Nussey went in for the law and in 1893 he was called to the bar at the Inner Temple.[12] However he does not seem to have required an occupation to provide an income. He started to engage in political activity as soon as he came down from university and MPs did not receive salaries until 1911.[13] In the 1830s, Nussey's father had started a woollen manufacturing business with his two brothers, Obadiah – Mayor of Leeds in 1864[14] – and Joseph, and this grew into a large and successful enterprise.[15] It seems likely that Nussey had access to family money to allow him to seek a career in politics.
Nussey died at his home, Sutton Howgrave, Bedale[9] in the North Riding of Yorkshire on 12 October 1947 aged exactly 79 years.[6] Edith, Lady Nussey died in 1962. The heir to the Nussey baronetcy was his son from his first marriage, Thomas Moore Nussey (19 July 1898 – 25 October 1971).
^"Special Constabulary Medal named to Sir Thomas Nussey, 1st Baronet - rare!". WorthPoint Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020. Thomas had two sisters Ethel Beatrice Nussey (1873-1933) and Hilda Mary Nussey (1875-1962). His father was a woollen manufacturer who had started a woollen manufacturing business with his two brothers, Obadiah and Joseph...
^Whitehead, B. (1993). Charlotte Brontë and Her 'dearest Nell': The Story of a Friendship. Smith Settle. p. 246. ISBN9781858250113. Ellen had troubles both of health and money ....."You and my many friends are very good at making life sweet and interesting", she told Mrs Agnes Nussey of Potternewton Hall...[Agnes's husband was] Samuel Leathley Nussey, a descendant [great-grandson] of George Nussey of Hunslet, [Samuel] married Agnes Clark, who became very interested in the history of the Nussey family, collected data on them, and corresponded with Ellen...
^"Potternewton Hall, Potternewton Lane". Leodis. Retrieved 11 April 2020. When living at Potternewton Hall, Samuel L. Nussey regularly entertained both his friends and extended family. His cousin was Ellen Nussey of Birstall, near Leeds. Ellen was the life-long friend of novelist Charlotte Bronte.
^L S Milward and E C Bullock, The Malvern register, 1865–1904; Malvern, 1964 p. 189
^ abThe Times House of Commons, 1910; Politico’s Publishing, 2004 p. 47
^House of Commons Information Office Factsheet M5, Members’ Pay, Pensions and Allowances; May 2009 p. 5
^"Leeds, Yorkshire. An Extensive Group of..."Metropress Ltd, (t/a Auction Technology Group). 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020. Obadiah Nussey, JP, of Morley House, Headingley served as Mayor of Leeds in 1863/64 and was `father` (ie founder) of the ... Sir Thomas Nussey, a baronet