Henry Mond, 2nd Baron Melchett
Henry Mond, 2nd Baron Melchett | |
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Patrick Buchan-Hepburn | |
Member of Parliament for Isle of Ely | |
In office 6 December 1923 – 9 October 1924 | |
Preceded by | Norman Coates |
Succeeded by | Hugh Lucas-Tooth |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Ludwig Mond 10 May 1898 London, England |
Died | 22 January 1949 financier | (aged 50)
Henry Ludwig Mond, 2nd Baron Melchett (10 May 1898 – 22 January 1949) was a British
Early life and education
Henry Mond was born in London, the only son of
Business life
He then joined some of his father's businesses, becoming a director of
Politics
He served as Member of Parliament for the Isle of Ely 1923-24 as a Liberal. He won against Unionist candidate Max Townley in the 1923 general election with a small majority of 467. In the same election his father, Sir Alfred Mond, Bt, lost his seat of Swansea West. He was unable to retain the Isle of Ely at the 1924 general election.
Like his father, he later became a Conservative. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Liverpool East Toxteth from 1929 to 1930, when, on the death of his father, he succeeded to the barony becoming the 2nd Baron Melchett.[4] He then set about restoring the family finances and moved his interests away from politics to economics.[3]
Religion
Having been brought up in the
Personal life
He married Amy Gwen Wilson (usually called Gwen, the daughter of Edward John Wilson, who lived in
From 1930 the couple lived in a London home, Mulberry House in Smith Square, Westminster. Paying homage to their early relationship, they commissioned a 1.6 metres (5.2 ft) high relief from the prominent artist Charles Sargeant Jagger called "Scandal", which they displayed in their living room.[7] This showed a naked couple in an intimate embrace watched by society ladies in a state of outrage. The sculpture and the Baron's relationship led to censure and outrage from their contemporaries.[7] In 2008 "Scandal" was bought for £106,000 by the Victoria and Albert Museum[7] where it is on display.[8]
Family
They had had two sons – the Honourable Derek John Henry Mond (18 October 1922 – 30 April 1945),
Mond bought and restored
Publications
- Why the Crisis? (1931)
- Modern Money (1932)
- Thy Neighbour (1937)
- Hunting and Polo
Coat of arms
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Images
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Mrs. Henry Mond by Glyn Philpot
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Mulberry House on Smith Square, London
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"Scandal" sculpture and brasero from Mulberry House; by Charles Sargeant Jagger, (Victoria and Albert Museum)
See also
- Ludwig Mond Award
- Melchett Medal
- Mond gas
- Brunner Mond
Notes
- ISBN 978-0-7190-2391-0.
- ^ "No. 29179". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1915. p. 5317.
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, [1], retrieved on 9 March 2007.
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page[usurped], accessed 9 March 2007
- ^ Amy Gwen Wilson on the Peerage website
- ^ The Mond Legacy by Jean Goodman Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1982
- ^ a b c d e ""On display, the sculpture that revealed an aristocrat's guilty secret" by Arifa Akba, The Independent, 18 April 2009". London. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ "Scandal (A.1:1 to 4-2008)". V & A. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Person Page #511586". The Peerage. Darryl Lundy. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ CWGC entry for Lieutenant Derek John Henry Mond, RNVR
- ^ The record on deceased online
External links
Media related to Henry Mond, 2nd Baron Melchett at Wikimedia Commons
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Mond
- Newspaper clippings about Henry Mond, 2nd Baron Melchett in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW