Lewis Henry Isaacs (3 January 1830 – 17 October 1908) was an English

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and surveyor and a Conservative Party politician who sat in the

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from 1885 to 1892. Isaacs was the son of Isaac Isaacs of Devonshire Square. His mother was a daughter of Lewis Henry, a merchant, of Liverpool. Isaacs was educated at the

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and at

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, London. He became an architect and worked in partnership with Henry L. Florence. He was surveyor to Holborn Board of Works and for the Society of

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for whom he designed rooms. Isaacs was the architect for The Farmiloe Building which was completed in 1868. In 1874, he designed

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for J. Lyons & Co. which was built in West London. He was deputy chairman of Westcombe Park Estate Co and of the

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. He was a Major in the 22nd Rifle Volunteers. His publications included ''A Treatise on Sewerage and Drainage''. At the 1885 general election Isaacs was elected as the member of parliament (MP) for

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. He held the seat until his defeat at the 1892 general election. Isaacs was a member of the Kensington Vestry from 1885 until it was abolished in 1901 and then an alderman for the new

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. He was Mayor of Kensington from 1902 to 1904. He was a Fellow of the

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, and a Member of the

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. Isaacs lived at

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. He died at the age of 78. Isaacs was married and had a daughter. He employed a nursery governess, Elizabeth Vincent, from 1878 to 1881, and after his wife's death in 1882 he reestablished contact with her. In 1887 she had a child by Isaacs and Isaacs made some provision for them both. In 1890 an incident occurred when she demanded money and Isaacs was shot in the arm. Vincent was indicted for attempted murder, but acquitted. The Proceedings of the Old Bailey ELIZABETH VINCENT wounding, 3 March 1890.
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Isaacs, Lewis Henry 1830 births 1908 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 19th-century English architects Councillors in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Members of Kensington Metropolitan Borough Council People educated at University College School People educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School Mayors of places in Greater London Jewish British politicians