William Irvine (politician, 1741)
William Irvine (born November 3, 1741 in County Fermanagh , Ireland , † July 29, 1804 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . Between 1793 and 1795 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives . Before that, he took part in the Continental Congress as a delegate .
Career
Born in what is now Northern Ireland , William Irvine received a good education and then studied at Dublin University . After a subsequent medical degree and his license as a doctor, he began to practice in this profession. As such, he also worked temporarily in the Royal Navy . In 1763 he left his home and moved to Carlisle , Pennsylvania, which was then still a British colony. As early as the 1760s, he joined the American resistance to the Stamp Act . He then became a member of the first revolutionary congregations in Pennsylvania.
During the Revolutionary War , he first served as a colonel in the American armed forces. Between June 1776 and May 1778 he was a British prisoner of war. After his release, he was promoted to Brigadier General in the Continental Army in 1779 . He remained in the military until the end of the war in 1783. After the war he worked as a doctor again. At the same time he embarked on a political career. In 1787 and 1788 he sat in the Continental Congress. During the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794, he commanded the Pennsylvania troops. He was already a member of Congress at the time. Politically, he was in opposition to the federal government under President George Washington ( anti-administration group ).
In the Pennsylvania state-wide congressional elections of 1792 , Irvine was elected for the twelfth seat of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives, which was then still in Philadelphia, where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1793. Until March 3, 1795 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . After serving in the US House of Representatives, Irvine moved to Philadelphia. There he was in charge of the military supply shops between 1801 and 1804. He died on July 29, 1804.
See also
Web links
- William Irvine (politician, 1741) in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- William Irvine in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | Irvine, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1741 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | County Fermanagh , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 29, 1804 |
| Place of death | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |