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Sir John Isham (1582-1651) was High Sheriff of Northamptonshire and created the 1st hereditary Baronet of Lamport by King Charles I.John Isham was born 27 July 1582 to Thomas Isham being the only son. He was named after his grandfather John Isham of Lamport Hall (1525-1595) who had made enough of a fortune as a London wool merchant to acquire an extensive estate near Lamport Northamptonshire where in 1568 he built a manor house.