Edward Swift Isham | |
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| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 60th district | |
| In office January 2, 1865 – January 7, 1867 | |
| Preceded by | Melville Fuller |
| Succeeded by | Moses W. Leavitt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 15, 1836 Bennington, Vermont |
| Died | February 16, 1902 (aged 66) New York, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Frances Burch
(m. 1861; died 1894) |
| Children | 4, including Ann |
| Parent(s) | Semantha Swift Isham Pierpoint Isham |
| Education | Lawrence Academy |
| Alma mater | Williams College Harvard Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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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.