Benjamin Isaacs

Benjamin Isaacs
Member of the Connecticut Senate
from the 12th District
In office
1836  1837[1]
Preceded by Charles Hawley
Succeeded by Charles Hawley
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
In office
May 1813  May 1814[1]
Serving with Thomas Reed,
Moses W. Reed
Preceded by Jabez Gregory,
Thomas Reed
Succeeded by Moses W. Reed,
John Eversley
In office
May 1815  May 1817[1]
Serving with Thaddeus Betts,
John Eversley,
Samuel B. Warren
Preceded by Jacob Osborne,
Lewis Mallory
Succeeded by Samuel B. Warren,
William J. Street
In office
October 1818  1821[1]
Serving with Moses Gregory,
Andrew Hanford,
Dan Taylor
Preceded by William J. Street,
Dan Taylor
Succeeded by Moses Gregory,
James Quintard, Jr.
In office
1822  1823[1]
Serving with Noah Wilcox
Preceded by Moses Gregory,
James Quintard, Jr.
Succeeded by Moses Gregory,
Noah Wilcox
In office
1824  1826[1]
Serving with Thomas Reed,
Moses Gregory
Preceded by Moses Gregory,
Noah Wilcox
Succeeded by Thomas Reed,
David Roberts
In office
1827  1829[1]
Serving with Samuel B. Warren,
Moses Gregory
Preceded by Thomas Reed,
David Roberts
Succeeded by Charles Wiley Taylor,
Clark Bissell
In office
1834  1835[1]
Serving with Samuel Comstock
Preceded by Thomas B. Butler,
John D. Lounsbury
Succeeded by Noah Wilcox,
Charles W. Taylor
Personal details
Born (1778-07-17)July 17, 1778[2][3]
Norwalk, Connecticut[2]
Died July 25, 1846(1846-07-25) (aged 68)[4]
Norwalk, Connecticut[4]
Spouse(s) Fanny Bryan (m. November 18, 1798)[3]
Children Richard Isaacs, Elizabeth Isaacs Lynes, Ann T. Isaacs St. John, Isaac S. Isaacs, Sophia Isaacs Lockwood, William B. Isaacs[3]
Occupation merchant

Benjamin Isaacs (July 17, 1778 – July 25, 1846) was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1836 to 1837, and a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in the sessions of May and October 1813, May and October 1815, May and October 1816, May 1817, October 1818, and the years 1819, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1825, 1827, 1828, and 1834.

He was the son of Isaac Scudder Isaacs and Susanna St. John Isaacs.[3]

He was the parish clerk of St. Paul's on the Green from 1815 to 1846.[5]

He served as town clerk of Norwalk from 1814 to 1844.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Roll of state officers and members of General Assembly of Connecticut, from 1776 to 1881
  2. 1 2 "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F74S-4DW : accessed 26 May 2013), Benjamin Isaacs, 17 Jul 1778.
  3. 1 2 3 4 The History of the Descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass, Volume 1
  4. 1 2 "Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7D7-X6P : accessed 26 May 2013), Benjamin Isaacs, 25 Jul 1846; citing reference pg 423, FHL microfilm 3147.
  5. 1 2 Charles Melbourne Selleck, Address
  6. An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk
Preceded by
Jabez Gregory
Thomas Reed
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
May 1813 – May 1814
With: Thomas Reed, Moses W. Reed
Succeeded by
Moses W. Reed
John Eversley
Preceded by
Jacob Osborne
Lewis Mallory
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
May 1815 – May 1817
With: Thaddeus Betts, John Eversley, Samuel B. Warren
Succeeded by
Samuel B. Warren
William J. Street
Preceded by
William J. Street
Dan Taylor
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
October 1818 – 1821
With: Moses Gregory, Andrew Hanford, Dan Taylor
Succeeded by
Moses Gregory
James Quintard, Jr.
Preceded by
Moses Gregory
James Quintard, Jr.
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
1822–1823
With: Noah Wilcox
Succeeded by
Moses Gregory
Noah Wilcox
Preceded by
Moses Gregory
Noah Wilcox
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
1824–1826
With: Thomas Reed, Moses Gregory
Succeeded by
Thomas Reed
David Roberts
Preceded by
Thomas Reed
David Roberts
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
1827–1829
With: Samuel B. Warren, Moses Gregory
Succeeded by
Charles W. Taylor
Clark Bissell
Preceded by
Thomas B. Butler
John D. Lounsbury
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
1834–1835
With: Samuel Comstock
Succeeded by
Noah Wilcox
Charles W. Taylor
Preceded by
Charles Hawley
Member of the
Connecticut Senate
from the 12th District

1836–1837
Succeeded by
Charles Hawley
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