Mosley
Encyclopedia
Mosley is a family name
.
The Mosley family were the lords of the manor of Manchester
, England until 1846. They also became wealthy landowners in Staffordshire (see Mosley Baronets
). Famous family members included:
Other people with the family name Mosley include:
Mosley may also mean:
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
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The Mosley family were the lords of the manor of Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England until 1846. They also became wealthy landowners in Staffordshire (see Mosley Baronets
Mosley Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for members of the Mosley family, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of Great Britain...
). Famous family members included:
- Sir Oswald MosleyOswald MosleySir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet, of Ancoats, was an English politician, known principally as the founder of the British Union of Fascists...
(1896–1980), leader of the British Union of FascistsBritish Union of FascistsThe British Union was a political party in the United Kingdom formed in 1932 by Sir Oswald Mosley as the British Union of Fascists, in 1936 it changed its name to the British Union of Fascists and National Socialists and then in 1937 to simply the British Union... - Lady Cynthia MosleyLady Cynthia MosleyLady Cynthia Blanche Mosley was a British politician of Anglo-American parentage and the first wife of the Conservative and Labour MP and British fascist Sir Oswald Mosley...
(1898–1933), his first wife- Nicholas Mosley, 3rd Baron Ravensdale (born 1923), novelist, their eldest son
- Diana MosleyDiana MitfordDiana Mitford, Lady Mosley , was one of Britain's noted Mitford sisters. She was married first to Bryan Walter Guinness, heir to the barony of Moyne, and secondly to Sir Oswald Mosley, 6th Baronet, of Ancoats, leader of the British Union of Fascists; her second marriage, in 1936, took place at the...
(1910–2003), his second wife, formerly Diana Mitford- Max MosleyMax MosleyMax Rufus Mosley is the former president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile , a non-profit association that represents the interests of motoring organisations and car users worldwide...
(born 1940), their son, former president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
- Max Mosley
- Mosley TV serial based on Oswald Mosley
Other people with the family name Mosley include:
- Chuck Mosley – an American singer.
- Edward MosleyEdward MosleyEdward Mosley was the second major American trader to arrive in Kansas in the late 1850s, following the arrival of A. J. Greenway in 1852. Mosley arrived with a companion surnamed Moxley, and the two built a trading "ranche" near the intersection of the Osage Trail and the Big Arkansas River, 14...
, frontier trader in the United States in the 1850s - Henry MoseleyHenry MoseleyHenry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley was an English physicist. Moseley's outstanding contribution to the science of physics was the justification from physical laws of the previous empirical and chemical concept of the atomic number. This stemmed from his development of Moseley's law in X-ray spectra...
, an English physicist, - Ian MosleyIan MosleyIan F. Mosley is a drummer in the progressive rock band, Marillion.Mosley joined the band in 1984 after a long search for a replacement of Mick Pointer, who had been left the band in 1983. Mosley had previously, among others, played with former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, both on two of his...
(born 1953), drummer in the band Marillion - Karla Cheatham-MosleyKarla Cheatham-MosleyKarla Cheatham Mosley is an American actress. She stars on the emmy-nominated children's show Hi-5; she has starred in numerous plays and also had minor roles in several other TV shows and films. She regularly appeared as Christina Moore Boudreau in the soap opera Guiding Light.-Early years:Karla...
(born 1981), American actress - Lacey MosleyLacey MosleyLacey Nicole Sturm is an American singer-songwriter from Arlington, Texas. She is co-founder and lead vocalist of the alternative metal band Flyleaf....
(born 1981), American vocalist for the band Flyleaf - Luke Mosley (born 1989), future Seigneur of Sark
- Michael Mosley (actor), actor
- Michael J. MosleyMichael J. MosleyMichael J. Mosley is a British journalist, producer and presenter, well known for his episodes of "Inside the Human Body" featuring certain aspects of the human body and the ways in which it works....
, British director, producer and presenter. - Mike MosleyMike MosleyMike Mosley , was an American racecar driver.Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Mosley died in an off-road vehicle accident near Riverside, California. His young son, Michael, was also riding in the van Mosley was driving, but was uninjured. He was a driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series...
, racecar driver - Mark Mosley , American football player
- Stephen Mosley MPStephen MosleyStephen James Mosley is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for the City of Chester since winning the seat at the 2010 general election.-Education:...
is the Member of Parliament for the City of Chester, England. - Shane MosleyShane Mosley“Sugar” Shane Mosley is an American professional boxer from Pomona, California who has held world titles in three weight divisions.-Amateur career:Mosley was an amateur standout, capturing various amateur titles, including:...
(born 1971), American boxing champion - Timothy Mosley (born 1971), known as TimbalandTimbalandTimothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....
, American hip hop producer rapper - Walter MosleyWalter MosleyWalter Ellis Mosley is an American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator and World War II veteran living in the Watts neighborhood of Los...
(born 1952), American crime fiction writer
Mosley may also mean:
- Mosley, VirginiaMosley, VirginiaMoseley is an unincorporated community in Chesterfield and Powhatan counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The United States Post Office for the community is located at 21431 Hull Street Road in Chesterfield County. Many upper-middle class communities have been built in the area in previous years...
, an unincorporated community in the United States