Background
Izard was the eldest son of Charles Beard Izard, who was a prominent and popular Wellington lawyer and Member of Parliament for Wellington Suburbs.
Izard was the eldest son of Charles Beard Izard, who was a prominent and popular Wellington lawyer and Member of Parliament for Wellington Suburbs.
After having primary education in Wellington, Izard was sent to Harrow, England and read for the bar at Lincoln"s Inn where he was admitted as a barrister in 1883. Professional career
Izard returned to New Zealand and practiced with the firm Bell Gully together with his father. Political career
He unsuccessfully contested the Hutt electorate in the 1890 election.
Izard also stood for City of Wellington in a by-election in 1905, coming second to fellow Liberal Francis Fisher.
He was elected to the Wellington North electorate in the 1905 election, but was defeated in 1908. He was appointed to the Legislative Council by the National wartime coalition government on 7 May 1918, and served there until he died in 1925.
Family and death
He died at his residence in Upper Hutt on 18 September 1925. His funeral service was held at Old Saint Paul"s in Wellington, and he was buried at Karori Cemetery.
Their only son fell in World War I.
Izard was for many years a member of Wellington City Council.