Henry Mond, 2nd Baron Melchett

Henry Mond, 2nd Baron Melchett
Portrait of Mond painted by Glyn Warren Philpot
Born	Henry Ludwig Mond 10 May 1898 London, England
Died	22 January 1949 Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Nationality	English
Education	Winchester College
Occupation	Politician, industrialist, financier
Title	Baron
Spouse(s)	Amy Gwen Wilson
Children	Julian, 3rd Baron Melchett
Parent(s)	Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett Violet Goetze

Henry Ludwig Mond, 2nd Baron Melchett (10 May 1898 – 22 January 1949) was a British politician, industrialist and financier.

Henry Mond was born in London, the only son of Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett and his wife Violet (née Goetze). He was educated at Winchester College. In the First World War he was commissioned with the South Wales Borderers on 9 April 1915 and wounded in 1916.

He then joined some of his father's businesses, becoming a director of Imperial Chemical Industries and serving as deputy chairman from 1940 to 1947. He was also a director of the Mond Nickel Company and Barclays Bank.

He served as Member of Parliament for the Isle of Ely 1923-24 as a Liberal. He gained the seat from the sitting Unionist Max Townley in the 1923 general election with a small majority of 467. In the same election his father, Sir Alfred Mond, Bt, lost his seat of Swansea West. He was unable to retain the Isle of Ely at the 1924 general election.

Like his father, he later became a Conservative. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Liverpool East Toxteth from 1929 to 1930, when, on the death of his father, he succeeded to the barony becoming the 2nd Baron Melchett. He then set about restoring the family finances and moved his interests away from politics to economics.