Alice Edith Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading, was the first wife of Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, and a prominent philanthropist in colonial India. Her husband served as Viceroy and Governor-Ge
The Countess of Reading in 1918 by Bachrach Studios
Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, 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,
Alice Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading
…Alice Edith Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading, (née Cohen; 31 May 1865 – 30 January 1930) was the first wife of Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, and a prominent philanthropist in colonial India. Her husband served as Viceroy and Governor-General of India, making her the Vicereine of India…
Isaacs, c. 1910s
Isaacs caricatured by Spy for Vanity Fair, 1904
Lloyd George (2nd left), Reading (2nd right) and Albert Thomas (far left) in France, 1916.
Statue of Isaacs as Viceroy of India, originally sited in New Delhi but now in Eldon Square Gardens in Reading