- Amschel Mayor James Rothschild
Amschel Mayor James Rothschild (
18 April 1955 –8 July 1996 ,Paris ) was the youngest child of Victor Rothschild and his second wife Teresa Georgina Rothschild née Mayor. He was educated atThe Leys School and graduated fromCity University in 1976, where he read economics, history and archaeology. His initial vocation was in journalism, as a circulation manager of the now defunct literary magazine, "The New Review".In 1987, Rothschild joined the family banking firm,
N.M. Rothschild & Sons . By 1990 he was made chief executive of one of the Rothschild's weaker assets,Rothschild Asset Management . In 1993, he became Chairman of the firm, helping to steer it onto a more stable path.He was not heavily interested in banking. One of his favourite pastimes was farming. Rothschild had inherited an arable farm, Rushbrooke, near
Bury St. Edmunds where he spent many hours at work. He was also a keen racer of cars, and was known as one of the best amateur racers in the country. His passion started when he acquired a scrambler motorcycle, at age thirteen. In later life, he got into motor racing, and was the winner of the Peter Collins Memorial Trophy Race atSilverstone in 1996. Among his car collection was an AC Cobra Daytona sports car, a 1957 Maserati 250F Formula I, and a 1958 BRM P25 Formula I.Rothschild was also a trustee of
Hanadiv , the Rothschild foundation which has supported many projects inIsrael .In 1981, he married Anita Patience Guinness, daughter of the merchant banker
James Guinness , and they had three children:1. Kate Emma Rothschild (born 1982)
2. Alice Miranda Rothschild (born 1983)
3. James Amschel Victor Rothschild (born 1985)
His eldest child, Kate Rothschild, married
Ben Goldsmith , son of Sir James andLady Annabel Goldsmith . Rothschild and his wife were godparents to a daughter of William Waldegrave.Rothschild committed suicide in July 1996. He was found hanged at the Hotel Bristol in
Paris . The suicide came hours after a meeting, during which was discussed plans for a massive merger of asset management companies. His death was originally reported as being due to a heart attack. Some conspiracy theorists believe that Rothschild was actually strangled. Fact|date=April 2008ee also
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Rothschild banking family of England References
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19960711/ai_n14057020 "The Independent": Obituary by James Fergusson, 11 July 1996]
* [http://www.nogw.com/download/2005_rothschild_history.pdf "The History of the House of Rothschild The Rothschilds"]
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