Ingraham, Prentiss – Irving, John Treat
Ingraham, Prentiss
soldier, author, dramatist, was born Dec. 28, 1843, in Mississippi. He received a liberal education, and during the war was a cavalry officer in the confederate army; and subsequently was an officer of the army and navy in foreign service. He has attained success as an author and dramatist.
Since his first story appeared in the Literary Companion, Colonel Prentiss Ingraham has written stories of love and adventure, and sea and land, holding through all these years his popularity with the public. His principal works are A Story of Crete: The Cuban Patriot; An Idyl of the Lost Cause; A Man in Gray; A Prince of the Desert; and many sketcnes of American border life.
Inman, John Hamilton
manufacturer, merchant, financier, was born Oct. 23, 1844, in Jefferson county, Tenn. In 1867 he organized the now internationally well known house of Inman, Swann and Co., and has been the presiding genius of that firm to the present time.
He is several times a millionaire, and the foremost southerner in New York city..
Inman, John O'Brien
artist, was born June 10, 1828, in New York city.
Some of his best works represent Roman peasants. Among his paintings are Sunny Thoughts; and View of Assisi. in
Innes, Harry
lawyer, jurist, was born in 1762, in Caroline county, Va. In 1783 he was chosen judge of the supreme court for the district of Kentucky; 1785 and 1787 was attorney-general of that state; and was judge of the United States district court for Kentucky from 1787 until his death. In 1791 he was one of the local board of war to call out the militia on expeditions against the Indians.
He died Sept. 20, 1816, in Frankfort, Ky.
Inness, George
landscape painter, was born May 1, 1825, in Newbury, N. Y.
Among his pictures are The Sign of Promise; Peace and Plenty; A Vision of Faith; and Passing Storm.
Inness, George
artist, was born Jan. 5, 1854, in Paris, France. He has attained national eminence as a successful landscape painter of Montclair, N. J.
Inskip, John Swannell
clergyman, author, was born Aug. 10, 1816, in England. He was a methodist clergyman who was a noted camp-meeting conductor, and the author of Life of Rev. William Summers; Methodism Explained and Defended; and Remarkable Display of the Mercy of God. He died March 7, 1884, in Ocean Grove, N. J.. was a
Irby, John Laurens Manning
planter, lawyer, United States senator, was born Sept. 10, 1854, in Laurens, S. C.
He appointed lieutenant-coronel in South Carolina volunteers in 1877; and has been a large planter since he retired from the bar.
He was elected to the state house of representatives of South Carolina in 1886; and re-elected in 1888 and 1890; and was unanimously elected speaker in the latter year. He was elected to the United States senate as a democrat Dec. 11, 1890, for the full term commencing March 4, 1891.
Iredell, James
jurist, was born Oct. 5, 1750, in England. In 1790 he received his appointment as associate justice of the supreme court of the United States. He died Oct. 20, 1799, in Edenton, N. C.
Iredell, James
lawyer, author, governor, was born in 1788, in Edenton, N. C. He was a lawyer of Raleigh who was governor of North Carolina in 1827.
He was the author of Laws of North Carolina; North Carolina Reports; Equity Reports; Law of Executors; and Digest of Reported Cases. He died April 13, 1853, in Edenton, N. C.
Ireland, John
soldier, lawyer, jurist, governor, was born Jan. 1, 1827, in Hart county, Ky. In 1862 he entered the confederate army as a private soldier; served throughout the war, rising to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. In 1866 he was elected a delegate to the state constitutional convention of that year; and in the summer of the same year was elected judge of the second judicial district of Texas. In 1872 he was elected a representative in the state legislature; in 1873 was elected a state senator; and in 1875 was appointed an associate judge of the state supreme court. In 1882 he was unanimously nominated a candidate for governor of Texas and was elected; and in 1884 was renominated, and was reelected governor.
Ireland, John
bishop, author, was born Sept. 11, 1838, in Ireland. He served as chaplain of the fifth Minnesota regiment during the civil war. He was afterward appointed rector of the cathedral of St. Paul, which position he held until his consecration as coadjutor bishop. He has founded a colony of Roman catholics in Minnesota; and for many years has been president of the State Historical society of Minnesota. He is an able orator and writer upon educational themes; and the author of Church and Modern Society.
Ireland, Joseph Norton
merchant, author, was born April 24, 1817, in New York city. This successful merchant wrote Records of New York Stage from 1850 to 1860; Memories of Mrs.
Duff; Professional Life of Thomas A.
Cooper; and Monographs of Actors and Actresses of Great Britain and America.
Ireland, Mary E
author, poet, was born in Cecil county, Md. She is the author of a novel entitled Timothy, His Neighbors and His Friends, a volume of short stories; and a volume of poems.
Since 1884 she has published several volumes of translations.
Irion, Alfred Briggs
lawyer, jurist, state legislator, congressman, was born Feb. 18, 1833, in Avoyelles parish, La. In 1864 he was elected a representative in the state legislature. In 1879 six new judicial circuits were established, by an act of the legislature, the tribunals for which were styled Circuit Courts of Appeal; and in 1880 he was elected one of the judges for the third district, for the term of four years. In 1884 he was elected a representative from Louisiana to the forty-ninth congress as a democrat.
Irish, Frank V
educator, author, was born Nov. 7, 1848, in Potsdam, N. Y.
He was professor of rhetoric and literature for three years in the Ohio Normal university of Ada; and filled the same position for three years in the State Normal school of Lock Haven, Pa. He is the author of American and British Authors; The Treasured Thoughts; Orthography and Orthoepy; Grammar and Analysis by Diagrams; and various other works.
Irvin, Alexander
congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1847 to 1849.
Irvin, James
congressman, was born Feb. 18, 1800, in Centre county, Pa.
He was a representative in congress from that state from 1841 to 1845. He died Nov. 28, 1862, in Centre county, Pa.
He
Irvin, William W
lawyer, jurist, state legislator, congressman, was born in 1778 in Albemarle county, Va. was a member of the state legislature of Ohio; judge of the supreme court of the state; and was a representative in congress from Ohio from 1829 to 1833. He died April 19, 1842, in Lancaster, Ohio.
Irvine, Christopher
pioneer. In 1786 Christopher led a company of men, under the command of Colonel Ben Logan, against the Indians in northern Ohio and was killed by a savage whom he was pursuing and who, in turn, was killed by Irvine's men. He died in 1786 in Ohio.
Irvine, James
soldier, state senator, was born Aug. 4, 1735, in Philadelphia, Pa. He served with distinction through the revolutionary war. He was made a brigadier-general of the militia in 1777; and in 1782 he was commissioned major-general of the Pennsylvania militia, which office he held until 1793. During 1785-86 he served in the general assembly; and during 1795-99 was a state senator. He died April 28, 1819, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Irvine, William
congressman. He was elected a representative from New York to the thirty-sixth congress. He died in 1820.
Irvine, William
soldier, surgeon, congressman, was born Nov. 3, 1741, in Ireland. He served as surgeon on boaru a British ship, in the war which began in 1754, and after the peace of 1763, settled at Carlisle, Pa. He was promoted to the command of the second Pennsylvania In 1781 the defense of the regiment. northwestern frontier was intrusted to him, and he attained the rank of majorgeneral. He was a representative in congress from 1793 to 1795. He moved shortly after to Philadelphia, and was appointed superintendent of military stores. He died July 29, 1804, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Irving, John Beaufain
artist, was born Nov. 26, 1825, in Charleston, S. C.
He painted genre pictures, which attracted attention by their spirited composition, richness of coloring, and elaborate finish. In 1867 he exhibited at the academy of design. The Splinter; and The Disclosure. Wine-Tasters, exhibited in 1869, secured his election as an associate of the National academy. In 1871 he sent a fulllength portrait of Mrs. August Belmont. The End of the Game, exhibited in 1872, established his reputation, and in that year he was chosen a full member of the academy. He died April 20, 1877, in New York city.
Irving, John Treat
JR., lawyer, author, was born Dec. 2, 1812, in New York city. He is a lawyer of New York city, and the author of Indian Sketches; Hawk Chief; The Attorney; Harry Harson; and The Van Gelder Papers.
He was a nephew of Washington Irving.
He has attained high rank as one of the foremost lawyers of New York city; and besides his published works has contributed extensively valuable articles to current publications on law and secular topics.