Tonman Mosley, 1st Baron Anslow
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Tonman Mosley, 1st Baron Anslow, CB
, KStJ
, DL
(16 January 1850 – 20 August 1933) was a British
businessman, judge
and politician
.
, Burton upon Trent
, Staffordshire
, and baptized
at Rolleston-on-Dove, Staffordshire
, the younger son of Sir Tonman Mosley, 3rd Baronet, of Ancoats, and wife Catherine Wood (died 22 April 1891), daughter of The Reverend
John Wood of Swanwick
, Derbyshire
(see Mosley Baronets
for earlier history of the family). His elder brother Sir Oswald Mosley, 4th Baronet
, of Ancoats, was the grandfather of Sir Oswald Mosley, 6th Baronet. Mosley's family were Anglo-Irish
. His branch were prosperous landowners in Staffordshire
.
, Repton
, Derbyshire, between 1862 and 1868, and at Corpus Christi College
, University of Oxford
, Oxford
, Oxfordshire
, between 1868 and 1971 and graduated from the University of Oxford in 1872 with a Bachelor of Arts
degree. He was called to the Bar
at Inner Temple
in 1874 entitled to practice as a barrister-at-law.
Anslow unsuccessfully contested Lichfield Division of Staffordshire
as a Conservative
in the 1885 general election
. In 1897 he was appointed Chairman of the Quarter Sessions
of Derbyshire
, a post he held until 1902, and served as Chairman of the Buckinghamshire County Council
from 1904 to 1921. Between 1904 and 1923 he was also Chairman of the North Staffordshire Railway Company
. In 1914 Anslow contested Southern Division of Buckinghamshire as a Liberal
, but was once again unsuccessful. He also served as a Deputy Lieutenant
of Buckinghamshire
and Staffordshire
.
He was appointed a Companion
of the Order of the Bath
in 1911 and on 28 June 1916 he was raised to the peerage as 1st Baron Anslow, of Iver
, in the County of Buckingham, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. He was also a Knight
of Justice or Grace of the Venerable Order of Saint John
.
, Belgravia
, London
, Lady Hilda Rose Montgomerie, daughter of Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton and Lady Adela Caroline Harriett Capel. They had two sons and two daughters. Both his sons, Captain Hon. Nicholas Mosley (28 July 1882, baptized Rolleston on Dove
, Staffordshire - Hospital, Vincent Square, Westminster
, London, 1 August 1915 from wounds caused by a sniper
's bullet on the Western Front in World War I
, who fought in the Second Boer War
between 1900 and 1902 and in World War I between 1914 and 1915, and was an Officer
in 1901 in the service of the North Staffordshire Regiment
and a Captain
on 20 March 1914, Adjutant
of the 5th Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters
in 1915) and Edward Hugh Mosley (16 July 1884 - 16 July 1910), unmarried and without issue, predeceased him. His daughter Hon. Mildred Mosley (9 June 1887 - 1 January 1963) married on 20 November 1918 Gerald Goddard Jackson (born 1878), and their marriage was anulled. His daughter Hon. Sybil Hildegarde Mosley (14 January 1896 - 7 July 1962) married on 14 November 1934 Alastair Turner Wyllie.
Lady Anslow died at Bangors
, Iver
, Buckinghamshire
, on 18 June 1928. Lord Anslow survived her by five years and died in August 1933, aged 83, without surviving male issue, when the barony became extinct. His burial was a cremation
at Woking
, Surrey
, on 24 August 1933.
Order of the Bath
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, KStJ
Venerable Order of Saint John
The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem , is a royal order of chivalry established in 1831 and found today throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, Hong Kong, Ireland and the United States of America, with the world-wide mission "to prevent and relieve sickness and...
, DL
Deputy Lieutenant
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(16 January 1850 – 20 August 1933) was a British
United Kingdom
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businessman, judge
Judge
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and politician
Politician
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.
Family
Tonman Mosley was born at East Lodge, AnslowAnslow
Anslow is a village and civil parish in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England, about three miles north-west of Burton upon Trent...
, Burton upon Trent
Burton upon Trent
Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, England. Its associated adjective is "Burtonian"....
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, and baptized
Baptism
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at Rolleston-on-Dove, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, the younger son of Sir Tonman Mosley, 3rd Baronet, of Ancoats, and wife Catherine Wood (died 22 April 1891), daughter of The Reverend
The Reverend
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John Wood of Swanwick
Swanwick, Derbyshire
Swanwick is a village in Derbyshire, England, also a Parish within the Amber Valley district, with a population of 5,316 at the 2001 census.It has a number of shops, pubs and other businesses, a Church of , as well as Methodist and Baptist churches...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
(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...
for earlier history of the family). His elder brother Sir Oswald Mosley, 4th Baronet
Sir Oswald Mosley, 4th Baronet
Sir Oswald Mosley, 4th Baronet, of Ancoats was a British baronet.-Family:Mosley was born in Staffordshire in 1848 the eldest son of Sir Tonman Mosley, 3rd Baronet, of Ancoats , who succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Mosley, of Ancoats, on 24 May 1871, and wife Catherine Wood , daughter of The...
, of Ancoats, was the grandfather of Sir Oswald Mosley, 6th Baronet. Mosley's family were Anglo-Irish
Anglo-Irish
Anglo-Irish was a term used primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries to identify a privileged social class in Ireland, whose members were the descendants and successors of the Protestant Ascendancy, mostly belonging to the Church of Ireland, which was the established church of Ireland until...
. His branch were prosperous landowners in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
.
Career
He was educated at Repton SchoolRepton School
Repton School, founded in 1557, is a co-educational English independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the British public school tradition, located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, in the Midlands area of England...
, Repton
Repton
Repton is a village and civil parish on the edge of the River Trent floodplain in South Derbyshire, about north of Swadlincote. Repton is close to the county boundary with neighbouring Staffordshire and about northeast of Burton upon Trent.-History:...
, Derbyshire, between 1862 and 1868, and at Corpus Christi College
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom...
, University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, between 1868 and 1971 and graduated from the University of Oxford in 1872 with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree. He was called to the Bar
Call to the bar
The Call to the Bar is a legal term of art in most common law jurisdictions where persons must be qualified to be allowed to argue in court on behalf of another party, and are then said to have been "called to the bar" or to have received a "call to the bar"...
at Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in 1874 entitled to practice as a barrister-at-law.
Anslow unsuccessfully contested Lichfield Division of Staffordshire
Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Lichfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
as a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
in the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
. In 1897 he was appointed Chairman of the Quarter Sessions
Quarter Sessions
The Courts of Quarter Sessions or Quarter Sessions were local courts traditionally held at four set times each year in the United Kingdom and other countries in the former British Empire...
of Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, a post he held until 1902, and served as Chairman of the Buckinghamshire County Council
Buckinghamshire County Council
Buckinghamshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Buckinghamshire, in England, the United Kingdom. Its area of control does not include Milton Keynes, which is a unitary authority...
from 1904 to 1921. Between 1904 and 1923 he was also Chairman of the North Staffordshire Railway Company
North Staffordshire Railway
The North Staffordshire Railway was a British railway company formed in 1845 to promote a number of lines in the Staffordshire Potteries and surrounding areas in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire....
. In 1914 Anslow contested Southern Division of Buckinghamshire as a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
, but was once again unsuccessful. He also served as a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
and Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
.
He was appointed a Companion
Companion
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of the Order of the Bath
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
in 1911 and on 28 June 1916 he was raised to the peerage as 1st Baron Anslow, of Iver
Iver
Iver is in the south-east corner of the English county of Buckinghamshire and it forms one of the largest civil parishes in the South Bucks district.Iver railway station is in Richings Park.-Etymology:...
, in the County of Buckingham, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. He was also a Knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
of Justice or Grace of the Venerable Order of Saint John
Venerable Order of Saint John
The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem , is a royal order of chivalry established in 1831 and found today throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, Hong Kong, Ireland and the United States of America, with the world-wide mission "to prevent and relieve sickness and...
.
Marriage and issue
Lord Anslow married on 22 February 1881 at St Peter's Church, Eaton SquareEaton Square
Eaton Square is a residential garden square in London's Belgravia district. It is one of the three garden squares built by the Grosvenor family when they developed the main part of Belgravia in the 19th century, and is named after Eaton Hall, the Grosvenor country house in Cheshire...
, Belgravia
Belgravia
Belgravia is a district of central London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Noted for its immensely expensive residential properties, it is one of the wealthiest districts in the world...
, London
London
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, Lady Hilda Rose Montgomerie, daughter of Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton and Lady Adela Caroline Harriett Capel. They had two sons and two daughters. Both his sons, Captain Hon. Nicholas Mosley (28 July 1882, baptized Rolleston on Dove
Rolleston on Dove
Rolleston on Dove, also known simply as Rolleston, is a village in Staffordshire, England near Burton upon Trent. It is probably best known for its one-time resident Sir Oswald Mosley, the founder of the British Union of Fascists. His coat of arms are still displayed in the local working men's club...
, Staffordshire - Hospital, Vincent Square, Westminster
Westminster
Westminster is an area of central London, within the City of Westminster, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, southwest of the City of London and southwest of Charing Cross...
, London, 1 August 1915 from wounds caused by a sniper
Sniper
A sniper is a marksman who shoots targets from concealed positions or distances exceeding the capabilities of regular personnel. Snipers typically have specialized training and distinct high-precision rifles....
's bullet on the Western Front in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, who fought in the Second Boer War
Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
between 1900 and 1902 and in World War I between 1914 and 1915, and was an Officer
Officer (armed forces)
An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority. Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position...
in 1901 in the service of the North Staffordshire Regiment
North Staffordshire Regiment
The North Staffordshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which was in existence between 1881 and 1959. It can date its lineage back to 1756 with the formation of a second battalion by the 11th Regiment of Foot, which shortly after became the 64th Regiment of Foot...
and a Captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
on 20 March 1914, Adjutant
Adjutant
Adjutant is a military rank or appointment. In some armies, including most English-speaking ones, it is an officer who assists a more senior officer, while in other armies, especially Francophone ones, it is an NCO , normally corresponding roughly to a Staff Sergeant or Warrant Officer.An Adjutant...
of the 5th Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters
Sherwood Foresters
The Sherwood Foresters was formed during the Childers Reforms in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 45th Regiment of Foot and the 95th Regiment of Foot...
in 1915) and Edward Hugh Mosley (16 July 1884 - 16 July 1910), unmarried and without issue, predeceased him. His daughter Hon. Mildred Mosley (9 June 1887 - 1 January 1963) married on 20 November 1918 Gerald Goddard Jackson (born 1878), and their marriage was anulled. His daughter Hon. Sybil Hildegarde Mosley (14 January 1896 - 7 July 1962) married on 14 November 1934 Alastair Turner Wyllie.
Lady Anslow died at Bangors
Bangors
Bangors is a village in northeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is approximately four miles south of Bude on the A39 trunk road, within the civil parish of Poundstock....
, Iver
Iver
Iver is in the south-east corner of the English county of Buckinghamshire and it forms one of the largest civil parishes in the South Bucks district.Iver railway station is in Richings Park.-Etymology:...
, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, on 18 June 1928. Lord Anslow survived her by five years and died in August 1933, aged 83, without surviving male issue, when the barony became extinct. His burial was a cremation
Cremation
Cremation is the process of reducing bodies to basic chemical compounds such as gasses and bone fragments. This is accomplished through high-temperature burning, vaporization and oxidation....
at Woking
Woking
Woking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station....
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, on 24 August 1933.