Sir Justinian Isham, 4th Baronet
by Godfrey Kneller
Sir Justinian Isham, 4th Baronet (11 August 1658 – 13 May 1730) was an English landowner and Tory politician, who sat in the House of Commons almost continuously from 1685 until his death in 1730. He was the longest serving member, later termed Father of the House, from 1729 to 1730.
Early life
Justinian Isham II was born on 11 August 1658 to
Career
Isham was returned as
Isham was returned again for Northamaptonshire at the 1715 British general election and from then on voted consistently with the opposition. He was returned again at the 1722 British general election and at the 1727 British general election.[7]
Death and legacy
Isham died on 13 May 1730 at 72 years of age and was buried at Lamport next to his wife who had predeceased him by several years.[7] They had several children, ten of whom survived, including the three sons listed below.[4]
- Sir Justinian Isham (1687-1737), who succeed his father as the 5th Baronet of Lamport
- Sir Edmund Isham (1690-1772), who became the 6th Baronet of Lamport upon the death of his brother
- Oxford University.
There is a painting of Ishamattributed to Michael Dahl that hangs at Lamport Hall, together with another by Godfrey Kneller.
Notes
- ^ Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1902), Complete Baronetage volume 2 (1625-1649), vol. 2, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 21 July 2019
- ^ Foster, Joseph. "Ibbetson-Izod in Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 pp.785-792". British History Online. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ Admissions Register VOL 1 1420-1799. The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn. 1896.
- ^ a b Brainard (1938), p. 62-63.
- ^ "ISHAM, Sir Justinian, 4th Bt. (1658-1730), of Lamport Hall, Northants". History of Parliament Online (1660-1690). Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "ISHAM, Sir Justinian, 4th Bt. (1658-1730), of Lamport Hall, Northants". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ a b "ISHAM, Sir Justinian, 4th Bt. (1658-1730), of Lamport Hall, Northants". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
References
- Brainard, Homer Worthington (1938), A survey of the Ishams in England and America; eight hundred and fifty years of history and genealogy, Tuttle publishing company, inc., Rutland, Vt, 672 p.
- Hayton, D., Cruickshanks, E. and Handley, S. (2002), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 5 vol. The biography for Isham, Sir Justinian, 4th Bt. is available online at The History of Parliament. accessed 10 April 2013.
