Oswald Mosley

Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet (16 November 1896 – 3 December 1980) was a British fascist politician.

Sir Oswald Mosley Bt
Portrait of Mosley in 1922
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office 7 June 1929 – 19 May 1930
Prime Minister	Ramsay MacDonald
Preceded by	Ronald McNeill
Succeeded by	Clement Attlee
Member of Parliament for Smethwick
In office 21 December 1926 – 27 October 1931
Preceded by	John Davison
Succeeded by	Roy Wise
Member of Parliament for Harrow
In office 14 December 1918 – 29 October 1924
Preceded by	Harry Mallaby-Deeley
Succeeded by	Sir Isidore Salmon
Personal details
Born	Oswald Ernald Mosley 16 November 1896 Mayfair, Westminster, London, England
Died	3 December 1980(1980-12-03) (aged 84) Orsay, Essonne, France
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative Party (1918–1922) Independent (1922–1924) Labour Party (1924–1931) New Party (1931–1932) British Union of Fascists (1932–1940) Union Movement (1948–1973)
Other political affiliations	National Party of Europe (1962–1980)
Spouse(s)	Lady Cynthia Curzon (m. 1920; her death 1933) Hon. Diana Mitford (m. 1936; his death 1980)
Children	Vivien Mosley (1921–2002) Nicholas Mosley (1923–2017) Michael Mosley (1932–2012) Alexander Mosley (b. 1938) Max Mosley (1940–2021)
Alma mater	Winchester College Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Awards	1914–15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal
Military service
Allegiance	British Empire
Branch/service	British Army • 16th The Queen's Lancers • Royal Flying Corps
Years of service	1914–1918
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles/wars	First World War • Second Battle of Ypres • Battle of Loos

He rose to fame in the 1920s as a Member of Parliament and later became disillusioned with mainstream politics.

He became the leader of the British Union of Fascists (BUF). Mosley was the sixth baronet to hold the title, which had been in his family for over a century.

After belonging to both the Conservative Party and the Labour Party, Mosley set up his "New Party", which became the British Union of Fascists. He was anti-semitic (against jews), and there were street riots in London and Leicester in 1935.

Mosley was interned in May 1940, and the BUF was banned. He was released in 1943. Internment is putting people in prison to prevent their being able to act against the national interest. Its main use is to protect public safety. It has not been done in Britain since WWII.

Disgraced by his association with fascism, Mosley moved abroad in 1951. He spent most of the rest of his life in Paris.

Oswald Mosley Media

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  Portrait of Oswald Mosley by Glyn Philpot, 1925

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  Oswald Mosley and Lady Cynthia Curzon on their wedding day, 11 May 1920

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  Mosley on the cover of Time in 1931

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  Flag of the British Union of Fascists

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  Italy's Duce Benito Mussolini (left) with Oswald Mosley (right) during Mosley's visit to Italy in 1936

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  Plaque commemorating the Battle of Cable Street