Banker, cigar manufacturer, and two term member of Congress from North Carolina's Fifth District.
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Life Summary
Full name
Israel George Lash
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Slave State
Family
Johann Christian Loesch (father), Anna Maria Seitz Loesch (mother)
Occupation
Politician
Businessman
Relation to Slavery
Slaveholder
Church or Religious Denomination
Other
Other Religion
Moravian
Political Parties
Whig
Republican
Government
US House of Representatives
Other state government
Local government