Rufus Isaacs 1st Marquess of Reading
Politician
Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, GCB GCSI GCIE GCVO PC KC (10 October 1860 – 30 December 1935) was the Viceroy of India (1921–25), barrister, jurist and the last member of the official Liberal Party to serve as Foreign Secretary. He was the second practising Jew to be a member of the British cabinet (the first being Herbert Samuel, who was also a member of the Asquith Government), the first Jew to be Lord Chief Justice of England, and the first British Jew to be raised to a marquessate.
Personal facts
| Birth date | October 10, 1860 |
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| Birth place | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , London Borough of Tower Hamlets , County of London |
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| Date of death | December 30, 1935 |
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| Place of death | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , Mayfair , County of London |
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| Spouse | Alice Isaacs Marchioness of Reading Stella Isaacs Marchioness of Reading |
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