrees from Alexandre Dumas, 18 degrees from Carrie Fisher, 31 degrees from Whitney Houston, 16 degrees from Hayley Mills, 18 degrees from Liza Minnelli, 15 degrees from Lisa Presley, 21 degrees from Kiefer Sutherland, 21 degrees from Bill Veeck and 21 degrees from Brian Nash on our single family tree. Having built up a following in his constituency, he retained it against a Conservative challenge in the 1922 and 1923 general elections. Mosley's personal papers are held at the University of Birmingham's Special Collections Archive. [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. Donald asks the courts to let him tweet. 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 . "[33], Thirty years later, in 1961, Richard Crossman wrote, "this brilliant memorandum was a whole generation ahead of Labour thinking. Born. On 11 May 1920 he married Lady Cynthia Curzon (known as "Cimmie"), (18981933), second daughter of The 1st Earl Curzon of Kedleston, (18591925), Viceroy of India, 18991905, Foreign Secretary, 19191924, and Lord Curzon's first wife, the US mercantile heiress, the former Mary Victoria Leiter. beth Mosley, Frances Leigh (born Mosley), Tonman Mosley, John Mosley, Mary Anne Chetwynd (born Mosley), Penelope Mosley, Caroline Feilden Mar 27 1785 - Rolleston, Staffs., England, May 25 1871 - Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. Lady Eve Balfour, a founder of the Soil Association, supported Mosley's proposals to abolish Church of England tithes on agricultural land (Mosley's blackshirts "protected" a number of East Anglian farms in the 1930s from the bailiffs authorised to extract payments to the Church). In October 1936, Mosley and the BUF attempted to march through an area with a high proportion of Jewish residents. But it was rejected by the Cabinet and by the Parliamentary Labour Party, and in May 1930 Mosley resigned from his ministerial position. Death: May 24, 1871 (86) Immediate Family: Son of Oswald Mosley and Elizabeth Mosley. "[38] It also gained the endorsement of the Daily Mail newspaper, headed at the time by Harold Harmsworth (later created 1st Viscount Rothermere).[39]. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. During this marriage he had an extended affair with his wife's younger sister Lady Alexandra Metcalfe, and with their stepmother, Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston, the US-born second wife and widow of Lord Curzon of Kedleston. Enter a grandparent's name. 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 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 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. [25] Mosley was noted for bringing excitement and energy to the campaign. [67] He returned to politics one last time, contesting the 1966 general election at Shoreditch and Finsbury, and received 4.6% of the vote. 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. 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. Nevertheless, Mosley continued espousing anti-Semitism. It had fallen into a state of disrepair until it was purchased and restored by Mosley in the 1950s. The Mosley Memorandum won the support of the economist John Maynard Keynes, who stated that "it was a very able document and illuminating". He lost his seat at Smethwick in 1931. John Gunther described Mosley in 1936 as "strikingly handsome probably the best orator in England. After Mosley's parents separated, he was raised by his mother, who went to live at Betton Hall near Market Drayton, and his paternal grandfather, Sir Oswald Mosley, 4th Baronet. Just one grandparent can lead you to many At length Sir Philip Game the Police Commissioner disallowed the march from going ahead and the BUF abandoned it. Mosley then made a bold bid for political advancement within the Labour Party. Cynthia died of peritonitis in 1933, after which Mosley married his mistress Diana Guinness, ne Mitford (19102003). Mosley's final share of the vote was 8.1%. Feminine Fascism: Women in Britain's Fascist Movement 1923-1945. Sir Oswald Mosley, 5th Baronet father Katharine Maud Mosley mother Major Edward Heathcote Mosley brother John Arthur Noel Mosley brother Jonathan Bryan Guinness, 3rd Bar. #7217, Oswald MOSLEY . We encourage you to research and examine these . of Ancoats, Dcl, Mp. [10] His father was a third cousin to the 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, father of the future Queen Mother. In mid-May 1940, he was nearly wounded by an assault.[52]. A scheme of national economic planning to achieve a right, or at least a better, balance of our industries between the old and the new, between agriculture and manufacture, between home development and foreign investment; and wide executive powers to carry out the details of such a scheme. [42] It claimed membership as high as 50,000, and had the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror among its earliest supporters. After the outbreak of war, Mosley led the campaign for a negotiated peace, but after the Fall of France and the commencement of aerial bombardment during the Battle of Britain overall public opinion of him became hostile. Despite this, the organisation gained support among many Labour and Conservative politicians who agreed with his corporatist economic policy, and among these were Aneurin Bevan and Harold Macmillan. His father-in-law's past as Viceroy of India allowed for the acquaintance of various personalities along the journey. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. Keynes and Major Douglas of credit fame". 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. 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. Among his many travels, Mosley travelled to British India accompanied by Lady Cynthia in 1924. Max Mosley (born 1940), who was president of the Fdration Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for 16 years. After service in the First World War, Mosley was a Member of Parliament for Harrow from 1918 to 1924, first as a Conservative, then an independent, before joining the Labour Party. 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. In the general election of 1918 he faced no serious opposition and was elected easily. Mosley was the eldest of the three sons of Sir Oswald Mosley, 5th Baronet (18731928), and Katharine Maud Edwards-Heathcote (18741950), daughter of Captain Justinian H. Edwards-Heathcote and Eleanor Stone (daughter of Spencer Stone, of Collingwood Hall, Burton-on-Trent and Frances Mary Wood). Adolf Hitler was their guest of honour. [69] Jorian Jenks, another early member of the Soil Association, was active within the Blackshirts and served as Mosley's agricultural adviser. Mosley. [19], Mosley was at this time falling out with the Conservatives over its Irish policy, and condemned the operations of the Black and Tans against civilians during the Irish War of Independence. 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? Husband of Mary Yates. 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) The Liberal Westminster Gazette wrote that Mosley was: the most polished literary speaker in the Commons, words flow from him in graceful epigrammatic phrases that have a sting in them for the government and the Conservatives.