Rev. Euseby Isham,

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(6 November 1697 – 17 June 1755) was an

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academic administrator at the

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. Isham was born probably at

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, 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

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in 1716, earning a

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there in 1718, going on in 1721 to receive a

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and in 1733 a

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. Upon entering holy orders while at Oxford, he became

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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

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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 to Elizabeth Panting (1717-1808), who was the daughter of Matthew Panting, the Master of

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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

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. A painting of Rev. Euseby Isham by an unknown artist hangs at

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* 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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Isham, Euseby 1697 births 1755 deaths Rectors of Lincoln College, Oxford Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford Younger sons of baronets

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