Background
He was the son and heir of Samuel Montagu, 1st Baron Swaythling.
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Louis Samuel Montagu
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He was educated at Clifton College, and later became head of the family banking business.
Career
In 1917, along with Lionel Nathan de Rothschild and Sir Philip Magnus, he co-founded the anti-Zionist League of British Jews. He was president of the Federation of Synagogues, until 1925. He opposed the Balfour Declaration.
They had four children:
Ewen Montagu, lawyer, judge, and naval officer
Ivor Montagu, film maker. Joyce Ida Jessie Montagu.
