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Israel G. Lash

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Israel George Lash

Israel George Lash (August 18, 1810 – April 1, 1878) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a Congressional Representative from North Carolina from 1868 to 1871.

Early life and education

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Born in Bethania, North Carolina, August 18, 1810, Lash attended the common schools and the local academy in his native city.

Career

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He engaged in mercantile pursuits and subsequently became a cigar manufacturer. He also engaged in banking in Salem, North Carolina.

Political career

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He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1868. Upon the readmission of the State of North Carolina to representation he was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth Congress. He was reelected to the Forty-first Congress and served from July 20, 1868, to March 3, 1871. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1870.

Later career and death

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After leaving Congress, he again engaged in banking in Salem (now Winston-Salem) N.C., until his death there on April 1, 1878.

His interment was in the Moravian Cemetery, Bethania, N.C.

Slaveholder

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Lash owned at least thirty enslaved people in Forsyth County, North Carolina.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lehman, Christopher P. (2019). Slavery's reach : Southern slaveholders in the North Star State. Saint Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 137. ISBN 9781681341354.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Civil War
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 5th congressional district

1868–1871
Succeeded by