Frederick Wootton Isaacson (1836-22 February 1898) was an English businessman and Conservative politician. Born in Mildenhall, Suffolk, he was the son of Frederick Isaacson and Emma Elizabeth ''née'' Case. In 1857 he married Elizabeth Marie Louise Jaeger, only daughter of Stephen Jaeger, a banker from Frankfurt, Germany.They had two children: Frederick John Francis Wootton Isaacson (1858-1948) and Violet Marie Louise Wootton Isaacson (1861-1949). Isaacson initially made a living by the importing of silk. His wife established a millinery business on

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as "Madame Elise", which was subsequently converted into a limited company. He later made a living from imports from the West Indies. He was a Fellow of the

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and of the

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. He described himself as a "Progressive Conservative" in politics and in 1880 put himself forward as a candidate for the constituency of Wednesbury, but withdrew before the poll took place. At the 1885 general election he narrowly failed to win the parliamentary seat of Stepney by 22 votes. In the following year another election was held, and he was elected as Stepney's Member of Parliament with a majority of 502 over his Liberal Party opponent. At the 1892 general election he held the seat with the narrow majority of 89 votes, but increased this to 470 votes in

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. He was a

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and deputy lieutenant for the County of London. He was also a magistrate in

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, where he was chairman of the Nantyglo and Blaina Iron and Coal Company. He died from

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and pneumonia at his London residence in Upper Grosvenor Street, aged 61. He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Isaacson, Frederick Wootton 1831 births 1898 deaths People from Mildenhall, Suffolk Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 Deaths from influenza Deaths from pneumonia in England Burials at Kensal Green Cemetery Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature English justices of the peace