Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild
The Lord Rothschild | |
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| Member of Parliament for Aylesbury | |
| In office 6 January 1899 – 10 January 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Ferdinand James von Rothschild |
| Succeeded by | Lionel Nathan de Rothschild |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lionel Walter Rothschild 8 February 1868 London, England |
| Died | 27 August 1937 (aged 69) Tring, Hertfordshire, England |
| Political party | Liberal Unionist Conservative (after 1912) |
| Relatives | Rothschild Family |
| Education | University of Bonn Magdalen College, Cambridge |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Territorial Army |
| Rank | Major |
Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, FRS (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoologist, and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was presented with the Balfour Declaration, which pledged British support for a Jewish national home in Mandatory Palestine. Rothschild was the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews from 1925 to 1926.