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

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

Political career 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 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 Lash owned at least thirty enslaved people in Forsyth County, North Carolina.