Ben Goldsmith

Benjamin James "Ben" Goldsmith (born 28 October 1980) is an English financier and environmentalist. The son of financier James Goldsmith and Lady Annabel Goldsmith he is one of the managers of the sustainability-focused investment firm WHEB Group. He has used his personal wealth to support both philanthropic and political projects in the area of the environment and sustainability.

He had a high profile marriage to Rothschild heiress Kate Emma Rothschild which ended in 2012. The split gained tabloid headlines in the UK after being dubbed the first "Twitter Divorce" for playing out on social media via posts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram."

Personal life

Goldsmith was born in London and is the youngest child of the late billionaire James Goldsmith, a member of the prominent Goldsmith family and his third wife Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart. He has an older sister, Jemima Khan, and an older brother, Zac Goldsmith, and several half-siblings, His brother Zac has had a strong influence on him, and his brother has a passion for the environment inherited from their father, who secretly gave money to green causes, including to campaigns against genetically modified food. His uncle Teddy Goldsmith was a co-founder of the Green Party UK and also of The Ecologist.

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Dietrich holds off a charging Dewease to score emotional win

Gettysburg Times 02 Jul 2018

BY SCOTT MECKLEY. Times Sports Writer. Danny Dietrich is a driver who normally wears his emotions on his sleeve. Saturday was no exception ... After clearing the scales, Dietrich gunned the engine upon re-entering the track, then climbed his wing to a loud victory-lane ovation ... Everybody's got that fault ... 85-Michael Goldsmith; 11 ... 91-Ben Goldsmith; 10 ... 85-Michael Goldsmith; DNS - 30-Alex Robinson, 38-Jordon Strickler ... 91-Ben Goldsmith; 6 ... .......

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Billings Scarlets start strong, beat Catalyst 6-3

Billings Gazette 24 Jun 2018

The Scarlets face off against Sheridan during a Goldsmith Gallery Tournament game at Dehler Park on Saturday. Cole DeVries and Ben ......

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Jimmy Carter’s shoes, wine and paintings will go to highest bidder

Atlanta Journal 18 Jun 2018

An upcoming auction to benefit the Carter Center includes presidential memorabilia such as a lock of President John F. Kennedy’s hair and original paintings by President Jimmy Carter ... Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, will attend the five-day retreat at the Skamania Lodge in Washington with invited guests ... (The Carter Center) ... Other items include. ... • A gold and opal brooch handcrafted by designer and goldsmith Ben Dye ... ....

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Ardith Macaluso

Fremont Tribune 08 May 2018

Nov. 25, 1931 – May 5, 2018 ... 25, 1931, to Dwayne and Freida Goldsmith in Goener, Nebraska ... She is preceded in death by her husband Richard; mother, Freida; and brother, Dwayne Goldsmith. She is survived by her sons, Gregg (D’Nelle) Macaluso of Castle Rock, Colorado, Scott (Debra) Macaluso of Fremont; grandsons, Trevor, Ben, Connor, Adam and Cole Macaluso; nephews, Gil (LuAnn) Goldsmith, Tom (Laurie) Goldsmith ... ....

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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Banking heiress Kate Rothschild who had £500k of jewellery stolen from her London home takes a trip to Rome

This is Money 08 May 2018

Banking heiress Kate Rothschild, who had £500,000 worth of jewellery stolen from her London home last month, can rely on her former sister-in-law, Jemima Goldsmith, to cheer her up. Kate, 35, who has three children with Jemima’s financier brother, Ben, was taken on a girls’ trip to Rome for the bank holiday ... Jemima Goldsmith, to cheer her up....

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TALK OF THE TOWN: Ben Goldsmith offers 'substantial' reward after £500k worth of gems were stolen from his ex-wife Kate Rothschild's home

This is Money 29 Apr 2018

After banking heiress Kate Rothschild and Ben Goldsmith divorced six years ago, they engaged in a very bitter and public war of words ... After banking heiress Kate Rothschild and Ben Goldsmith divorced six years ago, they engaged in a very bitter and public war of words. But now relations between the pair have improved so much that Ben is offering a ......

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'I feel violated': Banking heiress Kate Rothschild tells of her shock after burglars stole £500,000 of jewellery including her engagement ring in raid while her boys were at home

This is Money 26 Apr 2018

They then found a pink jewellery box had been taken which contained the gems, including the rings from her former marriage to environmentalist Ben Goldsmith. Today, Mr Goldsmith, who has three children ... The thieves took this stunning shaped single stone engagement ring in a platinum setting from her relationship with Ben Goldsmith ... Mr Goldsmith said....

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Rothschild heiress's home is raided by jewel thieves who snatched £500,000 of gems including her engagement ring while her children slept upstairs

This is Money 25 Apr 2018

This box contained 'everything precious' she owned including her engagement and wedding rings from her marriage to Ben Goldsmith, the environmentalist brother of MP Zac and son of late billionaire financier Sir James ... Thieves took her engagement and wedding rings from her marriage to Ben Goldsmith (pictured in 2003) ... She left husband Ben Goldsmith – son of tycoon Sir James – to hook up with another musician, Jay Electronica....

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Banking heir robbed in London of £500,000 of jewellery

The National 25 Apr 2018

The box, which came from the luxury retailer Thomas Goode contained “everything precious” to Ms Rothschild, the newspaper reports, including rings from her former marriage to financier and Ben Goldsmith. The couple divorced in 2013 but remain friends. Mr Goldsmith, 37 – who is the younger brother of Tory MP Zac – told the Standard ... “These things should have been passed on to our daughter Iris, and to her daughter ... ....

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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Moneypenny actress Naomie Harris backs Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy as the next James Bond

This is Money 19 Apr 2018

Goldsmith girl and Downton creator to tell Rothschild saga. One of Jemima Goldsmith's brothers, the Tory MP Zac, is married to a Rothschild, while her second, the financier Ben, acrimoniously divorced another member of the banking dynasty ... Jemima Goldsmith, 44, is to use her intimate knowledge of the Rothschilds to make a drama....

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Of course, Meghan Markle will have two wedding dresses

The Mercury News 18 Apr 2018

As royal wedding fever heats up, so too does speculation over the gown Meghan Markle will wear when she walks down the aisle in front of a global audience on May 19. But it turns out that Markle won’t just don one look for her big day but two ... Prince Harry and Meghan Markle leave the ‘Endeavour Fund Awards’ Ceremony at Goldsmiths Hall on February 1, 2018 in London. (Photo by Ben Stansall – WPA Pool/Getty Images)....

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Masters Weekend may be golf’s biggest moment in a decade

Wtop 04 Apr 2018

WASHINGTON — Last year’s Masters was a thriller. Sergio Garcia finally broke through on the game’s biggest stage, earning a captivating win … that drew the lowest television ratings in 13 years ... On the retail side, Goldsmith, the largest golf retailer worldwide, declared bankruptcy in 2016. Equipment company Ben Hogan followed suit last year and course owner and operator Integrity Golf closed up shop ... © 2018 WTOP. All Rights Reserved ... ....

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The Double Standards and Hypocrisy of the UK Government Over the ‘Nerve Agent’ Spy Poisoning

CounterPunch 19 Mar 2018

In fact the CMO said the number of people that could have come into contact with Novichok is as high as 500 ... This was also the verdict of Dr ... Agricultural pesticides originally developed as ‘nerve gas’ ... The petition has been signed by a number of prominent figures including Hillsborough QC Michael Mansfield, Jonathon Porritt, Gordon Roddick, Ben Goldsmith, and Caroline Lucas MP, among others ... This is WRONG!” ... Ben Waters from Watercombe....

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