William Irvine (politician, 1820)

William Irvine

William Irvine (born February 14, 1820 in Whitneys Point , Broome County , New York , † November 12, 1882 in San Francisco , California ) was an American politician . Between 1859 and 1861 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Irvine attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1849, he began to work in Corning in this profession. Politically, he joined the Republican Party founded in 1854 . In 1856 he was a delegate to the first Republican National Convention .

In the congressional elections of 1858 Irvine was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 28th constituency of New York State, where he succeeded William H. Kelsey on March 4, 1859 . By March 3, 1861, he completed a term in Congress that was overshadowed by the events in the immediate run-up to the civil war.

During the war Irvine was involved in the establishment of a cavalry regiment (Tenth Regiment, New York Volunteer Cavalry). On November 25, 1861, he became a lieutenant colonel in this unit. He later became a Brevet Colonel and Brigadier General of the Volunteers. However, he only reached this rank shortly before the end of the war, on March 13, 1865. In 1865 and 1866 he was an adjutant general member of the staff of Governor Reuben Fenton . He then moved to California, where he practiced as a lawyer in San Francisco until his death on November 12, 1882.

Web links

• William Irvine in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Irvine in the database of Find a Grave (English)