Esmond Harmsworth, 2nd Viscount Rothermere
The Viscount Rothermere | |
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1923 portrait | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| In office 26 November 1940 – 12 July 1978 | |
| 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 | 4, including Vere Harmsworth, 3rd Viscount Rothermere |
| Parent(s) | 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.