James de Rothschild (politician)

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James de Rothschild
Member of Parliament
for Isle of Ely
In office
30 May 1929 – 15 June 1945
Preceded byHugh Lucas-Tooth
Succeeded byHarry Legge-Bourke
Personal details
Born
James Armand Edmond de Rothschild

(1878-12-01)1 December 1878
Paris, France
Died7 May 1957(1957-05-07) (aged 78)
London, England
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
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​
(m. 1913)​
Parent(s)Edmond James de Rothschild
Adelheid von Rothschild
Known forMember of British Parliament

James Armand Edmond de Rothschild DCM DL (1 December 1878 – 7 May 1957), sometimes known as Jimmy de Rothschild, was a British Liberal politician and philanthropist, from the wealthy Rothschild international banking dynasty.

Biography

De Rothschild was the son of

The Royal Canadian Dragoons, and ended the war as an officer in the British Army, serving in Palestine as a major[2] in the 39th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers (part of the "Jewish Legion"). He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal
.

He was a keen follower of the turf and a racehorse owner. His 33-1 runner "Bomba" won the Ascot Gold Cup in 1909.

He married Dorothy Mathilde Pinto in 1913. She was 17 years old; he was 35.

He became a naturalised Briton in 1920,

Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Aylesbury from 1885 to 1898.[4]

Politics

Described by the Journal of Liberal History as "one of the Liberal Party's most colourful MPs",[5] Rothschild served as Liberal Member of Parliament for the Isle of Ely constituency from 1929 to 1945.[6]

James de Rothschild (right) as a member of the Jewish Legion 1 January 1918
James de Rothschild 1928

His defeat by

Archibald Sinclair and William Beveridge
similarly losing to Tory opponents.

During the

Coalition Government 1940-1945. He was also a deputy lieutenant for the county of London and a justice of the peace in Buckinghamshire
.

Philanthropy

de Rothschild at Longchamp Racecourse in 1928

Rothschild continued to support his father's Zionist causes, and donated IL6,000,000 towards the construction of the Knesset building in Jerusalem, which was completed in 1966.[7]

When he died in 1957, he bequeathed Waddesdon Manor to the

National Trust.[8] His widow Dorothy de Rothschild
inherited the surrounding estate, and maintained a strong interest in the house and collections until she died in 1988.

See also

Sources

  • de Rothschild, Dorothy (1979). Rothschilds at Waddesdon Manor. Vendome Press.
    ISBN 0-670-60854-8
    .
  • ISBN 0-00-216784-0
    .

Notes

  1. ^ "Rothschild, James Armand Edmond (RTST897JA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ "No. 30584". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 March 1918. p. 3449.
  3. ^ "No. 31857". The London Gazette. 9 April 1920. p. 4253.
  4. Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild
  5. ^ "32/Autumn 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2008.
  6. ^ see List of Liberal Party (UK) MPs
  7. ^ Knesset: Tour Station 6: The Cornerstone and Dedication Certificate
  8. ^ see Waddesdon Manor

External links

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