Gerald Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading

The Marquess of Reading
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
In office
11 November 1953 – 9 January 1957
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterSir Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Preceded bySelwyn Lloyd
Succeeded byDavid Ormsby-Gore
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office
31 October 1951 – 11 November 1953
MonarchsGeorge VI
Elizabeth II
Prime MinisterSir Winston Churchill
Preceded byThe Lord Handerson
Succeeded byDouglas Dodds-Parker
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
30 December 1935 – 19 September 1960
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byThe 1st Marquess of Reading
Succeeded byThe 3rd Marquess of Reading
Personal details
Born10 December 1889
Died19 September 1960(1960-09-19) (aged 70)
Spouse
(m. 1914)
ChildrenMichael 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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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.