Sir John Parker Mosley , SALFORD HUNDRED ANCESTRY, ANNALS AND HISTORY : 1798 Sir John Parker Mosley, baronet, lord of the manor, died, aged 67. He was the youngest son of Nicholas, the third son of Nicholas Mosley, of Ancoats. When a young man he was a hatter, and was assisted by his relatives out of financial difficulties arising from a passion for cock-fighting. He was afterwards equally remarkable for his steady and upright conduct. In later life he was esteemed a Methodist. In 1781 he received a baronetcy the third granted to the family. He was high sheriff in 1786, and soon after ceased to reside at Ancoats Hall. (Mosley's Family Memoirs. Axon's Lancashire Gleanings.) He was succeeded by his grandson, Sir Oswald Mosley. i
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