Edward Swift Isham
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| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 60th district |
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In office 1864 – 1866 |
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| Born | January 15, 1836 Bennington, Vermont |
| Died | February 16, 1902 (aged 66) New York, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| 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.
Edward Swift Isham was born on January 15, 1836 in Bennington, Vermont. He was the eldest son of Pierpoint Isham, later a justice on the Vermont Supreme Court. He was raised in northwestern Massachusetts. At the age of sixteen, he had to drop out of school due to illness. After two years' recovery in South Carolina, Isham returned to Groton, Massachusetts, where he studied at Lawrence Academy. In 1853, he was accepted at Williams College and studied there for four years. The school awarded him a master's degree in 1860.
Isham studied law in his fathers office and then attended the Harvard School of Law. He was admitted to the bar in Rutland, Vermont, in 1858. He decided to practice in the west, ostensibly to St. Paul, Minnesota or St. Louis, Missouri. However, he decided to settle instead in Chicago, Illinois. He practiced in the office of Hoyne, Miller & Lewis and then formed a partnership in 1859 with James L. Stark as Stark & Isham. Isham quickly rose to prominence among Chicago lawyers. In 1864, Isham was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives as a Republican, where he served a two-year term.
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