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| death_place = [[Rolleston-on-Dove|Rolleston]], Staffordshire, England
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| spouse = {{marriage|Sophia Anne Every<br />|31 January 1804}}
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| death_place = [[Rolleston-on-Dove|Rolleston]], Staffordshire, England
| spouse = {{marriage|Sophia Anne Every<br />|31 January 1804}}
| parents = Oswald Mosley<br>Elizabeth Tonman
| parents = Oswald Mosley<br>Elizabeth Tonman
| office = [[High Sheriff of Staffordshire]]
| predecessor = Walter Sneyd
| office = [[High Sheriff of Staffordshire]]
| predecessor = Walter Sneyd
| successor = Henry Crockett
| successor = Henry Crockett
| term_start = 4 February 1814
| term_start = 4 February 1814
| term_end = 13 February 1815
| term_end = 13 February 1815
| children = [[Sir Tonman Mosley, 3rd Baronet]]
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| office2 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[North Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Staffordshire]]
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| children = [[Sir Tonman Mosley, 3rd Baronet]]
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| office2 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[North Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Staffordshire]]
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| alongside2 = [[Sir Edward Manningham-Buller, 1st Baronet|Edward Buller-Yarde-Bulle]]
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| successor2 = Hon. [[Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton|Bingham Baring]]
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| alongside2 = [[Sir Edward Manningham-Buller, 1st Baronet|Edward Buller-Yarde-Bulle]]
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'''Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet''' (27 March 1785 – 24 May 1871), was an English [[aristocrat]], politician, [[historian]] and [[naturalist]]. He served as a [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|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 [[Mosley baronets|Baronet Mosley, of Ancoats]], in 1798.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Resource Details - Staffordshire Past Track: Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet |url=https://www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk/Details.aspx?&ResourceID=24269&PageIndex=3&SearchType=2&ThemeID=62 |access-date= |website=www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Cokayne |first=George Edward |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LNrdDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA51 |title=Complete baronetage: Volume V |date=1900-01-01 |publisher=Dalcassian Publishing Company |language=en}}</ref>

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'''Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet''' (27 March 1785 – 24 May 1871) was an English [[aristocrat]], politician, [[historian]] and [[naturalist]]. He served as a [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|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 [[Mosley baronets|Baronet Mosley, of Ancoats]], in 1798.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Resource Details - Staffordshire Past Track: Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet |url=https://www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk/Details.aspx?&ResourceID=24269&PageIndex=3&SearchType=2&ThemeID=62 |access-date= |website=www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Cokayne |first=George Edward |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LNrdDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA51&dq&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiU34bl4MqBAxWSRsAKHTCFBwgQ6AF6BAgNEAI#v=onepage&q |title=Complete baronetage: Volume V |date=1900-01-01 |publisher=Dalcassian Publishing Company |language=en}}</ref>


==Family==
==Family==
He was the son of Oswald Mosley (17 March 1761 – 27 July 1789), son of [[Sir John Mosley, 1st Baronet|Sir John Parker Mosley, 1st Baronet]] (1732–1798), created [[Mosley baronets|1st Baronet Mosley, of Ancoats]], in the [[Baronetage of Great Britain]], on 8 June 1781, and his wife Elizabeth Bayley (died 1797), daughter of James Bayley (1705–1769) and Anne Peploe (1702–1769), daughter of [[Samuel Peploe (bishop)|Samuel Peploe]]. John Mosley, 1st Baronet was the son of Nicholas Mosley (died 1734) and Elizabeth Parker. He had four aunts.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1937-02-06 |title=Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nq/172.6.106e |journal=Notes and Queries |volume=172 |issue=6 |pages=106–107 |doi=10.1093/nq/172.6.106e |issn=1471-6941}}</ref>
He was the son of Oswald Mosley (17 March 1761 – 27 July 1789), son of [[Sir John Mosley, 1st Baronet|John Mosley]] (1732–1798), created [[Mosley baronets|1st Baronet Mosley, of Ancoats]], in the [[Baronetage of Great Britain]], on 8 June 1781, and his wife Elizabeth Bayley (died 1797), daughter of James Bayley (1705–1769) and Anne Peploe (1702–1769), daughter of [[Samuel Peploe (bishop)|Samuel Peploe]]. John Mosley was the son of Nicholas Mosley (died 1734) and Elizabeth Parker. He had four aunts.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1937-02-06 |title=Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nq/172.6.106e |journal=Notes and Queries |volume=172 |issue=6 |pages=106–107 |doi=10.1093/nq/172.6.106e |issn=1471-6941|hdl=2027/hvd.32044099639981 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>


Mosley's family were prosperous landowners in [[Staffordshire]]. The family seat was at [[Rolleston Hall, Staffordshire|Rolleston Hall]], near [[Burton upon Trent]] and he succeeded to the title of [[Mosley baronets|2nd Baronet Mosley, of Ancoats]], on 29 September 1798. His uncle Ashton Nicholas Mosley married his mother-in-law Mary Morley and had issue, who succeeded in the House.
Mosley's family were prosperous landowners in [[Staffordshire]]. The family seat was at [[Rolleston Hall, Staffordshire|Rolleston Hall]], near [[Burton upon Trent]] and he succeeded to the title of [[Mosley baronets|2nd Baronet Mosley, of Ancoats]], on 29 September 1798. His uncle Ashton Nicholas Mosley married his mother-in-law Mary Morley and had issue, who succeeded in the House.


==Career==
==Career==
Educated at [[Rugby School]], he then attended the [[University of Oxford]] where he graduated as a [[Doctor of Civil Law]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5118/bpbk.2003 |title=Burke’s Peerage, Baronetage &amp; Knightage |date=2003 |publisher=Burke's Peerage |isbn=978-0-9711966-2-9 |editor-last=Mosley |editor-first=Charles |pages=764}}</ref>
Educated at [[Rugby School]], he then attended the [[University of Oxford]] where he graduated as a [[Doctor of Civil Law]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5118/bpbk.2003 |title=Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage |date=2003 |publisher=Burke's Peerage |isbn=978-0-9711966-2-9 |editor-last=Mosley |editor-first=Charles |pages=764|doi=10.5118/bpbk.2003 }}</ref>


He was [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Portarlington (UK Parliament constituency)|Portarlington]] 1806–1807, [[Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency)|Winchelsea]] 1807–1812, [[Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency)|Midhurst]] 1817-1818 and [[North Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Staffordshire North]] 1832–1837. He was [[High Sheriff of Staffordshire]] 1814. He was appointed Fellow, [[Geological Society of London]].
He was [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Portarlington (UK Parliament constituency)|Portarlington]] 1806–1807, [[Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency)|Winchelsea]] 1807–1812, [[Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency)|Midhurst]] 1817–1818 and [[North Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Staffordshire North]] 1832–1837. He was [[High Sheriff of Staffordshire]] 1814. He was appointed Fellow, [[Geological Society of London]].


He wrote a number of local and [[natural history]] books, including ''History of the Castle, Priory and Town of Tutbury'' (1832), ''Gleanings in Horticulture'' (1851) and ''Natural History of Tutbury'' (1863).<ref name="Mosley">{{cite book|last1=Mosley|first1=Oswald|last2=Brown|first2=Edwin|title=The Natural History of Tutbury|year=1863}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet (1785-1871) - The Natural history of Tutbury : together with the fauna and flora of the district surrounding Tutbury and Burton-on-Trent / by Oswald Mosley and Edwin Brown. |url=https://www.rct.uk/collection/1055606/the-natural-history-of-tutbury-together-with-the-fauna-and-flora-of-the-district |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=www.rct.uk |language=en}}</ref> He also published ''Family Memoirs'' (1849), which was essentially a history of the [[Mosley baronets|Mosley family]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mosley |first=Sir Oswald |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0CsAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA49&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Family Memoirs |date=1849 |language=en}}</ref>
He wrote a number of local and [[natural history]] books, including ''History of the Castle, Priory and Town of Tutbury'' (1832), ''Gleanings in Horticulture'' (1851) and ''Natural History of Tutbury'' (1863).<ref name="Mosley">{{cite book|last1=Mosley|first1=Oswald|last2=Brown|first2=Edwin|title=The Natural History of Tutbury|year=1863}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet (1785-1871) - The Natural history of Tutbury : together with the fauna and flora of the district surrounding Tutbury and Burton-on-Trent / by Oswald Mosley and Edwin Brown. |url=https://www.rct.uk/collection/1055606/the-natural-history-of-tutbury-together-with-the-fauna-and-flora-of-the-district |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=www.rct.uk |language=en}}</ref> He also published ''Family Memoirs'' (1849), which was essentially a history of the [[Mosley baronets|Mosley family]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mosley |first=Sir Oswald |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0CsAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA49 |title=Family Memoirs |date=1849 |language=en}}</ref>


==Marriage and children==
==Marriage and children==
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For other people named Oswald Mosley, see Oswald Mosley (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable
Sir Oswald Mosley
Bt FGS
High Sheriff of Staffordshire
In office
4 February 1814 – 13 February 1815
Preceded byWalter Sneyd
Succeeded byHenry Crockett
Member of Parliament for North Staffordshire
In office
1832–1837
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byHon. Bingham Baring
Personal details
Born(1785-03-27)27 March 1785
Died24 May 1871(1871-05-24) (aged 86)
Rolleston, Staffordshire, England
Spouse
Sophia Anne Every
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(m. 1804)​
ChildrenSir Tonman Mosley, 3rd Baronet
Parent(s)Oswald Mosley
Elizabeth Tonman

Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet (27 March 1785 – 24 May 1871), 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.[1][2]

Family

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He was the son of Oswald Mosley (17 March 1761 – 27 July 1789), son of John Mosley (1732–1798), created 1st Baronet Mosley, of Ancoats, in the Baronetage of Great Britain, on 8 June 1781, and his wife Elizabeth Bayley (died 1797), daughter of James Bayley (1705–1769) and Anne Peploe (1702–1769), daughter of Samuel Peploe. John Mosley was the son of Nicholas Mosley (died 1734) and Elizabeth Parker. He had four aunts.[3]

Mosley's family were prosperous landowners in Staffordshire. The family seat was at Rolleston Hall, near Burton upon Trent and he succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Mosley, of Ancoats, on 29 September 1798. His uncle Ashton Nicholas Mosley married his mother-in-law Mary Morley and had issue, who succeeded in the House.

Career

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Educated at Rugby School, he then attended the University of Oxford where he graduated as a Doctor of Civil Law.[4]

He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Portarlington 1806–1807, Winchelsea 1807–1812, Midhurst 1817–1818 and Staffordshire North 1832–1837. He was High Sheriff of Staffordshire 1814. He was appointed Fellow, Geological Society of London.

He wrote a number of local and natural history books, including History of the Castle, Priory and Town of Tutbury (1832), Gleanings in Horticulture (1851) and Natural History of Tutbury (1863).[5][6] He also published Family Memoirs (1849), which was essentially a history of the Mosley family.[7]

Marriage and children

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He married, on 31 January 1804, Sophia Annie Every (died 8 June 1859), daughter of Sir Edward Every, 8th Baronet, of Eggington, and Mary Morley (who married for a fourth time to Ashton Nicholas Mosley). Sophia was the sister of Henry Every who married his aunt Penelope Mosley.[4] They had 12 children:

  • Oswald Mosley (2 December 1804 – 25 September 1856), died without issue
  • Sophia Anne Mosley (15 October 1806 – 29 April 1880), died unmarried
  • Emily Mosley (8 February 1808 – 25 December 1880)
  • Sarah Elizabeth Mosley (8 February 1808 – January 1826)
  • Frances Mosley (24 August 1810 – 20 May 1881), married James Heath Leigh of Belmont Hall and had issue
  • Sir Tonman Mosley, 3rd Baronet (9 July 1813 – 28 April 1890), who succeeded to the title of Baronet Mosley, of Ancoats
  • Mary Anne Mosley (c. 1816 – 20 December 1890), married Major William Fawkener Chetwynd of Brockton Hall, Staffordshire and had issue
  • Penelope Mosley (9 November 1816 – 28 August 1833)
  • Caroline Mosley (27 July 1818 – 6 May 1862)
  • Octavia Mosley (14 February 1820 – 1883)
  • Ernald Mosley (13 August 1821 – 23 January 1837)
  • Letitia Mosley (27 May 1826 – c. 1863)

References

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  1. ^ "Resource Details - Staffordshire Past Track: Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet". www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk.
  2. ^ Cokayne, George Edward (1 January 1900). Complete baronetage: Volume V. Dalcassian Publishing Company.
  3. ^ "Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry". Notes and Queries. 172 (6): 106–107. 6 February 1937. doi:10.1093/nq/172.6.106e. hdl:2027/hvd.32044099639981. ISSN 1471-6941.
  4. ^ a b Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Burke's Peerage. p. 764. doi:10.5118/bpbk.2003. ISBN 978-0-9711966-2-9.
  5. ^ Mosley, Oswald; Brown, Edwin (1863). The Natural History of Tutbury.
  6. ^ "Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet (1785-1871) - The Natural history of Tutbury : together with the fauna and flora of the district surrounding Tutbury and Burton-on-Trent / by Oswald Mosley and Edwin Brown". www.rct.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  7. ^ Mosley, Sir Oswald (1849). Family Memoirs.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Portarlington
1806–1807 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Winchelsea
1807–1812
With: Calverley Bewicke 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Midhurst
1817–1818
With: Thomas Thompson 		Succeeded by
New constituency Member of Parliament for North Staffordshire
1832–1837
With: Edward Manningham-Buller 		Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Walter Sneyd
 High Sheriff of Staffordshire
1814 		Succeeded by
Henry Crockett
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
of Ancoats
1798–1871 		Succeeded by
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