Henry Aaron Isaacs
Sir Henry Aaron Isaacs (15 August 1830–2 August 1909) was an Alderman, Sheriff of the City of London and Lord Mayor of London in 1889.[1]
Henry ‘Michael’ Isaacs was born in
For a quarter of a century he laboured in the best interests of the City of London. He agitated for improving the dwellings of the poor, and was mainly instrumental in bringing about much-needed reforms in the finance committee of the corporation. In 1859, he was appointed to the chairmanship of the City Lands Committee. Some years later, as head of the Markets Committee, he gave valuable evidence before the House of Commons; and Tower Bridge owed its existence, in a great measure, to his persistence.[1][4]
In September 1848 he married Eleanor Rowland (1830-1901), daughter of Alexander McDonald Rowland (1789-1855). With her, he had four children: Michael Henry Isaacs (1850-1897); Louisa Ellen Isaacs (1851-1925); Sarah Isaacs (1856-1949) and Joseph Alexander Isaacs (1868-1942). At least one of their children was born deaf and dumb, sparking Isaac's enthusiasm for the teaching of deaf-mutes. Favouring the oral system of teaching deaf-mutes, his brochure Sounds Versus Signs was a recognized authority.[1][4][5]
His book Memoirs of My Mayoralty was privately published in 1890. [4][5]
Sir Henry Aaron Isaacs died on 2 August 1909 at age 78.
References
- ^ a b c d W. Rubinstein, Michael A. Jolles (ed). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History, Palgrave Macmillan (2011) Google Books p 454
- ^ Chronological list of aldermen: 1801-1912, British History Online, Pages 141-156
- ^ London City History
- ^ a b c Joseph Jacobs, Goodman Lipkind. Sir Henry Aaron Isaacs, The Jewish Encyclopedia
- ^ a b The Jewish Chronicle, September 1889