The Resume

(November 16, 1896-December 3, 1980)
Married to Lady Cynthia Curzon (1920-33) and Diana Mitford (1936-80)
Member of Parliament (1918-24)
Minister without Portfolio in the Ramsay MacDonald government (1929-30)
Founded the British Union of Fascists (BUF - 1932)
Spent World War II in prison (1940-43), then under house arrest (1943-45)

Why he might be annoying:

He had affairs with his first wife's sister and stepmother.
The British Union of Fascists espoused pro-Hitler and anti-Semitic policies.
He said, 'Greater even than the stink of oil is the stink of the Jew.' (1935)
He created a paramilitary group of 'black shirts' modeled on the Nazi 'brown shirts.'
He led the BUF on marches through Jewish neighborhoods, provoking riots.
Adolph Hitler was one of only six guests at his second wedding.
He was named the 'Worst Briton of the 20th Century' by 'BBC History Magazine.'

Why he might not be annoying:

During World War I, he served in the Royal Flying Corps and was left with a permanent limp from a plane crash.
He was the youngest member of the House of Commons when he was elected at age 22.
He inspired the Elvis Costello song 'Less Than Zero.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 01]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [November] (Ranked: 11161896)
• I am a Mitford
• I am a Nazi
• I am an Anti-Semite
• I Died in 1980 (Ranked: 84)
• I Made a Biased Comment in Public [Some Alleged]
• Profiles 19001-19250 (Ranked: 19034)
• Served in World War I
• Worst Britons [BBC History Magazine - 2005]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 139 Votes: 67.63% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 233 Votes: 53.22% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 208 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 40 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 29 Votes: 48.28% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 35 Votes: 51.43% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 46 Votes: 80.43% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 47 Votes: 78.72% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 79 Votes: 65.82% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 64 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 120 Votes: 77.50% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 104 Votes: 77.88% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 122 Votes: 73.77% Annoying