James Irvin

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

Career

James Irvin attended the common schools and worked in various industries such as trade, the mill business, mining and crafts. Politically, he joined the Whig party to.

In the congressional elections of 1840 Irvin was in the 14th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded the Democrats George McCulloch on March 4, 1841. After a re-election in the 17th district of his state, he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1845 two legislative sessions. This period was burdened by the tensions between President John Tyler and the Whigs. It was also at that time already been discussed about a possible annexation of the independent Republic of Texas since 1836 by Mexico.

1847 James Irvin competed unsuccessfully for the office of Governor of Pennsylvania. He was defeated by incumbent Francis Rawn Shunk. Ten years later he was in Philadelphia as a United States Naval Storekeeper employee of the local port authority. In 1855, Irvin donated the grounds, was built on the later, the Pennsylvania State University. He died on 28 November 1862 in Hecla.