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Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading

1860 - 1935

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Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (10 October 1860 – 30 December 1935), known as the Earl of Reading from 1917 to 1926, was a British Liberal politician and judge, who served as Lord Chief Justice of England, Viceroy of India, and Foreign Secretary, the last Liberal to hold that post. The second practising Jew to be a member of the British cabinet (the first being Herbert Samuel, who was also a member of H. H. Asquith's government), Isaacs was the first Jewish Lord Chief Justice, and the first British Jew to become a marquess. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading is the 16,278th most popular politician (down from 16,271st in 2019), the 4,760th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,753rd in 2019) and the 581st most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading ranks 16,278 out of 19,576. Before him are Lucius Cornelius Merula, Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, Toshimitsu Motegi, Donald Ramotar, Nuno Gomes Nabiam, and Vincent Lukáč. After him are Ödön Gróf, Jocelerme Privert, Leónidas Plaza, Frank Kabui, Nikos Kotzias, and Yolanda Díaz.

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Among people born in 1860, Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading ranks 134. Before him are Ali Rıza Pasha, Antônio Parreiras, Grigory Grum-Grshimailo, Otto Liebe, Gabriele Possanner, and Emily Hobhouse. After him are Frederick Rolfe, Daniel Barringer, Elmer Ambrose Sperry, Kate Bruce, Susanna M. Salter, and Charles Oman. Among people deceased in 1935, Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading ranks 140. Before him are Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, Jón Þorláksson, José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez, Herbert Ponting, Silverio Izaguirre, and George William Russell. After him are Paolo Orsi, Patricio Arabolaza, Charles Kingsford Smith, Junior Durkin, Ivar Otto Bendixson, and Leroy Carr.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading ranks 4,761 out of 8,785. Before him are Simon West (1961), David Prain (1857), Kathleen Booth (1922), Allan Jay (1931), Martin Kelly (1990), and Alfred Domett (1811). After him are Oliver Bearman (2005), Jordan Henderson (1990), Jesse Ramsden (1735), Sharleen Spiteri (1967), Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884), and Richard Thompson (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading ranks 581. Before him are Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1393), Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768), Dru Drury (1725), Owain Gwynedd (1100), James McHenry (1753), and Des Browne (1952). After him are Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (1831), Aneurin Bevan (1897), Reggie Pridmore (1886), Matt Hancock (1978), Donald Dewar (1937), and John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (1680).

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