Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-10
BARON ROTHsCHIID's DEATH
The Head Of the Great London Banking
House Closes His Accounts.

A cable dispatch announced the
death, Tuesday, Of Lionel Nathan,
Baron de Rothschild, the head of the
banking house established by his father
In London in the early years Of the
present century. The founder of the
great estate of the Rothschild family
Was Meyer Anselm Rothschild, created
a baron Of the Austrian empire. who
was born in the year l743, in the jew
ish Quarter Of Frankf0rt-o the Main.
To him were born by his wife Gudula.'
five sons and five daughters. The
eldest son, Anselm, succeeded his
father as head of the Frankfort house.
the other sons, Solomon, Nathan
Meyer, Charles and James, became the
heads, respectively, of banking houses
in Vienna, London, Naples and Paris.
Nathan Meyer, although ranking third
in age, became, after his father death,
the recognized head of the family. and
the London house became the cen
trail office of the firm. To this
great business Lionel Nathan. born
November q, 1905, dead yesterday.
succeeded upon the death Of his IA
Their, June q, 1886. Possessing the
family genius for making money, he
has added greatly TO the enormous
family fortune, his operations belong
ing to the grand type in which is
found as much of craftsmanship as
knowledge of finance. In such a life
there Is lttleQ Of incident that is, little
that the public knows OF. Tho Eoths-
childs are the masters Of the art Of
holding their tongues. Their victories
and their defeats have been alike ac-
cepted in silence. What the world
has known Of the late baron has been
very much to bis credit. He has de-
Feloped largely the family trait of
ohsHty-ehariw in the true sense OF
the word, irrespective of creeds or
n%ationalities sometimes of necessity.
open, but, as chance discoveries have
ildieated, ofteler secret, He has
taken an active part iq English poll
tios, sitting in the house Of commons
for many years 1855 74l as member
for the city Of London 10 the Liberal
interest. He was, indeed. elected to
parliament eleven years before he was
allowed TO take his seat. When first
returned, in August, 1871, and when
subs, quently returned, in June, 1919.
July, 1852, and March, 1851, lie was
prevented from entering pfan his
/ legislative duties by his refusal to
take the oath Of Office in which was
the phrase i'lR the true faith of a
Christian" This phrase having been
expunged by the Jewish emancipation
act, passed in the year 1888. Baron de
ROthschild was seated at last. An
4miable weakness that brought him
close to the heart Of the average
Englishman was his love Of horse.
iesh. He had a fine stable. and as
Mr.. Acton" was well known upon
the turf. in accordance with the
family compact, entered into at the
suggestion Of his father and confirmed
at Frankfort in the year 1896, hl
married in that year his cousin Char.
lotte, daughter of Charles. The com.
pact has not been lived up to rigor.
ously of late years, some members o.
the iamily-as Hannah, daughter oi
Never Anselm and niece Of Lione
Nathan, who married Lord Roseber,
last March a year-haYing married
not only out Of the family, but out 0
the Jewish faith.