Rev. Euseby Isham,
D.D.
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(6 November 1697 – 17 June 1755) was an
English
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academic administrator at the
University of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019)
, budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20)
, chancellor ...
.
Isham was born probably at
Lamport Hall
Lamport Hall in Lamport, Northamptonshire is a fine example of a Grade I Listed House. It was developed from a Tudor Manor but is now notable for its classical frontage. The Hall contains an outstanding collection of books, paintings and furnitu ...
in
Northamptonshire
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two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...
, to
Sir Justinian Isham, 4th Baronet (1658-1730), of
Lamport, and his wife Elizabeth Turnor (1666-1713). His father and two older brothers were successively the 4th, 5th and 6th baronets.
[Brainard (1938), p. 65-66.] He matriculated at
Balliol College, Oxford
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in 1716, earning a
Bachelor of Arts
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there in 1718, going on in 1721 to receive a
Master of Arts
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and in 1733 a
Doctor of Divinity
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at
Lincoln College, Oxford
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. Upon entering holy orders while at Oxford, he became
Rector
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in 1729 of
Lamport, and was elected in 1731 Rector (head) of Lincoln College, a post he held until 1755. He also served concurrently from 1744 until 1747 as
Vice-Chancellor
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of
Oxford University
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.
[University of Oxford Calendar (1817), p. 28 & 33.] He died in Northamptonshire and is buried there in the
Lamport parish church.
Isham was married on 1 May 1739 at
Brockhall, Northamptonshire
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to Elizabeth Panting (1717-1808), who was the daughter of
Matthew Panting
Matthew Panting (1682–1738) was a clergyman and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford.
Education
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, the Master of
Pembroke College, Oxford
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. They had four children, including Sir Justinian Isham IV (1740-1818), who became the
7th Baronet of Lamport, and
Edmund Isham (1747-1817), who became
Warden
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of
All Souls College, Oxford
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.
A painting of Rev. Euseby Isham by an unknown artist hangs at
Lamport Hall
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.
See also
*
Edmund Isham (1744?–1817), Warden of All Souls College, Oxford
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.
*
Oxford University Calendar(1817), printed for J. Parker at al. by W. Baxter, Oxford, 315 p.
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1697 births
1755 deaths
Rectors of Lincoln College, Oxford
Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford
Younger sons of baronets