Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere

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Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere

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Birthplace: 6 Alexandra Terrace, St. John's Wood, London, England
Death: November 26, 1940 (72)
King Edward VII Hospital, Paget, Bermuda
Place of Burial: St Paul's Churchyard, Paget, Bermuda
Immediate Family:

Son of Alfred Harmsworth and Geraldine Mary Maffet
Husband of Mary Lilian Harmsworth
Father of Esmond Harmsworth, 2nd Viscount Rothermere; Capt. Hon. Harold Alfred Vyvyan St. George Harmsworth, MC and Lt. Hon. Vere Sidney Tudor Harmsworth
Brother of Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe; Geraldine Mary King; Cecil Bisshopp Harmsworth, 1st Baron Harmsworth; Sir Robert Leicester Harmsworth, Sir; Sir Hildebrand Aubrey Harmsworth, 1st Baronet and 8 others

Occupation: Daily Mail owner
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About Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere

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Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere, PC (26 April 1868 – 26 November 1940) was a leading British newspaper proprietor, owner of Associated Newspapers Ltd. He is known in particular, with his brother Alfred Harmsworth, the later Viscount Northcliffe, for the development of the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror. He was a pioneer of popular journalism.

During the 1930s, he was known to be a supporter of Nazi Germany, purportedly having become convinced that the National Socialist Party would help restore the German monarchy. He cultivated contacts to promote British support for Germany.

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Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere's Timeline

1868
April 26, 1868
6 Alexandra Terrace, St. John's Wood, London, England
July 22, 1868
All Souls, Hampstead, England
1894
August 2, 1894
London, England (United Kingdom)
1895
September 25, 1895
Eastbourne, Sussex, England (United Kingdom)
1898
May 29, 1898
Hampstead, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1940
January 1, 1940
Age 71
79 Avenue Road, London NW8 6JD
November 26, 1940
Age 72
King Edward VII Hospital, Paget, Bermuda
November 28, 1940
Age 72
St Paul's Churchyard, Paget, Bermuda
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