Lord Jacob Rothschild: Tributes paid to financier and head of banking dynasty who dies aged 87

By Jack Mendel Lord Jacob Rothschild, a major figure within the banking dynasty under his family name, has died aged 87, it was announced today. The family called him a “towering presence”, and said the banking grandee and peer in the House of Lords would be buried, before a remembrance service. Rothschild, a banker and financier, was also well known for his support for philanthropic and environmental causes, as well as Jewish charities. He started his banking career in the family business, NM Rothschild & Sons, in 1963. He then went on to co-found J Rothschild Assurance Group, now St James’s …

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