The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-07
OBITUARY.

Baron Mayer Amschel dc Rothschild.
A cable telegram from London, under date OF
yesterday. the 9th inst, reports as ioiows:-
"Baron Mayer Amschel de Rothschd, a member
Of the banking firm Of R0thschiid g. Co., died to-
day."
SKETCH OF BARON NJ A. DE R0rHsCHILp.
Mayer Amschel de Rothschid was the fourth
son OF the late Baron Nathan Mayer de-
ROthschild, by his wife Hannah, the third
daughter OF Levi Barnet Cohen, London mer-
chant. Baron NJ. A. de Rothschlld was born in 1918
and educated at Trinity college. Cambridge In
politics he was an independent liberal and In favor
Of the ballot. He was elected member Of Parliament
for Hythe in 1852 and was one OF the firm OF N. M.
Rothschild Co. The oeath of the representative
Of the great London banking house cannot fail to
cali to mind the remarkable and interesting his
tory OF the ROthschds-a name which In the
financial world Is more potent than that OF the
most influential and powerful monarch on the face
OF the earth. Their name Is spoken everywhere
their wealth is proverbial; their prosperity has
run into smile. Their commercial connections
embrace the globe. Still century ago the name
OF the Rothschlld had not been heard on the Ex-
changes OF Europe. Springing up from obscurity.
arrived at position Which made him the guest
and friend OF kings and emperors, the help OF
governments and the benefactor OF peoples.
fortultous circumstances or lucky accidents which
not unfrequently occur in lifetime, he steadily
reached almost uneXamped in the history OF the
world. Nathan Mayer de kothschlld, father Of the
subject Of this brief SKETCH was SAID to surpass ALI
his brothers in commercial genius. He commenced
his career in Manchester, England as money
lender. with less than $500, the cotton interest
being then In its infancy there. At the emo OF FIVE
years he had ST. Ooo, COO, and with this ne went
to London where he speedily won his place in the
worlds capital. When James Rothschid, chief OF
the Paris branch. married his own niece, Nathan
conceived the idea OF perpetuating the name and
power OF the house by such cOnsanguneous
connections, common from the earliest time
with Hebrew families. With this view no
called, in 1885, q congress OF the members
of the household at Frankfort to consider the
question. They Oil favored it, and, as an intro
duction to the settled connublal policy Nathan's
eldest son Lionel was united to his cousin Char
lotte. the eldest daughter OF Charles Rothschild.
Nathan was overlooked at the adoption Of his matri
monia system; but on the day Of the nuptals he
took ILL and died in less than six weeks, in the
hfty:ninth wear OF his age. He was said to have
ieft between $40 600 600 and $50 o00 Lionel de-
Rothschild, now sixty.fve years Of age, has been
since his fathers decease at the head OF the Lon
don house. Baron Mayer A. ROthschild, whose
death we announce In the HERALD to-day, was the
fourth son OF Nathan, and ia the hitysxth year Of
his age. He well known in connection with
the turf having already carried OF the honors OF the
Derby. In the financial world his death will oc-
casion vacancy not easily supplied.