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Sir Justinian Isham IV (8 July 1740 – 1 April 1818) was the 7th Baronet of Lamport and served in 1776 as
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Early life and education

Justinian Isham IV was born probably at
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, to
Euseby Isham Rev. Euseby Isham, D.D. (6 November 1697 – 17 June 1755) was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford. Isham was born probably at Lamport Hall in Northamptonshire, to Sir Justinian Isham, 4th Baronet (1658-1730), of Lamp ...
, the
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of
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and his wife Elizabeth (Mary) Panting. He was educated at
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's Free School in Abingdon, (now Abingdon School) and later was honorary
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and
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at Lincoln College, Oxford.


Baronetcy

He succeeded in 1772 to the baronetcy of Lamport and
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on the death of his uncle Sir Edmund Isham. He then served in 1776 as
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. On 18 February 1793, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Northamptonshire, and died at the age of 77 years. A painting of him by an unknown artist hangs 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 ...
. Sir Justinian was married on 9 September 1766 to Susannah Barrett (1744–1823), the daughter of Henry Barrett. They had several children including those who follow.Brainard (1938), p. 66-67. * Susannah Isham (1767–1849) married George Purcas Brietzcke (c.1778–1817) of the Secretary of States office for the Northern and Southern Territories. He was the son of Charles Brietzcke (d. 1795), who is known for his diary. * Sir Justinian Isham (1773–1845) became the 8th Baronet of Lamport. * Reverend Vere Isham (1774–1845) became Rector of
Lamport, Northamptonshire Lamport is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The village is on the A508, about south of Market Harborough and north of Northampton. Nearby is Lamport Hall. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population w ...
. * Reverend Henry Charles Isham (1777–1833) became Rector of Shangton, Leicestershire. The baronetcy passed to his descendants in 1976 when the 12th Baronet Sir Gyles Isham died without an heir.


See also

* List of Old Abingdonians


References

* Betham, William (1801),
Isham of Lamport, Northamptonshire"
in ''The Baronetage of England, of the History of the English Baronets, and such Baronets of Scotland, etc,'' Burrell and Bransby, Ipswich, England, v. 1, p. 298-305. * 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. * Debrett, John (1824),
Isham, of Lamport, co. Northampton"
in ''Debrett's Baronetage of England (Fifth Edition),'' G. Woodfall, London, v. 1, p. 104–107.


External links


Portrait of Sir Justinian Isham
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