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Stevens, Isaac Ingalls

(Encyclopedia) Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818–62, American army engineer, territorial governor, and Union general in the Civil War, b. North Andover (then part of Andover), Mass., grad. West Point,…

Luria, Isaac ben Solomon

(Encyclopedia) Luria or Loria, Isaac ben SolomonLuria or Loria, Isaac ben Solomonl&oobreve;rˈēə, lôrˈ– [key], 1534–72, Jewish kabbalist, surnamed Ashkenazi, called Ari [lion] by his followers, b…

Isaac TELLER, Congress, NY (1799-1868)

TELLER, Isaac, (nephew of Abraham Henry Schenck), a Representative from New York; born in Matteawan, Dutchess County, N.Y., February 7, 1799; completed preparatory studies; held several local…

BLOOM, Isaac, Congress, NY (1747-1803)

BLOOM, Isaac, a Representative from New York, born in Jamaica, Queens County, N.Y., about 1716; moved to Dutchess County about 1740; captain of minutemen of Charlotte precinct, Dutchess County,…

Isaac FINCH, Congress, NY (1783-1845)

FINCH, Isaac, a Representative from New York; born in Stillwater, Saratoga County, N.Y., October 13, 1783; moved with his parents to Peru, Clinton County, N.Y., in 1787; attended the public…

Isaac LEET, Congress, PA (1801-1844)

LEET, Isaac, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Washington, Pa., in 1801; pursued preparatory studies and was graduated from Washington College (now Washington and Jefferson College…

Isaac SMITH, Congress, NJ (1740-1807)

SMITH, Isaac, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Trenton, N.J., in 1740; was graduated from Princeton College in 1755; teacher in that institution 1755-1758; studied medicine and…

SMITH, Isaac, Congress, PA (1761-1834)

SMITH, Isaac, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Chester County, Pa., January 4, 1761; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits near Level Corners, Lycoming County…

SMITH, Isaac, Congress, NJ (1740-1807)

SMITH, Isaac, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Trenton, N.J., in 1740; was graduated from Princeton College in 1755; teacher in that institution 1755-1758; studied medicine and…

Isaac BACHARACH, Congress, NJ (1870-1956)

BACHARACH, Isaac, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Philadelphia, Pa., January 5, 1870; moved to New Jersey in 1881 with his parents, who settled in Atlantic City; attended the public…