See also
Gerald ISAACS, Gerald Isaacs
| Name: | Gerald ISAACS |
| Sex: | Male |
| Father: | Rufus Daniel ISAACS (1860-1935) |
| Mother: | Alice Edith COHEN (1866-1930) |
| Note: | Gerald Rufus Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading GCMG CBE MC TD PC QC, styled Viscount Erleigh from 1917 to 1935, was a British barrister and Liberal then Conservative politician. He was educated at Rugby School and Balliol College, Oxford. He served in the First World War, earning the Military Cross in the 1918 Birthday Honours and reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. His book The South Sea Bubble which describes the famous speculative boom and crash of shares in 18th century England, was published in 1933 |
| Birth | 10 Dec 1889 | |
| Death | 19 Dec 1960 (age 71) | |
| Occupation | Soldier/Politician |
Gerald Rufus Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading GCMG CBE MC TD PC QC, styled Viscount Erleigh from 1917 to 1935, was a British barrister and Liberal then Conservative politician.
He was educated at Rugby School and Balliol College, Oxford. He served in the First World War, earning the Military Cross in the 1918 Birthday Honours and reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. His book The South Sea Bubble which describes the famous speculative boom and crash of shares in 18th century England, was published in 1933