Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet, of Ancoats


Sir Oswald Mosley of Ancoats, 2nd Baronet was a British politician and writer.

Family

Oswald Mosley, son of Sir John Parker Mosley, 1st Baronet, of Ancoats, created 1st Baronet Mosley, of Ancoats, in the Baronetage of Great Britain, on 8 June 1781, and wife Elizabeth Bayley, daughter of James Bayley of Withington and Anne Peploe, daughter of Samuel Peploe. John Parker Mosley was the son of Nicholas Mosley and Elizabeth Parker.
He had four aunts:
Mosley's family were Anglo-Irish. His branch 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

He was Member of Parliament for Portarlington 1806–1807, Winchelsea 1807–1812, Midhurst 1817-1818 and Staffordshire North 1832–1837. He was High Sheriff of Staffordshire 1814.
He wrote a number of local and natural history books, including History of the Castle, Priory and Town of Tutbury, Gleanings in Horticulture and Natural History of Tutbury.

Marriage and children

He married on 31 January 1804 Sophia Annie Every, daughter of Sir Edward Every, 8th Baronet, of Eggington, and Mary Morley, Sophia was the sister of Henry Every who married his aunt Penelope Mosley. They had 13 children: