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On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. In October 1937 in Liverpool, he was knocked unconscious by two stones thrown by crowd members after he delivered a fascist salute to 8,000 people from the top of a van in Walton.[51]. He married Charlotte Diana Marten, daughter of Lt.-Cdr. John Gunther described Mosley in 1936 as "strikingly handsome probably the best orator in England. His son Alexander stated that they had received many messages of condolence but no abusive words. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. 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's corporatism was complemented by Keynesianism, with Robert Skidelsky stating, "Keynesianism was his great contribution to fascism. and Elizabeth Bayley. 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. [26] It took several re-counts before Chamberlain was declared the winner by 77votes and Mosley blamed poor weather for the result. 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. with Cynthia Mosley MP{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Cynthia Mosley MP", "gender": "Female" }, Alexander Mosley{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Alexander Mosley", "gender": "Male" }, born 1938, age 82 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. [61] He responded to criticism of him abandoning his supporters in a hostile Britain for a life abroad by saying, "You don't clear up a dungheap from underneath it. Nevertheless, Mosley continued espousing anti-Semitism. . He was the son of Sir John Parker Mosley, 1st Bt. He was 21 years old. In 1948 he formed the Union Movement, which called for a single nation-state to cover the continent of Europe (known as Europe a Nation) and in 1962 attempted to launch a National Party of Europe to this end. "[50] The party was unable to fight the 1935 general election. 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]. All relationship and family history information shown on FameChain has been compiled from data in the public domain. He was determined to unite the existing fascist movements and created the British Union of Fascists (BUF) in 1932. Born. 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'. [8][9] He 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 of Apedale Hall, Staffordshire. Mosley felt the campaign was dominated by Conservative attacks on him for being too rich, including claims that he was covering up his wealth. His papers are housed at the University of Birmingham's Special Collections. 10. [18][bettersourceneeded] The economic historian Robert Skidelsky described Mosley as "a disciple of Keynes in the 1920s". Mosley then made a bold bid for political advancement within the Labour Party. Michael Mosley's great grandparents: Michael Mosley's great grandfather was Captain Justinian Edwards-Heathcote Michael Mosley's great grandmother is Eleanor Edwards-Heathcote Michael Mosley's great grandfather is Sir Oswald Mosley, 4th Baronet Michael Mosley's great grandmother is Elizabeth Mosley. His personal magnetism is very great". [citation needed], Mosley's political thought is believed to have influence on the organic farming movement in Great Britain. 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. Shortly after the 1931 election, Mosley was described by The Manchester Guardian: When Sir Oswald Mosley sat down after his Free Trade Hall speech in Manchester and the audience, stirred as an audience rarely is, rose and swept a storm of applause towards the platform who could doubt that here was one of those root-and-branch men who have been thrown up from time to time in the religious, political and business story of England. In 1961 he took part in a debate at University College London about Commonwealth immigration, seconded by a young David Irving. This may have contributed to his decision, in 1951, to leave Britain and live in Ireland. stepson About Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet Shortly after the 1958 Notting Hill race riots, Mosley briefly returned to Britain to stand in the 1959 general election at Kensington North. #7217, Oswald MOSLEY . Croston giving a more traditional family tree while Baines and Harland focus on the tortuous descent of the manor of Manchester until its sale to the City in 1845. "[68], In 1977, by which time he was suffering from Parkinson's disease, Mosley 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. [74] Mosley and his first wife, Cynthia, also lived at Savay Farm, Denham. [25] Mosley was noted for bringing excitement and energy to the campaign. Skip Ancestry main menu . She later joined Oswald's New Party and lost the 1931 election in Stoke. In a senior aristocratic Georgian intermarriage, his father was a third cousin to the 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, father of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, who served alongside King George VI as Queen (of the United Kingdom). He then purchased Crux Easton House, near Newbury, with Diana. Violence, since called the Battle of Cable Street, resulted between protesters trying to block the march and police trying to force it through. Oswald Alexander Mosley (1938-2005), father of Louis Mosley (born 1983); and To listen to him is an education in the English language, also in the art of delicate but deadly repartee. The party was frequently involved in violent confrontations and riots, particularly with communist and Jewish groups and especially in London. Two of the university's colleges - St Peter's and Lady Margaret. He criticised the Nuremberg trials as "a zoo and a peep show".[65]. They spent these initial days in the government house of Ceylon, followed by Madras and then Calcutta, where the Governor at the time was Lord Lytton. Leave a message for others who see this profile. [ This and the Night of the Long Knives in Germany led to the loss of most of the BUF's mass support. 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. He chose not to defend his Smethwick constituency at the 1931 general election, instead unsuccessfully standing in Stoke-on-Trent. [39][43][44] The Mirror piece was a guest article by the Daily Mail owner Viscount Rothermere and an apparent one-off; despite these briefly warm words for the BUF, the paper was so vitriolic in its condemnation of European fascism that Nazi Germany added the paper's directors to a hit list in the event of a successful Operation Sea Lion. 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. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. He returned to politics one last time, contesting the 1966 general election at Shoreditch and Finsbury, and receiving 4.6% of the vote. Research genealogy for Oswald Mosley of Ancoats Hall, Lancashire, England, as well as other members of the Mosley family, on Ancestry. We encourage you to research and examine these records to . He also claimed that the Holocaust was to be blamed on the Jews and that Adolf Hitler knew nothing about it. Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet ( 16 November 1896 3 December 1980) was a British politician. 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. Having built up a following in his constituency, he retained it against a Conservative challenge in the 1922 and 1923 general elections. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. 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. [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.