Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Jacob Rothschild is the great-great grandchild of Lionel de Rothschild: a man who saved thousands of Irish people.
During his career, he also held roles such as deputy chairman at the then BSkyB Television and was also chairman of trustees at The National Gallery.
In a statement to the Press Association news agency, the family said: “Our father Jacob was a towering presence in many peoples’ lives – a superbly accomplished financier, a champion of the arts and culture, a devoted public servant, a passionate supporter of charitable causes in Israel and and Jewish culture, a keen environmentalist and much-loved friend, father and grandfather.
The British peer started his career in the family bank, NM Rothschild & Sons, in 1963.
He then went on to co-found the then J Rothschild Assurance Group, now St James’s Place, with Sir Mark Weinberg in 1980.
He also founded Windmill Hill Asset Management to manage the family’s philanthropic portfolio and was chairman of the trustees for The Rothschild Foundation charity.
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