Salomon James de Rothschild
Salomon James de Rothschild | |
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Born | |
Died | 14 May 1864 | (aged 29)
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Banker |
Spouse | |
Children | Hélène de Rothschild (1863–1947) |
Salomon James de Rothschild (1835–1864) was a French banker and socialite.
Biography
Early life
Salomon James de Rothschild was born on 30 March 1835. His father was James Mayer de Rothschild, head of the Paris branch of the prominent Rothschild family of bankers.
Career
As a young man, according to the Goncourt brothers, he squandered "a million on the stock exchange in attempted secrecy from his father" and was exiled to Frankfurt, where he spent two years keeping books. After this, his father wrote to him, "Mr. Salomon's affair is not terminated." Rothschild was dispatched to America, where he was supposed to help advance the family's banking interests.
From 1859 to 1861, he traveled extensively in the United States, Canada and Cuba. He was an eyewitness to the events leading up to the
As a representative of the world's most prominent banking family, he traveled with a ten-person retinue and mingled with high society wherever he went, always taking note of beautiful and well-dressed women along the way. The lawyer
Personal life
Salomon married
Death
He died in Paris on 14 May 1864 at the age of 29, only two years after his marriage and less than a year after the birth of his daughter, Helene (1863–1947). He was buried at
References
- ^ Alexandre Buisseret, "Les femmes et l'automobile à la Belle Époque," Le Mouvement Social, no. 192 (juillet–septembre 2000): 41-64.
- ^ Université Paris X Nanterre, LES FEMMES ET L’AUTOMOBILE A LA BELLE EPOQUE 1898-1922) - A partir de l’hebdomadaire La Vie au Grand Air. Présenté par Céline CAUVIN Sous la direction de Mr Jean-Pierre BLAY
- Diamond, Sigmund, ed. (1962). A Casual View of America: The Home Letters of Salomon de Rothschild 1859–1861. London: The Cresset Press.