Louis Montagu, 2nd Baron Swaythling

Louis Samuel Montagu, 2nd Baron Swaythling (10 December 1869 – 11 June 1927)[1] was a prominent member of the British Jewish community, a financier, and a political activist.

[5][6] In 1897 Townhill Farm was purchased for Louis by his father Samuel Montagu, who continued to live at South Stoneham House.

In 1912 extensive further modifications were made to the building by the architect Leonard Rome Guthrie, who returned after the First World War to add the music room and a boudoir for Lady Swaythling.

[7] The gardens at Townhill Park were laid out by Gertrude Jekyll and were noted for their rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias.

Lady Swaythling was active in voluntary organisations, including the Electrical Association for Women and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.