Benjamin Isaacs
Member of the Connecticut Senate
from the 12th District
In office
1836–1837[1]
Preceded byCharles Hawley
Succeeded byCharles 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 byJabez Gregory,
Thomas Reed
Succeeded byMoses W. Reed,
John Eversley
In office
May 1815 – May 1817[1]
Serving with Thaddeus Betts,
John Eversley,
Samuel B. Warren
Preceded byJacob Osborne,
Lewis Mallory
Succeeded bySamuel B. Warren,
William J. Street
In office
October 1818 – 1821[1]
Serving with Moses Gregory,
Andrew Hanford,
Dan Taylor
Preceded byWilliam J. Street,
Dan Taylor
Succeeded byMoses Gregory,
James Quintard, Jr.
In office
1822–1823[1]
Serving with Noah Wilcox
Preceded byMoses Gregory,
James Quintard, Jr.
Succeeded byMoses Gregory,
Noah Wilcox
In office
1824–1826[1]
Serving with Thomas Reed,
Moses Gregory
Preceded byMoses Gregory,
Noah Wilcox
Succeeded byThomas Reed,
David Roberts
In office
1827–1829[1]
Serving with Samuel B. Warren,
Moses Gregory
Preceded byThomas Reed,
David Roberts
Succeeded byCharles Wiley Taylor,
Clark Bissell
In office
1834–1835[1]
Serving with Samuel Comstock
Preceded byThomas B. Butler,
John D. Lounsbury
Succeeded byNoah Wilcox,
Charles W. Taylor
Personal details
Born(1778-07-17)July 17, 1778[2][3]
Norwalk, Connecticut[2]
DiedJuly 25, 1846(1846-07-25) (aged 68)[4]
Norwalk, Connecticut[4]
SpouseFanny Bryan (m. November 18, 1798)[3]
ChildrenRichard Isaacs, Elizabeth Isaacs Lynes, Ann T. Isaacs St. John, Isaac S. Isaacs, Sophia Isaacs Lockwood, William B. Isaacs[3]
Occupationmerchant

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. ^ a b c d e f g h Roll of state officers and members of General Assembly of Connecticut, from 1776 to 1881
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d The History of the Descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass, Volume 1
  4. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Charles Melbourne Selleck, Address
  6. ^ An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk
Preceded byJabez GregoryThomas Reed Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk May 1813 – May 1814 With: Thomas Reed, Moses W. Reed Succeeded byMoses W. ReedJohn Eversley Preceded byJacob OsborneLewis Mallory Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk May 1815 – May 1817 With: Thaddeus Betts, John Eversley, Samuel B. Warren Succeeded bySamuel B. WarrenWilliam J. Street Preceded byWilliam J. StreetDan Taylor Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk October 1818 – 1821 With: Moses Gregory, Andrew Hanford, Dan Taylor Succeeded byMoses GregoryJames Quintard, Jr. Preceded byMoses GregoryJames Quintard, Jr. Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk 1822–1823 With: Noah Wilcox Succeeded byMoses GregoryNoah Wilcox Preceded byMoses GregoryNoah Wilcox Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk 1824–1826 With: Thomas Reed, Moses Gregory Succeeded byThomas ReedDavid Roberts Preceded byThomas ReedDavid Roberts Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk 1827–1829 With: Samuel B. Warren, Moses Gregory Succeeded byCharles W. TaylorClark Bissell Preceded byThomas B. ButlerJohn D. Lounsbury Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk 1834–1835 With: Samuel Comstock Succeeded byNoah WilcoxCharles W. Taylor Preceded byCharles Hawley Member of theConnecticut Senate from the 12th District 1836–1837 Succeeded byCharles Hawley
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