sir oswald ernald 6th baronet mosley

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born Nov. 16, 1896, London, Eng. died Dec. 3, 1980, Orsay, near Paris, France English politician and fascist. He served in the House of Commons (1918-31) as, successively, a Conservative, an Independent, and a Labourite. After a visit to Italy, he founded the British Union of Fascists in 1932. With his followers, he distributed anti-Semitic propaganda, conducted hostile demonstrations in the Jewish sections of eastern London, and wore Nazi-style uniforms. During World War II he was interned (1940-43) with his wife, Diana Guinness, a sister of Jessica and Nancy Mitford and friend of Adolf Hitler. In 1948 Mosley founded the Union Movement, an amalgam of right-wing book clubs
sir oswald ernald 6th baronet mosley
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