Sir Oswald Mosley, 4th Baronet
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Mosley was born in Staffordshire in 1848 the eldest son of Sir Tonman Mosley, 3rd Baronet (9 July 1813 – 28 April 1890), who succeeded to the title of Baronet Mosley, of Ancoats in 1871, and his wife Catherine Wood (died 1891),[2] daughter of Rev. John Wood, of Swanwick, Derbyshire, and Emily Susanna Bellairs (daughter of Abel Bellairs and Susannah Lowley).[3][4][5] His younger brother was Tonman Mosley, 1st Baron Anslow. His paternal grandparents were Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet, of Ancoats, and Sophia Annie Every.
Mosley's family were prosperous landowners in Staffordshire.
Career
He was educated at Eton, and went on to own around 3,800 acres (15 km2) of land.[1] His residences included Rolleston Hall in Rolleston on Dove and he was engaged in farming and cattle breeding.[1] He succeeded the baronetcy on 28 April 1890.
Mosley was nicknamed "Baronet John Bull" due to his resemblance to John Bull, the national personification of Great Britain.[6]
