Lionel de Rothschild | |
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| Member of Parliament for Aylesbury | |
| In office 1910–1922 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Rothschild |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Keens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lionel Nathan de Rothschild 25 January 1882 London |
| Died | 28 January 1942 (aged 60) |
| Resting place | Willesden Jewish Cemetery |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse |
Marie Louise Eugénie Beer
(m. 1912) |
| Occupation | Banker, politician, gardener |
Major Lionel Nathan de Rothschild, OBE (25 January 1882 – 28 January 1942) was a British banker and Conservative politician best remembered as the creator of Exbury Gardens by the New Forest in Hampshire. He was the eldest son of Leopold de Rothschild (1845–1917) and a part of the prominent Rothschild banking family of England. In 1910, he was elected to the House of Commons. In 1917, he co-founded the anti-Zionist League of British Jews.