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Daniel Mosley, 4th Baron Ravensdale

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The Lord Ravensdale
Official portrait, 2019
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
3 April 2019
as an elected hereditary peer
Preceded byThe 2nd Viscount Slim
Personal details
Born
Daniel Nicholas Mosley

(1982-10-10) 10 October 1982 (age 42)
Nottingham, England
Political partyCrossbench
Spouse
Rachael Carter
(m. 2010)
Children3
Parents
  • Hon. Shaun Mosley
  • Teresa Clifford
EducationUniversity of Sheffield
ProfessionEngineer
Other titles8th Baronet (of Ancoats)

Daniel Nicholas Mosley, 4th Baron Ravensdale, 8th Baronet, CEng, MIMechE[1] (born 10 October 1982), is a British hereditary peer and crossbench member of the House of Lords. He is an engineer, currently working as a project director for AtkinsRéalis.[2] His paternal great-grandfather was Oswald Mosley, leader and founder of the British Union of Fascists.

On 28 February 2017, he succeeded his grandfather, the novelist Nicholas Mosley (who did not use the titles), in the Mosley baronetcy and as Baron Ravensdale, a peerage created for his great-great-grandfather George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston.

Education and career

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Daniel Nicholas Mosley was born on 10 October 1982 in Nottingham to the Hon. Shaun Nicholas Mosley and Teresa Frances Mosley (née Clifford). He attended the University of Sheffield and graduated with a first-class honours degree in aerospace engineering.[1]

He joined Atkins as a systems engineer in 2006 before becoming a project manager in 2011 and a project director in 2015.[1]

House of Lords

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On 27 March 2019, Ravensdale won a crossbench hereditary peers' by-election, succeeding Viscount Slim in the House of Lords.[3] In his election statement, he had pledged to "champion the Midlands and commit to regular attendance alongside [his] consultancy work, benefiting the House by maintaining [his] expert knowledge of engineering and industry".[4]

Personal life

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Mosley married Rachael Carter in 2010. They have three sons.[1]

He supported the Remain campaign in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, but later opposed a second referendum on the withdrawal agreement.[5]

Arms

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Coat of arms of Daniel Mosley, 4th Baron Ravensdale
Coronet
The Coronet of a Baron
Crest
An eagle displayed ermine
Escutcheon
Quarterly 1st and 4th, sable a chevron between three Pickaxes argent (Mosley); 2nd and 3rd, argent on a bend sable three Popinjays or collared gules (Curzon)
Supporters
Dexter: a Raven proper; Sinister: a Popinjay proper collared gules
Motto
Mos legem regit ("Custom rules the law")

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ravensdale". Who's Who. A & C Black. 2022. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U289067. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ "Lord Ravensdale". House of Lords. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Crossbench hereditary peers' by-election, March 2019: result" (PDF). House of Lords. 27 March 2019.
  4. ^ Bloom, Dan (27 March 2019). "Aristocrat wins Parliament seat for life with 18 votes in 'outrageous' election". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. ^ Lord Ravensdale (5 September 2019). "European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill". Hansard.
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by Baronet
of Ancoats
2017–present
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Hon. Alexander Mosley
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Ravensdale
2017–present
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Hon. Alexander Mosley
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords
under the House of Lords Act 1999
2019–present
Incumbent