Lewis Henry Isaacs (3 January 1830 - 17 October 1908) was an English architect and surveyor and a Conservative politician. Isaacs was the son of Isaac Isaacs of Devonshire Square and a daughter of Lewis Henry, a merchant, of Liverpool. He was educated at the Lancaster Royal Grammar School and at University College School, London. He became an architect and worked in partnership with Henry Lewis Florence.

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  • Lewis Henry Isaacs (3 January 1830 - 17 October 1908) was an English architect and surveyor and a Conservative politician. Isaacs was the son of Isaac Isaacs of Devonshire Square and a daughter of Lewis Henry, a merchant, of Liverpool. He was educated at the Lancaster Royal Grammar School and at University College School, London. He became an architect and worked in partnership with Henry Lewis Florence. He was surveyor to Holborn Board of Works and for the Society of Gray's Inn for whom he designed rooms. In 1874, he designed Cadby Hall for J. Lyons & Co. which was built in West London. He was deputy chairman of Westcombe Park Estate Co and of the Metropolitan District Railway. He was a Major 22nd Rifle Volunteers. He was author of "A Treatise on Sewerage and Drainage. In 1885 Isaacs was elected Member of Parliament for Walworth and held the seat until 1892. Isaacs was a member of the Kensington Vestry from1885 until it was abolished in 1901 and then an alderman for the new Royal Borough of Kensington. He chaired the council from 1902 to 1904. He was a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and a Member of the Society of Arts. Isaacs lived at Pembridge Square, Bayswater. He died at the age of 78 Isaacs was married and had a daughter. He employed a nursery governess Elizabeth Vincent from 1878 to 1881 and after his wife's death in 1882 he reestablished contact with her. In 1887 she had a child by Isaacs and Isaacs made some provision for them both. In 1890 an incident occurred when she demanded money and Isaacs was shot in the arm. Vincent was indicted for attempted murder, but acquitted.
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  • Lewis Henry Isaacs (3 January 1830 - 17 October 1908) was an English architect and surveyor and a Conservative politician. Isaacs was the son of Isaac Isaacs of Devonshire Square and a daughter of Lewis Henry, a merchant, of Liverpool. He was educated at the Lancaster Royal Grammar School and at University College School, London. He became an architect and worked in partnership with Henry Lewis Florence.
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