Sir Justinian Isham, 5th Baronet

Isham was born on 20 July 1687 to Sir Justinian Isham, 4th Baronet of Lamport, Northamptonshire and his wife Elizabeth Turnor. After the Tory victory at the 1710 British general election, he was given a place as Commissioner of leather duties and land taxes worth £500 a year in 1711, which he lost when the Whigs returned to power in 1714. In 1719 he went to Italy while the Pretender was there and received letters from his father warning him to take care how he behaved because there were court spies there. He married Mary Hacket, daughter of Lisle Hacket of Moxhull, Warwickshire on 11 September 1725. On the death of his father on 13 May 1730, he became Baronet of Lamport and inherited the family manor house of Lamport Hall.[1]

Lamport Hall

Isham was narrowly elected Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire against a Whig opponent at a by-election on 21 May 1730. He voted faithfully with the Tory party. He was returned unopposed to Parliament at the 1734 British general election.[1]

Isham died without issue, suddenly, on 5 March 1737, probably from a stroke or heart attack, and was buried in the Church of All Saints, Lamport with his monument being sculpted by Peter Scheemakers.[2]

He was succeeded as baronet by his younger brother Edmund Isham, who also followed him as the Northamptonshire representative to Parliament. There is a painting of Sir Justinian by Hugh Howard that hangs at Lamport Hall.[1]