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|office = [[Member of the House of Lords]]<br/>[[Lords Temporal|Lord Temporal]]
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|term_start = 19 September 1960
|term_end = 2 July 1980<br/>[[Hereditary Peerage]]
|parents =[[Gerald Rufus Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading]]<br>Eva Violet Mond
|predecessor = [[Gerald Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading|The 2nd Marquess of Reading]]
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|successor = [[Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading|The 4th Marquess of Reading]]
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|spouse = [[Margot Duke, Marchioness of Reading|Margot Irene Duke]]
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'''Michael Alfred Rufus Isaacs, 3rd Marquess of Reading''' (1916-1980) was an English aristocrat and banker.
'''Michael Alfred Rufus Isaacs, 3rd Marquess of Reading''' (8 March 1916 – 2 July 1980) was an English aristocrat and banker.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life===
===Early life===
He was born in 1916. His father was [[Gerald Rufus Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading|Gerald Rufus Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading]] (1889–1960),<ref name="thepeerage">[http://www.thepeerage.com/p59290.htm#i592892 The Peerage]</ref><ref name="npg">[http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp54754/michael-alfred-rufus-isaacs-3rd-marquess-of-reading National Portrait Gallery]</ref> and his paternal grandfather was [[Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading]] (1860-1935).<ref name="thepeerage"/> His mother was Eva Violet Mond (1895-1973),<ref name="thepeerage"/><ref name="npg"/> daughter of [[Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett]] (1868-1930)<ref name="thepeerage"/> and [[Violet Mond, Baroness Melchett]] (1867-1945). Eva Violet Mond's grandfather [[Ludwig Mond]] (1839 -1909) Chemist and Industralist created [[Mond process]] to extract and purify nickel .
He was born in 1916. His father was [[Gerald Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading|Gerald Rufus Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading]] (1889–1960),<ref name="thepeerage">[http://www.thepeerage.com/p59290.htm#i592892 The Peerage]</ref><ref name="npg">[http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp54754/michael-alfred-rufus-isaacs-3rd-marquess-of-reading National Portrait Gallery]</ref> and his paternal grandfather was [[Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading]] (1860–1935).<ref name="thepeerage"/> His mother was [[Eva Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading|Eva Violet Mond]] (1895–1973),<ref name="thepeerage"/><ref name="npg"/> daughter of [[Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett]] (1868–1930)<ref name="thepeerage"/> and [[Violet Mond, Baroness Melchett]] (1867–1945). Eva Violet Mond's grandfather [[Ludwig Mond]] (1839–1909), chemist and industrialist, created the [[Mond process]] to extract and purify nickel.


He became the 3rd [[Marquess of Reading]] after his father's death in 1960.
He became the 3rd [[Marquess of Reading]] after his father's death in 1960.
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===Personal life===
===Personal life===
He was married to [[Margot Duke, Marchioness of Reading|Margot Irene (née Duke)]].<ref name="thepeerage"/> They had a son, [[Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading|Simon Rufus Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading]] (born 1942), and a daughter, Lady Jacqueline Rosemary Margaret Rufus Isaacs, who married [[Sir Mark Wilfrid Home Thomson, 3rd Baronet]] (born 1939).<ref name="thepeerage"/>
He was married to [[Margot Duke, Marchioness of Reading|Margot Irene (née Duke)]].<ref name="thepeerage"/> They had a son, [[Simon Rufus Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading]] (born 1942), and a daughter, Lady Jacqueline Rosemary Margaret Rufus Isaacs, who married Sir Mark Wilfrid Home Thomson, 3rd Baronet (born 1939).<ref name="thepeerage"/>


He died in 1980,<ref name="thepeerage"/> and Lady Reading lived until 2015.<ref>[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/190187/reading READING]</ref>
He died in 1980,<ref name="thepeerage"/> and Lady Reading lived until 2015.<ref>[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/190187/reading READING]</ref>
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{{succession box
| title = [[Marquess of Reading]]
| title = [[Marquess of Reading]]
| years = 1960-1980
| years = 1960–1980
| before = [[Gerald Rufus Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading]]
| before = [[Gerald Rufus Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading|Gerald Isaacs]]
| after = [[Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading]]
| after = [[Simon Rufus Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading|Simon Isaacs]]
}}
}}
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| NAME = Rufus Isaacs, Michael Alfred
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = aristocrat, banker
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1916
| PLACE OF BIRTH =
| DATE OF DEATH = 1980
| PLACE OF DEATH =
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Latest revision as of 08:23, 3 January 2024

The Marquess of Reading
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
19 September 1960 – 2 July 1980
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byThe 2nd Marquess of Reading
Succeeded byThe 4th Marquess of Reading
Personal details
Born(1916-03-08)8 March 1916
Died2 July 1980(1980-07-02) (aged 64)
SpouseMargot Irene Duke
Parent(s)Gerald Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading
Hon. Eva Violet Mond

Michael Alfred Rufus Isaacs, 3rd Marquess of Reading (8 March 1916 – 2 July 1980) was an English aristocrat and banker.

Biography

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Early life

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He was born in 1916. His father was Gerald Rufus Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading (1889–1960),[1][2] and his paternal grandfather was Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860–1935).[1] His mother was Eva Violet Mond (1895–1973),[1][2] daughter of Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett (1868–1930)[1] and Violet Mond, Baroness Melchett (1867–1945). Eva Violet Mond's grandfather Ludwig Mond (1839–1909), chemist and industrialist, created the Mond process to extract and purify nickel.

He became the 3rd Marquess of Reading after his father's death in 1960.

Career

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He was a member of the London Stock Exchange.[2]

Personal life

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He was married to Margot Irene (née Duke).[1] They had a son, Simon Rufus Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading (born 1942), and a daughter, Lady Jacqueline Rosemary Margaret Rufus Isaacs, who married Sir Mark Wilfrid Home Thomson, 3rd Baronet (born 1939).[1]

He died in 1980,[1] and Lady Reading lived until 2015.[3]

References

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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Marquess of Reading
1960–1980
Succeeded by