Name Louis 2nd Role Financier | Died 1927 | |
Parents Samuel Montagu, 1st Baron Swaythling Children Ewen Montagu, Ivor Montagu, Joyce Ida Jessie Montagu, Stuart Albert Montagu, 3rd Baron Swaythling Siblings Edwin Samuel Montagu, Lily Montagu Similar People | ||
Louis Samuel Montagu, 2nd Baron Swaythling (1869–1927) was a prominent member of the British Jewish community, a financier, and a political activist. He was the son and heir of Samuel Montagu, 1st Baron Swaythling.
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Life
He was educated at Clifton College, and later became head of the family banking business.
In 1917, along with Lionel Nathan de Rothschild and Sir Philip Magnus, he co-founded the anti-Zionist League of British Jews. He was president of the Federation of Synagogues, until 1925. He opposed the Balfour Declaration.
Family
He was married to Gladys Helen Rachel Goldsmid (1879–1965), a member of both the Goldsmith and Rothschild banking families. They had four children:
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