Nathan Mayer Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild
1840 – 1915 British banker, peer
London banker who became the first Jewish member of the House of Lords.
- Religion
- Ashkenazi Jewish.
- Affiliations
- Head of N M Rothschild & Sons; first Jewish member of the House of Lords; Baron Rothschild.
Known as 'Natty', he led the London house at the height of its power and in 1885 became the first practising Jew raised to a hereditary peerage. He sat on the boards of major companies and was a central figure in City of London finance.
Connections
- family of Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild — His great-grandfather.
- family of Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild — His great-grandson.
- family of Lionel de Rothschild — His father.
- family of Lionel de Rothschild — His son, the first Jewish peer.