ISAACS, Elias, commonly called Liley Isaacs, attorney in City of London 1797 to 1860; great criminal lawyer. d. 1860 aged 85.
ISAACS, Rebecca (dau. of John Isaacs of Covent Garden theatre, actor and bass singer 1791–1830). b. London 26 June 1828; first appeared on the stage at The City theatre, Milton st. London as Fanny in The barn burners 17 March 1835; played Mother Bunch in Planche’s burletta Riquet with the Tuft at the Olympic theatre 26 Dec. 1836; travelled with the Distins as a singer under the name of Miss Zuchilli 1838; appeared as Albert at Covent garden 3 Dec. 1838 to Macready’s William Tell; acted at Drury lane taking the chief roles in English operas 1846, at the Surrey theatre 1847; appeared as Amina at Sadler’s Wells; sang in the provinces and in Dublin and appeared in operas with Sims Reeves; took Louisa Pyne’s part Eolia in the Mountain Sylph at Drury lane June 1852; directress of operas at the Strand theatre 1852–3 and 1855; the original Leila in Satanella at Covent Garden 1858; her voice was a soprano of great compass and exceeding sweetness. (m. Thomas Roberts, acting manager who d. 6 June 1876 aged 44). d. London 21 April 1877. bur. Woking cemetery 24 April. The Players, iii 279–80, 289 (1860), portrait; Era 29 April 1877 p. 5.
ISBISTER, Alexander Kennedy (eld. son of Thomas Isbister an officer of Hudson Bay Co.) b. Fort Cumberland, Canada 1822; in service of Hudson Bay Co.; studied at universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh, M.A. Edin. 1858; second master East Islington proprietary school 1849 and master 1850–55; head master Jews’ coll. Finsbury sq. 1855–8; master Stationers’ Co. sch. 1858–82; connected with College of preceptors from 1851, editor of the Educational Times 1862, dean of the college 1872 to death; barrister M.T. 17 Nov. 1864; LL.B. of univ. of Lond. 1866; author of Elements of book-keeping 1850; A proposal for a new penal settlement in British North America 1850; The illustrated public school speaker 1870 and many other school books. d. 20 Milner sq. Islington 28 May 1883. Journal of education, July 1883 p. 247.
ISELIN, John Frederick. Ed. at C.C. coll. Cam., B.A. 1855, M.A. 1858; assistant director for science, science and art department, South Kensington to death. d. Rosenfeld, Streatham 1 Nov. 1884 aged 52.
ISHAM, Rev. Arthur (only son of Rev. Henry Charles Isham 1777–1833). b. 23 July 1809; ed. at Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A. 1832, M.A. 1835; fellow of All Souls’ coll. 1832–7; R. of Weston-Turville, Bucks. 1837–76; author of Jacob and Israel, Ephraim and Judah or the use of these titles with reference to the destiny of God’s ancient people 1854; Ecclesiastical outlines or suggestions for the abatement of schism 1857; An historical interpretation of the Revelation of John 1890. d. Cawood, Reigate 4 Feb. 1892.
IVES, Rev. Cornelius (son of Thomas Horatio Ives of Horstead, Norfolk). b. 18 July 1793; ed. at Rugby and Ex. coll. Ox.; B.A. 1815, M.A. 1818; R. of Bradden, Northants. 10 Feb. 1818 to death; author of A compendious history of the church of God to the end of the seventeenth century 1820; Sermons composed for a country congregation. Oxford 1832; edited W. Van Mildert’s Sermons and charges 1838. d. Bradden house 15 Nov. 1883.
IVIMEY, Joseph. b. 1803; admitted a solicitor 1825; practised at 7 Harpur st. Red lion sq. London, next at 89 Chancery lane, then at 30 Southampton buildings and lastly at 8 Staple inn; one of the promoters of Anti-corn law league 1839, solicitor to that body 1839–46. d. New lodge near Lymington 4 Oct. 1878.
IVISON, Henry. b. Glasgow 25 Dec. 1808; went to U.S. of A. 1820; apprenticed to Wm. Williams of Utica, bookbinder; established house of H. Ivison and Co. in Auburn, New York about 1830; publisher in New York 1846–80; one of the largest publishers of educational works in the United States, having a list of over 300 school books. d. New York 26 Nov. 1884. Appleton’s American Biog. iii 370 (1887), portrait.
IVORY, James (son of Thomas Ivory, watchmaker). b. Dundee 1792; ed. at univ. of Edin.; called to Scottish bar 1816; one of deputies of lord advocate Francis Jeffrey 1830; sheriff of Caithness 1832–3; sheriff of Bute 26 June 1833; solicitor general of Scotland 20 April 1839; one of lords of session 9 May 1840, resigned Oct. 1862; one of lords of justiciary 24 May 1849 to Oct. 1862 with title of Lord Ivory; F.R.S. Edin. d. 9 Ainslie place, Edinburgh 17 Oct. 1866. Norrie’s Dundee Celebrities (1873) 273; Journal of Jurisprudence, x 330–32 (1866).
Note.—His son Thomas Ivory, advocate, threw himself over the Dean bridge, Leith, Edinburgh 6 May 1882.