Oswald Mosley

Also known as Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet of Ancoats

British aristocrat and fascist politician (1896–1980)

Person · Open Library

Died: 1630
Works: 11

Top works

My life
Natural History of Tutbury
Fascism For The Million
Manchester Sessions
History of the Castle, Priory, and Town of Tutbury, in the County of Stafford

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: United Kingdom
Active from: 1896
Active to: 1980

Member of

British Union of Fascists

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 94
Total plays: 316

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease
· 2013 · cited 4,126x
Status and Ecological Effects of the World’s Largest Carnivores
· 2014 · cited 3,197x
Sequence Variations in <i>PCSK9,</i> Low LDL, and Protection against Coronary Heart Disease
· 2006 · cited 2,886x
Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing
· 2019 · cited 2,859x
STUDIES ON THE CHEMICAL NATURE OF THE SUBSTANCE INDUCING TRANSFORMATION OF PNEUMOCOCCAL TYPES
· 1944 · cited 2,588x

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Quotes

“If you love our country you are national, and if you love our people you are a socialist.”
“I am not, and never have been, a man of the right. My position was on the left and is now in the centre of politics.”
“Great men of action never mind on occasion being ridiculous; in a sense it is part of their job.”
“A prophet or an achiever must never mind an occasional absurdity; it is an occupational risk.”

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Key facts

Preceded by: Office established
Succeeded by: Office abolished
Prime minister: Ramsay MacDonald
Constituency: Smethwick
Born: Oswald Ernald Mosley , ( 1896-11-16 ) 16 November 1896, Mayfair , London, England
Died: 3 December 1980 (1980-12-03) (aged 84), Orsay , Essonne , France
Party: Conservative (1918–1922), Labour (1924–1931), New Party (1931–1932), British Union of Fascists (1932–1940), Union Movement , (1948–1973), National Party of Europe (1962–1980)
Spouse s: Lady Cynthia Curzon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1920 ; died 1933 ) , Hon. Diana Mitford ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1936 )
Children: 5, including Nicholas and Max
Parent: Sir Oswald Mosley, 5th Baronet
Relatives: Ivo Mosley (grandson), Louis Mosley (grandson), Daniel Mosley (great-grandson)
Education: Winchester College
Alma mater: Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Allegiance: British Empire
Branch service: British Army
Years of service: 1914–1918
Rank: Lieutenant
Unit: 16th The Queen's Lancers Royal Flying Corps

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Encyclopedic overview

Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet (16 November 1896 – 3 December 1980), was a British politician who rose to fame during the 1920s and 1930s when, disillusioned with mainstream politics, he turned to fascism. He was the 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.

After military service during the First World War, Mosley became the youngest sitting member of Parliament, representing Harrow from 1918, first as a member of the Conservative Party, then an independent, and finally joining the Labour Party. At the 1924 general election he stood in Birmingham Ladywood against the future Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, coming within 100 votes of defeating him. Mosley returned to Parliament as the Labour MP for Smethwick at a by-election in 1926 and served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Labour government of 1929–1931. In 1928 he succeeded his father as the sixth Mosley baronet, a title in his family for over a century. Some considered Mosley a rising star and a possible future prime minister. He resigned in 1930 over discord with the government's unemployment policies. He chose not to defend his Smethwick constituency at the 1931 general election, instead unsuccessfully standing in Stoke-on-Trent.

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