Sir Oswald Mosley | |
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High Sheriff of Staffordshire | |
In office 4 February 1814 – 13 February 1815 | |
Preceded by | Walter Sneyd |
Succeeded by | Henry Crockett |
Member of Parliament for North Staffordshire | |
In office 1832–1837 Serving with Edward Buller-Yarde-Bulle | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Hon. Bingham Baring |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 March 1785 |
Died | 24 May 1871 Rolleston, Staffordshire, England | (aged 86)
Spouse |
Sophia Anne Every
(m. 1804) |
Children | Sir 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]