David Montagu, 4th Baron Swaythling
| The Lord Swaythling | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 August 1928 Westminster |
| Died | 1 July 1998 London |
| Cause of death | Leukaemia |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton College, Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Banker and businessman |
| Title | Baron Swaythling |
| Predecessor | Stuart Montagu, 3rd Baron Swaythling |
| Successor | Charles Montagu, 5th Baron Swaythling |
| Spouse(s) | Christiane Françoise Dreyfus |
| Children | Fiona Yvonne Montagu, Charles Edgar Samuel Montagu, Nicole Mary Montagu. |
| Parent(s) | Stuart Montagu, 3rd Baron Swaythling OBE and Mary Violet Levy |
David Charles Samuel Montagu, 4th Baron Swaythling (born 6 August 1928, Westminster, died 1 July 1998,London of leukaemia) was a British peer who held prominent positions in a number of notable British companies. He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Swaythling in 1990 on the death of his father, Stuart Albert Samuel Montagu, 3rd Baron Swaythling OBE.
His photographic portrait by Godfrey Argent was commissioned for the National Photographic Record in 1969, and is held at the National Portrait Gallery. He appears in two other photographs (taken in 1928 and in 1948) in the archives of the National Portrait Gallery.
David was the son of Stuart Montagu, 3rd Baron Swaythling and Mary Violet Levy. His parents divorced in 1942 when he was 13, and David lived with his mother and her second husband. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with a degree in English Literature.
David Montagu held prominent positions in several notable British companies. He became chairman of his family's banking firm, Samuel Montagu & Co., in 1970 aged 41, having become a director of the firm in 1954 aged 26. In 1973, the firm was bought out by the Midland Bank, and David declined the offer of the post of non-executive chairman. He was chairman and chief executive of Orion Bank from 1974 to 1979, director of J. Rothschild Holdings from 1983 to 1989, and chairman of Rothmans International plc from 1988 until his death. In 1990 he became a member of the Board of Banking Supervision of the Bank of England, a position which he held until 1996. He was also a founding director of London Weekend Television for 21 years and a director of The Daily Telegraph between 1985 and 1996.
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