Baron Swaythling, of

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in the County of Southampton, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1907 for the

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politician, banker and philanthropist, Sir Samuel Montagu, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of South Stoneham House in the County of Southampton and of Kensington Palace Gardens in the County of London, in 1894. , the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1998. Several other members of the family may also be mentioned. The Hon.

Edwin Samuel Montagu Edwin Samuel Montagu PC (6 February 1879 – 15 November 1924) was a British Liberal politician who served as Secretary of State for India between 1917 and 1922. Montagu was a "radical" Liberal and the third practising Jew (after Sir Herber ...

, second son of the first Baron, was a

politician and the husband of

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. The medical researcher

Philip D'Arcy Hart Philip Montagu D'Arcy Hart, CBE (25 June 1900 – 30 July 2006) was a seminal British medical researcher and pioneer in tuberculosis treatment. Personal life Philip D'Arcy Hart was the grandson of Samuel Montagu, 1st Baron Swaythling. He was ...

was the grandson of the first Baron. The Hon.

Ewen Montagu Ewen Edward Samuel Montagu (29 March 1901 – 19 July 1985) was a British judge, Naval intelligence officer and author. He is best known for his leading role in Operation Mincemeat, a critical military deception operation which misdirected Ger ...

, second son of the second Baron, was a judge, writer and intelligence officer, famous for conceptualizing

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. The Hon.

Ivor Montagu Ivor Goldsmid Samuel Montagu (23 April 1904, in Kensington, London – 5 November 1984, in Watford) was an English filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, film critic, writer, table tennis player, and Communist activist in the 1930s. He helped to de ...

, third son of the second Baron, was a film maker. Also, the first Baron was the uncle of the Liberal

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Sir Stuart Samuel, 1st Baronet Samuel Sir Stuart Montagu Samuel, 1st Baronet (24 October 1856 – 13 May 1926) was a British banker and Liberal politician who was Member of Parliament for Whitechapel. Samuel was the elder brother of Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel. He attended ...

, and of Liberal politician

Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, (6 November 1870 – 5 February 1963) was a British Liberal politician who was the party leader from 1931 to 1935. He was the first nominally-practising Jew to serve as a Cabinet minister and to beco ...

Barons Swaythling (1907)

Samuel Montagu, 1st Baron Swaythling Samuel Montagu, 1st Baron Swaythling (21 December 1832 – 12 January 1911), was a British banker who founded the bank of Samuel Montagu & Co. He was a philanthropist and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons of ...

(1832–1911) * Louis Samuel Montagu, 2nd Baron Swaythling (1869–1927) *Stuart Albert Montagu, 3rd Baron Swaythling (1898–1990) * David Charles Samuel Montagu, 4th Baron Swaythling (1928–1998) * Charles Edgar Samuel Montagu, 5th Baron Swaythling (born 1954) The heir presumptive is the present holder's first cousin, Rupert Anthony Samuel Montagu (born 1965),
Google Groups — Peerage News grandson of the 3rd Baron through his younger son, The Honourable, the Hon. Anthony Trevor Samuel Montagu (1931–2010).
The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his eldest son, Henry George Samuel Montagu (born 2008).

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* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Swaythling Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1907 Noble titles created for UK MPs Southampton

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