James Irvin

James Irvin

James Irvin (born February 18, 1800 in Linden Hall, Center County , Pennsylvania , †  November 28, 1862 in Hecla , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1841 and 1845 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Irvin attended public schools in his home country and then worked in a variety of industries including commerce, milling, mining, and craft. Politically, he joined the Whig Party .

In the congressional election of 1840 , Irvin was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 14th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Democrat George McCulloch on March 4, 1841 . After re-election in the 17th district of his state, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1845 . That period was fraught with tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed.

In 1847, James Irvin ran unsuccessfully for the governor of Pennsylvania. He was subject to the incumbent Francis Rawn Shunk . Ten years later he was employed in Philadelphia as a United States Naval Storekeeper for the port administration there. In 1855 Irvin donated the site that would later become Pennsylvania State University . He died in Hecla on November 28, 1862.

Web links

• James Irvin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• James Irvin in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
George McCulloch	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (14th constituency) March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843	Alexander Ramsey
Almon Heath Read	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (17th constituency) March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845	John Blanchard