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{{Short description|British Liberal politician and philanthropist (1878–1957)}}
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'''James Armand Edmond de Rothschild''' [[Distinguished Conduct Medal|DCM]] [[Deputy Lieutenant|DL]] (1 December 1878 – 7 May 1957), sometimes known as '''Jimmy de Rothschild''', was a French-born [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician and philanthropist, from the wealthy [[Rothschild family|Rothschild]] international banking dynasty.
'''James Armand Edmond de Rothschild''' [[Distinguished Conduct Medal|DCM]] [[Deputy lieutenant|DL]] (1 December 1878 – 7 May 1957), sometimes known as '''Jimmy de Rothschild''', was a British [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician and philanthropist, from the wealthy [[Rothschild family|Rothschild]] international banking dynasty.


==Biography==
De Rothschild was the son of [[Edmond James de Rothschild]] of the French branch of family. He was educated at [[Lycée Louis-le-Grand]] in Paris and at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{acad|id=RTST897JA|name=Rothschild, James Armand Edmond}}</ref> He served in the [[World War I|First World War]], at the outset as an enlisted man in the French Army then as an officer in [[The Royal Canadian Dragoons]], and ended the war as an officer in the British Army, serving in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] as a [[major]]<ref>{{London Gazette| issue=30584|supp=y|page=3449|date=15 March 1918}}</ref> in the 39th Battalion, The [[Royal Fusiliers]] (part of the "[[Jewish Legion]]"). He was awarded the [[Distinguished Conduct Medal]].
De Rothschild was the son of [[Edmond James de Rothschild]] of the French branch of family. He was educated at [[Lycée Louis-le-Grand]] in Paris and at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{acad|id=RTST897JA|name=Rothschild, James Armand Edmond}}</ref> He served in the [[World War I|First World War]], at the outset as an enlisted man in the French Army then as an officer in [[The Royal Canadian Dragoons]], and ended the war as an officer in the British Army, serving in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] as a [[Major (rank)|major]]<ref>{{London Gazette| issue=30584|supp=y|page=3449|date=15 March 1918}}</ref> 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 [[Horse racing|turf]] and a racehorse owner. His 33-1 runner "Bomba" won the [[Ascot Gold Cup]] in 1909.
He was a keen follower of the [[Horse racing|turf]] and a racehorse owner. His 33-1 runner "Bomba" won the [[Ascot Gold Cup]] in 1909.
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He married [[Dorothy de Rothschild|Dorothy Mathilde Pinto]] in 1913. She was 17 years old; he was 35.
He married [[Dorothy de Rothschild|Dorothy Mathilde Pinto]] in 1913. She was 17 years old; he was 35.


He became a naturalised Briton in 1920,<ref>{{London Gazette| issue=31857|page=4253|date=9 April 1920}}</ref> and in 1922 he inherited from [[Alice Charlotte von Rothschild|Alice de Rothschild]] the [[Waddesdon Manor]] estate of his great-uncle [[Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild]], the Liberal [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Aylesbury]] from 1885 to 1898.<ref>see [[Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild]]</ref>
He became a naturalised Briton in 1920,<ref>{{London Gazette| issue=31857|page=4253|date=9 April 1920}}</ref> and in 1922 he inherited from [[Alice Charlotte von Rothschild|Alice de Rothschild]] the [[Waddesdon Manor]] estate of his great-uncle [[Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild]], the Liberal [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Aylesbury]] from 1885 to 1898.<ref>see [[Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild]]</ref>


==Politics==
==Politics==
Described by the ''Journal of Liberal History'' as "one of the Liberal Party's most colourful MPs",<ref>[http://www.liberalhistory.org.uk/uploads/32-Autumn%25202001.pdf 32/Autumn 2001<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Rothschild served as [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] [[Member of Parliament]] for the [[Isle of Ely (UK Parliament constituency)|Isle of Ely]] constituency from 1929 to 1945.<ref>see [[List of Liberal Party (UK) MPs]]</ref>
Described by the ''Journal of Liberal History'' as "one of the Liberal Party's most colourful MPs",<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.liberalhistory.org.uk/uploads/32-Autumn%25202001.pdf |title=32/Autumn 2001<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=25 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061001022739/http://www.liberalhistory.org.uk/uploads/32-Autumn%202001.pdf |archive-date=1 October 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Rothschild served as [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for the [[Isle of Ely (UK Parliament constituency)|Isle of Ely]] constituency from 1929 to 1945.<ref>see [[List of Liberal Party (UK) MPs]]</ref>
[[File:ירושלים - פרופסור ויצמן עם דגל הגדוד העברי-JNF029623.jpeg|thumb|James de Rothschild (right) as a member of the Jewish Legion 1 January 1918]]


[[File:ג'ימס רוטשילד-JNF012584.jpeg|thumb|James de Rothschild 1928]]
His defeat by [[Harry Legge-Bourke]] in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1945|1945 general election]] was one of only a few gains by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] that year, with his Liberal colleagues [[Archibald Sinclair]] and [[William Beveridge]] similarly losing to Tory opponents.
His defeat by [[Harry Legge-Bourke]] in the [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945 general election]] was one of only a few gains by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] that year, with his Liberal colleagues [[Archibald Sinclair]] and [[William Beveridge]] similarly losing to Tory opponents.


During the [[World War II|Second World War]] he was Parliamentary Secretary to the [[Ministry of Supply]] in the [[Coalition Government 1940-1945]]. He was also a [[Deputy Lieutenant]] for the [[County of London]] and a [[Justice of the Peace]] in [[Buckinghamshire]].
During the [[World War II|Second World War]] he was Parliamentary Secretary to the [[Ministry of Supply]] in 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==
==Philanthropy==
[[File:28-6-25, Vincennes (i.e. Longchamp), vicomte d&#039;Harcourt (à g. et) J.-A. de Rothschild (à d.) - (photographie de presse) - (Agence Rol).png|thumb|right|de Rothschild at [[Longchamp Racecourse]] in 1928]]
Rothschild continued to support his father's [[Zionism|Zionist]] causes, and donated 6,000,000 [[Israeli Pound]]s towards the construction of the [[Knesset]] building in [[Jerusalem]], which was completed in 1966.<ref>[https://www.knesset.gov.il/tour/eng/tour6.htm Knesset: Tour Station 6: The Cornerstone and Dedication Certificate]</ref>
Rothschild continued to support his father's [[Zionism|Zionist]] causes, and donated [[Israeli pound|IL]]6,000,000 towards the construction of the [[Knesset]] building in [[Jerusalem]], which was completed in 1966.<ref>[https://www.knesset.gov.il/tour/eng/tour6.htm Knesset: Tour Station 6: The Cornerstone and Dedication Certificate]</ref>


When he died in 1957, he bequeathed Waddesdon Manor to the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]].<ref>see [[Waddesdon Manor]]</ref> His widow [[Dorothy de Rothschild]] inherited the surrounding estate, and maintained a strong interest in the house and collections until she died in 1988.
When he died in 1957, he bequeathed Waddesdon Manor to the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]].<ref>see [[Waddesdon Manor]]</ref> His widow [[Dorothy de Rothschild]] inherited the surrounding estate, and maintained a strong interest in the house and collections until she died in 1988.
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==Sources==
==Sources==
* Mrs James de Rothschild - ''Rothschilds at Waddesdon Manor'' (Collins, 1979) {{ISBN|978-0-00-216671-3}}
*{{cite book |first=Dorothy |last=de Rothschild |title=Rothschilds at Waddesdon Manor |location= |publisher=Vendome Press |year=1979 |isbn=0-670-60854-8 }}
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*{{cite book
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| first= Simon
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| authorlink= Simon Schama
| year= 1978 |location=London |publisher=Collins |isbn=0-00-216784-0
| year= 1978
| title= Two Rothschilds and the Land of Israel
| title= Two Rothschilds and the Land of Israel
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}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Hansard-contribs | mr-james-de-rothschild | James de Rothschild }}
* {{Hansard-contribs | mr-james-de-rothschild | James de Rothschild }}
* [https://www.knesset.gov.il/lexicon/eng/rotchild_ja_eng.htm Short biography for James de Rothschild] Knesset website {{En icon}}
* [https://www.knesset.gov.il/lexicon/eng/rotchild_ja_eng.htm Short biography for James de Rothschild] Knesset website {{in lang|en}}
* [https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F1091FFD3D55137A93CAA9178ED85F438585F9 ''New York Times'' obituary for James de Rothschild]
* [https://www.nytimes.com/1957/05/08/archives/james-armand-de-rothschild-dies-at-78-former-british-mp-owned-race.html ''New York Times'' obituary for James de Rothschild]


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Latest revision as of 01:31, 24 April 2024

For the grandfather of this James de Rothschild, the founder of the Parisian branch of the Rothschild family, see James Mayer de Rothschild.

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

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De Rothschild was the son of Edmond James de Rothschild of the French branch of family. He was educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris and at Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] He served in the First World War, at the outset as an enlisted man in the French Army then as an officer in 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,[3] and in 1922 he inherited from Alice de Rothschild the Waddesdon Manor estate of his great-uncle Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Aylesbury from 1885 to 1898.[4]

Politics

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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 Harry Legge-Bourke in the 1945 general election was one of only a few gains by the Conservative Party that year, with his Liberal colleagues Archibald Sinclair and William Beveridge similarly losing to Tory opponents.

During the Second World War he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply in 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

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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

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Sources

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  • de Rothschild, Dorothy (1979). Rothschilds at Waddesdon Manor. Vendome Press. ISBN 0-670-60854-8.
  • Schama, Simon (1978). Two Rothschilds and the Land of Israel. London: Collins. ISBN 0-00-216784-0.

Notes

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  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. ^ see 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
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