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Mostyn is a habitational surname of Welsh origin. It comes from the place Mostyn , in Flintshire , Wales , UK. The village's name was originally derived from Old English mos , meaning 'bog', and tūn , meaning 'farm village'. [ 1 ]
Samantha Joy Mostyn, AC (/ ˈ m ɒ s t ə n / MOSS-tən; [1] born 13 September 1965) is an Australian businesswoman and advocate serving as the 28th governor-general of Australia since July 2024. Mostyn has been an outspoken advocate on climate change and gender equality ; she served as the first female Australian Football League commissioner ...
Sir Roger Mostyn (1567 – 18 August 1642) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. Mostyn was the eldest surviving son of Sir Thomas Mostyn of Mostyn. His father was MP for Flintshire in 1577.
Mostyn Armstrong (died 1791), English publisher of maps; Moss Evans (1925–2002), British trade union leader; Mostyn Ffrench-Williams (1914–1963), British swimmer; Mostyn Hanger (1908–1980), Australian judge and administrator; Mostyn Thomas (1896–1984), Welsh singer; Barry Mostyn Chant (born 1938), Australian academic, pastor, and author
The Mostyn Baronetcy, of Talacre in the County of Flint, was created in the Baronetage of England on 28 April 1670 for Edward Mostyn. [5] This family descends from Richard ap Hewell, who was seated at Mostyn in the reign of King Henry VIII. His son, Pyers Mostyn, of Talacre, was the great-grandfather of the first Baronet.
Sir Thomas Mostyn, 2nd Baronet (1651–1692), one of the Mostyn baronets; Thomas Mostyn (sea captain) (fl. 1695–1697), sea captain and slave trader; Sir Thomas Mostyn, 4th Baronet (1704–1758), British landowner and politician; Sir Thomas Mostyn, 6th Baronet (1776–1831), Welsh politician; Thomas Lloyd-Mostyn (1830–1861), British politician
Thomas Edwin Mostyn (1864 – 1930) was an English artist who worked during the late Victorian era and the early 20th century.Mostyn's works are mainly remembered from his idealistic and romantic garden scenes, as well as various portraits.
Mostyn is a village and community in Flintshire, Wales, and electoral ward lying on the estuary of the River Dee, located near the town of Holywell.It has a privately owned port that has in the past had a colliery and ironworks and was involved in the export of commodities, and in present times services the offshore wind industry and shipped the wings for the Airbus A380 which were ...