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James Armand Edmond de Rothschild, DCM
Distinguished Conduct Medal

The Distinguished Conduct Medal was the second level military decoration awarded other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to non-commissioned personnel of other Commonwealth of Nations countries....
, DL
DL

DL or dl may stand for:Cooking*Decilitre, a unit of measurement. 1dL = 100mlScience and tech*Data link, a computer connection for transmitting data....
, (1878–1957) was a French-born British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 politician and philanthropist, from the wealthy Rothschild
Rothschild family

The Rothschild family , is an international banking and finance dynasty of Germany Jewish origin that established operations across Europe, and was ennobled by the Austrian and British governments....
 international banking dynasty.

"Jimmy" de Rothschild was the son of Edmond James de Rothschild
Edmond James de Rothschild

Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild was a France member of the Rothschild family. A strong supporter of Zionism, his genorous donations lent significant support to the movement during its early years which helped lead to the establishment of the Israel....
 of the French branch of family. He was educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Lycée Louis-le-Grand

The Lyc?e Louis-le-Grand is a public secondary school located in Paris, widely regarded as one of the most demanding in France. Formerly known as the Coll?ge de Clermont, it was named in king Louis XIV of France's honor after he visited the school and offered his patronage....
 in Paris and at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge

Trinity College is one of the 31 Colleges of the University of Cambridge of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or University of Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduate students, and over 160 Fellows; however, counting only the student body it has somewhat fewer than Homert...
. He served in World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, firstly as a private in the French Army, and ended the war in the British Army, serving in Palestine
Palestine

Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is derived from a name used already much earlier for a narrower geographical region, mainly along the coastal region....
 as a Major in the 39th (Jewish) Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers (the "Jewish Legion
Jewish Legion

The Jewish Legion was the name for five battalions of Jewish volunteers established as the British Army's 38th through 42nd Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers....
").






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James Armand Edmond de Rothschild, DCM
Distinguished Conduct Medal

The Distinguished Conduct Medal was the second level military decoration awarded other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to non-commissioned personnel of other Commonwealth of Nations countries....
, DL
DL

DL or dl may stand for:Cooking*Decilitre, a unit of measurement. 1dL = 100mlScience and tech*Data link, a computer connection for transmitting data....
, (1878–1957) was a French-born British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 politician and philanthropist, from the wealthy Rothschild
Rothschild family

The Rothschild family , is an international banking and finance dynasty of Germany Jewish origin that established operations across Europe, and was ennobled by the Austrian and British governments....
 international banking dynasty.

"Jimmy" de Rothschild was the son of Edmond James de Rothschild
Edmond James de Rothschild

Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild was a France member of the Rothschild family. A strong supporter of Zionism, his genorous donations lent significant support to the movement during its early years which helped lead to the establishment of the Israel....
 of the French branch of family. He was educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Lycée Louis-le-Grand

The Lyc?e Louis-le-Grand is a public secondary school located in Paris, widely regarded as one of the most demanding in France. Formerly known as the Coll?ge de Clermont, it was named in king Louis XIV of France's honor after he visited the school and offered his patronage....
 in Paris and at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge

Trinity College is one of the 31 Colleges of the University of Cambridge of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or University of Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduate students, and over 160 Fellows; however, counting only the student body it has somewhat fewer than Homert...
. He served in World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, firstly as a private in the French Army, and ended the war in the British Army, serving in Palestine
Palestine

Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is derived from a name used already much earlier for a narrower geographical region, mainly along the coastal region....
 as a Major in the 39th (Jewish) Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers (the "Jewish Legion
Jewish Legion

The Jewish Legion was the name for five battalions of Jewish volunteers established as the British Army's 38th through 42nd Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers....
"). He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal
Distinguished Conduct Medal

The Distinguished Conduct Medal was the second level military decoration awarded other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to non-commissioned personnel of other Commonwealth of Nations countries....
.

He was a keen follower of the turf
Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrianism sport that has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot racing of Ancient Rome are an early example, as is the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology....
 and a racehorse owner. His 33-1 runner "Bomba" won the Ascot Gold Cup
Ascot Gold Cup

The Ascot Gold Cup is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the United Kingdom open to thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above....
 in 1909.

He married Dorothy Mathilde Pinto
Dorothy de Rothschild

Dorothy de Rothschild was an England philanthropist and activist for Jewish affairs who married into the Mayer Amschel Rothschild family international financial dynasty....
 at the age of 35 in 1913. She was 17 years old.

He became a naturalised Briton in 1919, and in 1922 he inherited from Alice de Rothschild the Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon Manor

Waddesdon Manor is a English country house in the village of Waddesdon, in Buckinghamshire, England. The house was built in the Neo-Renaissance style of a French ch?teau between 1874 and 1889 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild ....
 estate of his great-uncle Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, the Liberal MP for Aylesbury
Aylesbury

See also: Aylesbury Urban AreaAylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in south east England. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 the Aylesbury Urban Area, which includes Bierton, Fairford Leys, Stoke Mandeville and Watermead, Buckinghamshire, had a population of 69,021, which included 56,392 for the Aylesbury civil parish....
 from 1885 to 1898.

Politics

Described by the Journal of Liberal History as "one of the Liberal Party's most colourful MPs", Rothschild served as Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)

The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as the Liberal Democrats....
 Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 for the Isle of Ely
Isle of Ely (UK Parliament constituency)

Isle of Ely was a constituency represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, centred on the Isle of Ely in Cambridgeshire....
 constituency from 1929 to 1945.

His defeat by Harry Legge-Bourke
Harry Legge-Bourke

Major Sir Edward Alexander Henry Legge-Bourke Order of the British Empire was a United Kingdom politician.Educated at Eton College and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Legge-Bourke was commissioned into the Royal Horse Guards in 1934....
 in the 1945 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1945

The United Kingdom General Election of 1945 was a United Kingdom general election held on 5 July 1945, with delayed polls taking place on 12 July and in Nelson and Colne on 19 July....
 was one of only a few gains by the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom....
 that year, with his Liberal colleagues Archibald Sinclair and William Beveridge similarly losing to Tory opponents.

During World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply in the Coalition Government 1940-1945
Coalition Government 1940-1945

Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.Source* D. Butler and G. Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900?2000....
. He was also Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant

In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord-Lieutenant of an English ceremonial counties of England, Welsh preserved counties of Wales, Scottish lieutenancy areas of Scotland, or Northern Irish county borough or counties of Ireland....
 for the County of London
County of London

The County of London was a ceremonial counties of England and administrative counties of England of England from 1889 to 1965. It bordered Middlesex to the north and west, Essex to the north east, Kent to the south east and Surrey to the south....
 and a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace

A Justice of the Peace is a puisne judicial officer appointed by means of a letters patent to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice and deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions....
 in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire is a Ceremonial counties of England and Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England home counties Counties of England in South East England England....
.

Philanthropy

Rothschild continued to support his father's Zionist
Zionism

Zionism is the international Jewish political movement that originally supported the reestablishment of a homeland for the Jewish People in Palestine....
 causes, and donated six million Israeli Pounds towards the construction of the Knesset
Knesset

The Knesset is the legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem....
 building in Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
.

When he died in 1957, he bequeathed Waddesdon Manor to the National Trust
National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales and Northern Ireland....
. His widow Dorothy de Rothschild
Dorothy de Rothschild

Dorothy de Rothschild was an England philanthropist and activist for Jewish affairs who married into the Mayer Amschel Rothschild family international financial dynasty....
 (née Pinto) inherited the surrounding estate, and maintained a strong interest in the house and collections until her death in 1988.

Sources

  • Mrs James de Rothschild - Rothschilds at Waddesdon Manor (Collins, 1979) ISBN 978-0-00-216671-3

External links

  • Knesset website