He worked as a stockbroker from 1964 to 1974, and he was a member of the London Stock Exchange from 1970 to 1974.[2] From 1975 to 1980, he was marketing director of Brahmco International.[2] He worked for Ralph Lauren Cosmetics from 1979 to 1983.[2] He then worked for Abbey Lubbock and Abbey Sports and Events from 1984 to 1992.[2]
simon, isaacs, marquess, reading, simon, rufus, isaacs, marquess, reading, born, 1942, british, peer, banker, philanthropist, most, honourablethe, marquess, readingmember, house, lordslord, temporalin, office, july, 1980, november, 1999hereditary, peerageprece. Simon Rufus Isaacs 4th Marquess of Reading born 18 May 1942 1 is a British peer banker and philanthropist The Most HonourableThe Marquess of ReadingMember of the House of LordsLord TemporalIn office 2 July 1980 11 November 1999Hereditary peeragePreceded byThe 3rd Marquess of ReadingSucceeded byseat abolishedPersonal detailsBorn 1942 05 18 18 May 1942 age 80 SpouseVictoria Melinda DewarParent s Michael Isaacs 3rd Marquess of ReadingMargot Duke Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 1 3 Philanthropy 1 4 Personal life 2 References 3 External linksBiography EditEarly life Edit Simon Rufus Isaacs was born on 18 May 1942 2 His father was Michael Isaacs 3rd Marquess of Reading 1916 1980 and his mother was Margot Irene nee Duke 1919 2015 3 4 His paternal grandfather was Gerald Isaacs 2nd Marquess of Reading 1889 1960 His paternal great grandfather was Rufus Isaacs 1st Marquess of Reading 1860 1935 He became the fourth Marquess of Reading after his father s death in 1980 His maternal great grandparents were Alfred Moritz Mond 1st Baron Melchett 1868 1930 and Violet Mond Baroness Melchett 1867 1945 Violet Mond s grandfather was Ludwig Mond 1839 1909 chemist and industrialist who created the Mond process to extract and purify nickel Career Edit He was a lieutenant in 1st The Queen s Dragoon Guards from 1961 to 1964 2 He worked as a stockbroker from 1964 to 1974 and he was a member of the London Stock Exchange from 1970 to 1974 2 From 1975 to 1980 he was marketing director of Brahmco International 2 He worked for Ralph Lauren Cosmetics from 1979 to 1983 2 He then worked for Abbey Lubbock and Abbey Sports and Events from 1984 to 1992 2 He was a business partner of Prince Michael of Kent 5 Philanthropy Edit Reading was Chairman of the Land s End John o Groats Club from 1992 to 1996 2 He served as director of the Global Flying Hospitals from 1996 to 2000 2 From 1990 to 2000 he was president of the Dean Close School in Cheltenham Gloucestershire 2 He has served on the Board of Directors of CURE International since 2004 and of the Mertens House in Saint Petersburg Russia since 2008 2 He served as a member of the Council of the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem from 2002 to 2008 2 He is a patron of the Nelson Recovery Trust and since 1998 of the Barnabas Fund 2 In 2003 he criticized the decision made by the vice chancellor of the University of Sussex Alasdair Smith to sell Swanborough Manor in Iford East Sussex which was donated by his step great grandmother Stella Isaacs Marchioness of Reading 1894 1971 in the hope that it would serve as the main residence of the vice chancellor until 2021 6 In May 2022 Lord Reading was one of the Patrons of The Royal Versailles Ball a charitable event which took place at the Palace of Versailles Earlier that year he was awarded the Order of Menelik II Grand Cross by the Crown Council of Ethiopia for his charitable work 7 Personal life Edit Lord Reading married Melinda Dewar on 12 May 1979 They have three children Lady Sybilla Alice Rufus Isaacs 3 November 1980 she married Charles B B Hart on 9 July 2005 They have four children Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs 24 April 1983 she married Charles Finch on 8 June 2013 They have three daughters Julian Rufus Isaacs Viscount Erleigh 26 May 1986 In May 2021 he announced his intention to seek Israeli citizenship 8 References Edit Birthday s today The Telegraph 18 May 2011 Archived from the original on 19 May 2011 Retrieved 16 May 2014 the Marquess of Reading 69 a b c d e f g h i j k l DeBrett s National Portrait Gallery The Peerage Prince Michael of Kent s army role questioned after claims he sold access to Kremlin TheGuardian com 9 May 2021 James Trollope The manor of its going The Daily Telegraph 15 March 2003 https www royalversaillesball com a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help Frazer Jenni 28 May 2021 Marquess of Reading set to take Israeli citizenship The Jewish Chronicle Retrieved 30 May 2021 External links EditMargot Irene Marchioness of ReadingPeerage of the United KingdomPreceded byMichael Isaacs Marquess of Reading1980 present IncumbentHeir apparent Julian Isaacs Viscount Erleigh Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Simon Isaacs 4th Marquess of Reading amp oldid 1137668328, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
