Richard Edensor Heathcote
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Richard Edensor Heathcote (1780–1850) was a British
industrialist. Born the son of Sir John Edensor Heathcote
of Longton Hall. He was elected the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Coventry
in 1826 and rebuilt (in the Elizabethan style) Apedale Hall
, near Newcastle, in Staffordshire
, at about the same time. He died in Genova
, Italy
, in 1850. A descendant was Oswald Mosley
, the founder of the British Union of Fascists
who lived for a time at Apedale Hall
.
United Kingdom
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industrialist. Born the son of Sir John Edensor Heathcote
John Edensor Heathcote
Sir John Edensor Heathcote, was a Stoke on Trent industrialist and owner of Longton Hall in Staffordshire which he rebuilt in 1778.He was born in Longton Hall, the son of Michael and Rachel Heathcote...
of Longton Hall. He was elected the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Coventry
Coventry (UK Parliament constituency)
Coventry was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England and its successors, the House of Commons of Great Britain and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom....
in 1826 and rebuilt (in the Elizabethan style) Apedale Hall
Apedale Hall
Apedale Hall is a manor house near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, it was rebuilt in in 1826 by the Heathcote family in the Elizabethan style by British Industralist Richard Edensor Heathcote, , but was demolished in 1934, due to subsidence from the coal mines underneath.Oswald Mosley, a.k.a...
, near Newcastle, 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...
, at about the same time. He died in Genova
Génova
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, Italy
Italy
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, in 1850. A descendant was Oswald Mosley
Oswald Mosley
Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet, of Ancoats, was an English politician, known principally as the founder of the British Union of Fascists...
, the founder of the British Union of Fascists
British Union of Fascists
The 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...
who lived for a time at Apedale Hall
Apedale Hall
Apedale Hall is a manor house near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, it was rebuilt in in 1826 by the Heathcote family in the Elizabethan style by British Industralist Richard Edensor Heathcote, , but was demolished in 1934, due to subsidence from the coal mines underneath.Oswald Mosley, a.k.a...
.