Newspaper owner. He and his brother Alfred, later Lord Northcliffe, developed the London Daily Mail and Daily Mirror. Born Hampstead. During the lead up to WW2 he was a strong supporter of Oswald Moseley and the British Union of Fascists and of appeasement towards Hitler. In 1940 was asked by the government to go to America to help in the war effort but following a fall he died in a hospital in Bermuda.
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Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
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Coram's Fields
These grounds, the site of the Foundling Hospital, established in 1739 by Cap...
Harmsworth - IWM
In 1926 Harold Harmsworth, the first Viscount Rothermere, bought the grounds ...
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Gift from Lord Rothermere
This plaque was unveiled a second time, during the 75th anniversary celebrati...
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Lady Kortright
Aided by Andrew Behan we have found two candidates for the Lady Kortright who gave the funds to the Grosvenor Hospital but cannot conclusively identify her. See what you think… One candidate is th...
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Royal Docks Trust
From the website "It works to provide community benefits to the Docklands part of Newham between the A13 and the River Thames."
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