Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet, was a British aristocrat and politician who rose to fame during the 1920s and 1930s when, having become disillusioned with mainstream politics, he turned to fascism. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Harrow from 1918 to 1924 and for Smethwick from 1926 to 1931. He founded the British Union of Fascists (BUF) in 1932 and led it until its forced disbandment in 1940.
Rolleston on Dove, also known simply as Rolleston, is a village and civil parish in the East Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England near Burton upon Trent. On 28 March 1983 the parish was renamed from "Rolleston" to "Rolleston on Dove". According to the University of Nottingham English Place-names project, the settlement name Rolleston could mean 'Hrothwulf's farm/settlement' or 'Hrolfr's farm/settlement'. The 2011 census for Rolleston returned 1,467 households and 3,267 residents.
Francis Wedgwood a grandson of the English potter Josiah Wedgwood
There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Mosley family, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of Great Britain. Only one creation is extant. Since 1980, the title has been held jointly with Baron Ravensdale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Sir Oswald Mosley, 6th Baronet, of Ancoats (1896–1980) was a British baronet, politician, and fascist activist.
Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet, was an English aristocrat, politician, historian and naturalist. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for several constituencies, authored several works in the aforementioned subjects and was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1814. A prominent Staffordshire landowner, he succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Mosley, of Ancoats, in 1798.
This is a list of the sheriffs and high sheriffs of Staffordshire.
Brocton Hall is a building of historical significance and is listed on the English Heritage Register. It was built in 1760 by William Chetwynd and remained in the Chetwynd family until 1923 when it was sold to the Golf Club. Today the building is still used as a clubhouse and is also a venue for weddings.
Tonman Mosley, 1st Baron Anslow,, was a British Conservative politician, businessman and judge. He was chairman of the Buckinghamshire County Council from 1904 until 1921 and chairman of the North Staffordshire Railway company from 1904 until 1923.
The Vernon family was a wealthy, prolific and widespread English family with 11th-century origins in Vernon, Normandy, France. Their extant titles include Baron Vernon and Vernon baronets of Shotwick Park.
Sir Oswald Mosley, 4th Baronet, was a British baronet and landowner.
Sir Nicholas Mosley was an English merchant who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1599.
Sir Edward Mosley was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1624.
Sir Edward Mosley, 2nd Baronet, of Hulme, Lancashire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1665.
Ancoats Hall in Ancoats, Manchester, England, was a post-medieval country house built in 1609 by Oswald Mosley, a member of the Mosley family, Lords of the Manor of Manchester. The old timber-framed hall, built in the early 17th century, was described by John Aiken in his 1795 book Description of the country from 30 to 40 miles around Manchester. The old hall was demolished in the 1820s and replaced by a brick building in the early neo-Gothic style. The new hall, at the eastern end of Great Ancoats Street, between Every Street and Palmerston Street, was demolished in the 1960s.
St Mary's Church is a parish church of the Church of England in Rolleston on Dove, Staffordshire. Parts of the structure date to 1130, though it was extensively renovated in 1892. It is unusual in having the main entrance door on the north side, with the southern entrance reserved for members of the Mosley family, local landowners and key donors to the church. The church features stained glass windows dating to the medieval period and others by Victorian designer Charles Eamer Kempe. The tower houses eight bells, one dating to 1586. The church is grade I listed and there are associated grade II listings for churchyard railings, a memorial, the lychgate and a former church grammar school. The lychgate, by Lincolnshire architect Cecil Greenwood Hare, also functions as a war memorial.
Captain Justinian Heathcote Edwards-Heathcote was a British Conservative politician and soldier. A member of the Staffordshire gentry, he was the maternal grandfather of the fascist leader Oswald Mosley.
Sir Oswald Mosley, 5th Baronet, was a British Army officer, aristocrat, amateur sportsman, and the father of Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists (BUF). His interests were in shooting, boxing, and motor-racing.
Sir John Parker Mosley, 1st Baronet of Ancoats (1732–1798) was an English landowner and baronet.
Sir Tonman Mosley, 3rd Baronet, (1813–1890), was an English aristocrat, baronet and military officer in the Inniskilling Dragoons. He was a prominent Staffordshire landholder.
