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Isaac LEFFLER, Congress, VA (1788-1866)

LEFFLER, Isaac, (brother of Shepherd Leffler), a Representative from Virginia; born on his grandfather’s plantation, “Sylvia’s Plain,” Washington County, Pa., near Wheeling, Va. (now…

Isaac HILL, Congress, NH (1789-1851)

Senate Years of Service: 1831-1836Party: Jacksonian; DemocratHILL, Isaac, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in West Cambridge, near Arlington, Mass., on April 6, 1789; attended the common…

Isaac PARRISH, Congress, OH (1804-1860)

PARRISH, Isaac, a Representative from Ohio; born near St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, in March 1804; resided in Cambridge, Guernsey County; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…

Isaac McKIM, Congress, MD (1775-1838)

McKIM, Isaac, (nephew of Alexander McKim), a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., July 21, 1775; attended the public schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; served in the War…

Isaac PIERSON, Congress, NJ (1770-1833)

PIERSON, Isaac, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Orange, Essex County, N.J., August 15, 1770; attended private schools; was graduated from Princeton College in 1789; studied medicine…

Lena Olin

actressBorn: 3/22/1955Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden Olin won the New York Film Critics Award and received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film based on Isaac…

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…

Isaacs, Sir Isaac Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Isaacs, Sir Isaac AlfredIsaacs, Sir Isaac Alfredīˈzəks [key], 1855–1948, Australian jurist and political leader. He sat in the colonial legislature (1892–1901), became solicitor…

Browere, John Henri Isaac

(Encyclopedia) Browere, John Henri IsaacBrowere, John Henri Isaacbrouˈər [key], 1792–1834, American sculptor, b. New York City, studied painting in New York under Archibald Robertson and sculpture in…