Edward Swift Isham

Edward Swift Isham
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 60th district
In office
January 2, 1865  January 7, 1867
Preceded byMelville Fuller
Succeeded byMoses W. Leavitt
Personal details
Born(1836-01-15)January 15, 1836
Bennington, Vermont
DiedFebruary 16, 1902(1902-02-16) (aged 66)
New York, New York
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Frances Burch
(m. 1861; died 1894)
Children4, including Ann
Parent(s)Semantha Swift Isham
Pierpoint Isham
EducationLawrence Academy
Alma materWilliams College
Harvard Law School
ProfessionLawyer
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Edward Swift Isham (January 15, 1836 – February 16, 1902) was an American lawyer and politician from Vermont. The son of a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, Isham attended Williams College and the Harvard School of Law before he was admitted to the bar in 1858. He headed west, establishing a practice in Chicago, Illinois, in 1859. The practice eventually became Isham Lincoln & Beale. Isham also served one term in the Illinois House of Representatives.