Alexander Irvin

Alexander Irvin ( born January 18, 1800 Penns Valley, Centre County, Pennsylvania, † March 20, 1874 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1847 and 1849 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Alexander Irvin attended the public schools of his home. In 1820, he first moved to Curwensville and in 1826 by Clearfield, where he worked in the commercial as well as in the wood industry. Between 1828 and 1830 he was treasurer in Clearfield County; in the years 1837 and 1838 he was a member of the Senate of Pennsylvania. He then worked at various courts as bailiffs. From 1842 to 1844, he served as registrar in Clearfield County. Politically, he joined the Whig party to.

In the congressional elections of 1846 Irvin was in the 24th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Joseph Buffington on March 4, 1847. Since he resigned in 1848 to further candidacy, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1849. This was initially still affected by the events of the Mexican-American War.

Between January and September 1850 Alexander Irvin was U.S. Marshal for the western part of Pennsylvania. After his resignation, his brother William took over this office. Professionally, he was again engaged in trade. Politically, he joined the new Republican Party. In June 1872 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia in part, was nominated to the President Ulysses S. Grant for re-election. He died on March 20, 1874 in Clearfield, where he was also buried.