Person    | Male  Born 10/10/1860  Died 30/12/1935

Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading

Lawyer and statesman. Born 3 Bury Street, died at home at 32 Curzon Street.

2018: A critical Londonist article gives: "A government enquiry found the politician Rufus Isaacs guilty of 'grave impropriety' for awarding contracts to his buddies."

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Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading

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Rufus Isaacs

Greater London Council Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, 1860 - 1935, l...

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Lieutenant Commander James Dawbarn Young, R.N.V.R.

Lieutenant Commander James Dawbarn Young, R.N.V.R.

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Alfred George Marten

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