The Viscount Rothermere | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 26 November 1940 – 12 July 1978 Hereditary Peerage | |
Preceded by | Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere |
Succeeded by | Vere Harmsworth, 3rd Viscount Rothermere |
Member of Parliament for Isle of Thanet | |
In office 15 November 1919 – 10 May 1929 | |
Preceded by | Norman Craig |
Succeeded by | Harold Balfour |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 May 1898 |
Died | 12 July 1978 | (aged 80)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouses | Margaret Hunam Redhead
(m. 1920; div. 1938)Mary Murchison (m. 1966) |
Children | With Margaret: * Lorna Peggy Vyvyan Harmsworth (1920–2014) * Esmé Mary Gabrielle Harmsworth (1922–2011) * Vere Harmsworth, 3rd Viscount Rothermere (1925–1998) With Mary: * Esmond Vyvyan Harmsworth (b. 1967) |
Parent | Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere & Mary Lilian Share |
Education | Eton College |
Occupation | Politician, Publisher |
Esmond Cecil Harmsworth, 2nd Viscount Rothermere (29 May 1898 – 12 July 1978) was a British Conservative politician and press magnate.