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The Viscount Rothermere
Born (1967-12-03) 3 December 1967 (age 57)
NationalityBritish
EducationGordonstoun School
Alma materDuke University
OccupationPublisher
TitleViscount Rothermere
Baron Rothermere
Baronet of Horsey
SpouseClaudia Caroline Clemence
ChildrenVere Richard Jonathan Harold Harmsworth (b. 1994)
Eleanor Patricia Margaret Harmsworth (b. 1996)
Theodora Harmsworth (b. 2001)
Iris Harmsworth (b. 2003)
Alfred Harmsworth (b. 2010)
Parent(s)Vere, Viscount Rothermere and Patricia Evelyn Beverley Matthews

Harold Jonathan Esmond Vere Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere (born 3 December 1967) is a British viscount and inheritor of a newspaper and media empire founded by his great-grandfather Harold Sidney Harmsworth.

Early life

Rothermere was educated at Gordonstoun School and Duke University.[2]

Career

Harmsworth held various positions in Associated Newspapers and was managing director of the Evening Standard, when the sudden death of his father in 1998 resulted in his becoming the controlling shareholder[3] and chairman of Associated and of its parent Daily Mail and General Trust just before his 31st birthday. One notable change he has instituted since becoming chairman is requiring directors to retire at age 75.

He ranked fourth in the Publishing, Advertising, and PR section of the Sunday Times Rich List 2013 with an estimated wealth of £720 million.[4] In April 2015, the Sunday Times estimated his net worth at £1 billion[5] He has non-domicile tax status and owns his media businesses through a complex structure of offshore holdings and trusts.[6]

He is a supporter of the Conservative Party leader David Cameron.[7]

He gave evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press on 10 May 2012.

Personal life

Rothermere married Claudia Caroline Clemence, daughter of Terence J. Clemence, on 15 July 1993.[2] They have five children:[8]

  • The Honourable Vere Richard Jonathan Harold Harmsworth (b. 1994)
  • The Honourable Eleanor Patricia Margaret Harmsworth (b. 1996)
  • The Honourable Theodora Mairi Ferne Harmsworth (b. 2001)
  • The Honourable Iris Geraldine Lilian Harmsworth (b. 2004)
  • The Honourable Alfred Northcilffe St. John Harmsworth (b. 2010)

In 2002, The Guardian reported that Rotheremere had fathered another son from a relationship prior to his marriage.[9] Testimony from the Leveson Inquiry seems to confirm this.[10]

Ancestry

Family of Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere
16. Alfred Harmsworth
8. Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
17. Geraldine Mary Maffett
4. Esmond Harmsworth, 2nd Viscount Rothermere
18. George Wade Share
9. Mary Lilian Share
19. Mary Isaac Greenwood
2. Vere Harmsworth, 3rd Viscount Rothermere
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10. William Lancelot Redhead
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5. Margaret Hunam Redhead
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11. Jane Gorham
23.
1. Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere
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12.
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6. John William Matthews
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3. Patricia Evelyn Beverly Matthews
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Arms

Coat of arms of Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere
Coronet
A Coronet of a Viscount
Crest
Between two Ostrich Feathers Or a Cubit Arm erect proper the hand grasping a Roll of Paper Or
Escutcheon
Azure two Scrolls of Paper in saltire Or banded in the centre Gules between four Bees volant of the second
Supporters
On either side a Gladiator fully habited and accoutred the dexter holding in the exterior hand a Sword and the sinister holding on the exterior arm a Shield all proper each charged on the breast with a Fountain
Motto
Bene Qui Sedulo (He who acts diligently acts well)

References

  1. ^ "Jonathan Harmsworth". Forbes. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Person Page 7348". Thepeerage.com. 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2013. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 3 November 2013 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Rothermere: 'DMGT remains committed to journalism'". Press Gazette. 21 January 2009.
  4. ^ Mark Sweney (19 April 2013). "Barclay brothers named richest media figures in UK with £2.3bn fortune". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Sunday Times Rich List". The Sunday Times. No. page 34. 26 April 2014. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  6. ^ Private Eye. "Rothermere's patriot games". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Vervier, Catherine (20 July 2008). "The end of the affair: Dacre moves towards Cameron". The Independent. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ http://www.thepeerage.com/p7348.htm#i73475
  9. ^ Roy Greenslade (22 July 2002). "Seconds out, round two". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Statement by Lord Justice Leveson". Retrieved 9 May 2014.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Viscount Rothermere
1998 – present 		Incumbent

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