Sir Justinian Isham, 4th Baronet
by Godfrey Kneller
Sir Justinian Isham II (11 August 1658 – 13 May 1730) was the 4th Baronet of Lamport, and from 1685 until his death served four times as a Member of Parliament, ending as the Father of the House.
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Life
Justinian Isham II was born on 11 August 1658 to Sir Justinian Isham, 2nd Baronet of Lamport, and his wife Vere Leigh, the daughter of Thomas Leigh, 1st Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, but did not take a degree. He was a student of law in 1677 at Lincoln's Inn and succeeded unexpectedly to the baronetcy of Lamport on 26 July 1681 with the sudden death of his brother Sir Thomas Isham from small pox.[1] He was elected to parliament from 1685 to 1687, representing Northampton, but decided not to run for re-election when his term ended. He stood for election two years later 1689, and won a second term, but was defeated in 1690 when he tried for a third term. He ran again in 1694, this time being elected unopposed. He was still in office in 1698 when Northampton became Northamptonshire, and served continuously until his death. He 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.[2] There is a painting of him attributed to Michael Dahl that hangs at Lamport Hall, together with another by Godfrey Kneller.
Family
Sir Justinian was married on 16 July 16, 1683 in Stoke Rochford, Lincolnshire to Elizabeth Turnor (1666-1713), the only daughter of Sir Edmund Turnor (1619-1707) of Stoke Rochford Hall in Kent, and his wife Margaret Harrison (1623-1679), the daughter of Sir John Harrison (1589-1669). They had several children, ten of whom survived, including the three sons listed below.[1][2]
- 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
- Euseby Isham (1697-1755), who became the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University.
Notes
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.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Father of the House 1729–1730 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Turner, 1st Baronet, of Warham |
