Gerald Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading
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Gerald Rufus Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading GCMG CBE MC TD PC QC (10 December 1889 – 19 September 1960), styled Viscount Erleigh from 1917 to 1935, was a British barrister and Liberal then Conservative politician.
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Quick Facts Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Monarch ...
The Marquess of Reading | |
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Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 11 November 1953 – 9 January 1957 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Sir Winston Churchill Anthony Eden |
Preceded by | Selwyn Lloyd |
Succeeded by | David Ormsby-Gore |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 31 October 1951 – 11 November 1953 | |
Monarchs | George VI Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Sir Winston Churchill |
Preceded by | The Lord Handerson |
Succeeded by | Douglas Dodds-Parker |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 30 December 1935 – 19 September 1960 Hereditary Peerage | |
Preceded by | The 1st Marquess of Reading |
Succeeded by | The 3rd Marquess of Reading |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 December 1889 |
Died | 19 September 1960(1960-09-19) (aged 70) |
Spouse | |
Children | Michael Alfred Rufus Isaacs, 3rd Marquess of Reading Lady Joan Isaacs Lady Elizabeth Isaacs |
Parent(s) | Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading Alice Edith Cohen |
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