Irving, Peter – Iverson, Alfred
Irving, Peter
journalist, author, was born Oct. 30, 1771, in New York city.
He was a journalist of New York city, who published Giovanni Sbogarra, a Venetian Tale. He died June 27, 1838, in New York city.
Irving, Pierre Munroe
author, was born in 1803, in New York. He was the author of a Life of Washington Irving. He died Feb. 11, 1836, in New York city.
Irving, Roland Duer
educator, author, was born April 27, 1847, in New York city. He has been a professor of geology in the university of Wisconsin from 1870 and is the author of Geology of Central Wisconsin; Geology of Lake Superior; and Copper-Bearing Rocks of Lake Superior.
Irving, Theodore
educator, clergyman, author, was born May 9, 1809, in New York city. He was an episcopal clergyman and educator, and the author of The Fountain of Living Waters; Tiny Footfalls; More than Conqueror; and The History of De Soto's Conquest of Florida.
He died Dec. 20, 1880, in New York city.
Irving, Washington
author, was born April 3, 1783, in New York city. He was the most popular of the earlier American writers of the nineteenth century. Diedrich Knickerbocker's History History of New York, one by which he will be longest remembered, appeared in 1809. Irving spent the years from 1815 to 1832 abroad, portion of the time as secretary of the United States legaa tion at London, and from 1842 to 1846 as minister to Spain. The rest of his life was spent at his home in Tarrytown on the Hudson. His writings not already named include The Sketch Book; Bracebridge Hall; Tales of a Traveller; Life and Voyages of Columbus; Conquest of Grenada; The Companions of Columbus; The Alhambra; Crayon Miscellanies; Astoria; Adventures of Captain Bonneville; Life of Oliver Goldsmith; Mahomet and his Successors; Wolfert's Roost; Life of Washington; and Spanish Papers. He died Nov. 28, 1859, in Irvington, N. Y.
Irving, William
merchant, congressman, author, was born Aug. 16, 1766, in New York city. He was a representative in congress from 1813 to 1819. He was a brother of Washington Irving, for whose Salmagundi he wrote several poems and essays. He died Nov. 9, 1821, in New York city.
Irwin, Charles F
lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born May 5, 1828, in Fayette, N. Y. He was elected judge of Eldorado county, Cal., in 1867; was twice re-elected, holding the position for twelve years. In 1883-84 he served with distinction as a member of the assembly of the California state legislature; and in 1885 was elected district attorney.
Irwin, G. M
educator, clergyman, was born Nov. 11, 1835, in Zanesville, Ohio. He graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan university, and received the degrees of A. M. and D. D. He has become an eminent minister of the methodist episcopal church; and during the civil war served as chaplain. He is now state superintendent of public instruction for Oregon. For many years he was president of the Blue Mountain university of Oregon; and was the superintendent of the United States Indian industrial school of Salem.
Irwin, Jared
congressman. He was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1813 to 1817.
Irwin, Jared
soldier, state legislator, governor, was born in 1750, in Mecklenburg county, N. C. During the latter part of the revolutionary war he was actively employed against the tories and Indians. At the close of the war he was a member of the state legislature, and of the convention which adopted the United States constitution in 1789. He was governor of the state from 1796 to 1798; and president of the state constitutional convention in 1798. He was many years a member, and president of the state senate; and was again governor from 1806 to 1809. He died March 1, 1818, in Washington county, Ga.
Irwin, John
naval officer, was born April 15, 1832, in Pennsylvania. He was commissioned midshipman in 1847, passed midshipman in 1853, lieutenant in 1855, captain in 1875, and commodore in 1886.
He was on duty in California, and was promoted rear admiral in 1891.
Irwin, John Arthur
physician, surgeon, author, was born June 17, 1853, in Ireland. He has been house surgeon to the Manchester Southern Hospital for Women and Children. He is the author of a work, Hydrotheraty at Saratoga, a treatise on natural mineral waters, and other works.
Irwin, John N
governor. He was appointed governor of the territory of Idaho for the term of four years from 1883.
Irwin, John Scull
physician, banker, was born April 4, 1825, in Pittsburg, Pa. This eminent physician has been prominent in the welfare and substantial upbuilding of Fort Wayne, Ind.
Irwin, Mason
lawyer, jurist, was born Feb. 19, 1850, in Juniata county, Pa.
For nine years he practiced law in Pennsylvania and the state of Washington; and was then elected judge of the superior court of four counties in the state of Washington, which position he has held since 1890.
Irwin, Nathaniel
clergyman, was born Oct. 17, 1756, in Flagg's Manor, Pa.
He was ordained to the presbyterian ministry in 1774, and was pastor of the Neshaminy church, Bucks county, Pa., from that year until his death. He was clerk of the old synod in 1781-85, and moderator of the general assembly in 1801. He died March 3, 1812, in Bucks county, Pa.
Irwin, Thomas
lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Feb. 22, 1785, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1829 to 1831; and in the latter year was appointed United States judge of the western district of Pennsylvania. He died May 14, 1870, in Pittsburg, Pa.
Irwin, William
journalist, state senator, governor, was born in 1827, in Butler county, Ohio. He served several times in the California state legislature; and when a vacancy occurred in the governorship in February, 1875, he was chosen president of the senate, and acting lieutenant-governor. At the ensuing election he was elected governor of California. He died in San Francisco, Cal.
Irwin, William W
congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a member of congress from Pennsylvania from 1841 to 1843; and from 1843 to 1847 was charge d'affaires of the United States to Denmark. He died Sept. 15, 1856, in Pittsburg, Pa.
Isaac, Myer S
lawyer, jurist, author, was born in 1841, in New York. In 1880 he was appointed judge of the marine court of New York city. He is the author of The Persecution of the Jews in Roumania; The Jewish Question in Russia; and American Israelites.
Isaacs, Samuel Myer
clergyman, journalist, was born Jan. 4, 1804, in Holland. He was a popular speaker, and was often called to consecrate synagogues throughout the country, and was a frequent orator at public assemblies. In 1857 he established the Jewish Messenger, as an organ of conservative Judaism. He died May 19, 1878, in New York city.
Isacks, Jacob C
congressman, was born in Montgomery county, Pa. He was a representative in congress from Tennessee from 1823 to 1833.
Isham, Asa Brainerd
soldier, physician, educator, author, was born July 12, 1844, in Jackson C. H., Ohio. During 1862-65 he served in the civil war as first lieutenant of the seventh Michigan volunteer cavalry. From 1879-85 he was professor of materia medica and therapeutics in the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery. He is the author of Prisoners of War and Military Prisons; Historical Sketch of Seventh Michigan Volunteer Cavalry; and has been a large contributor of medical and war literature.
Isham, Edward Swift
lawyer, state legislator, was born Jan. 15, 1836, in Bennington, Vt. In 1864 he was elected to the state legislature from Illinois.
Isham, Jirah
soldier, lawyer, jurist, was born in May, 1778, in Colchester, Conn. From 1840 till his death he was judge of probate for New London district. During the war of 1812 with Great Britain he commanded at the bombardment of Stonington. He died Oct. 6, 1842, in New London, Conn.
Isham, Pierrepont
lawyer, jurist, was born Aug. 5, 1802, in Manchester, Vt.
From 1851-57 he was one of the judges of the supreme court of Vermont. He died May 8, 1872, in New York city.
Isler, Arnold Henry
soldier, journalist, author, poet, was born in 1848, in Switzerland. He served in the twenty-third Ohio infantry throughout the war as a private scout, spy, and colorbearer. Since 1872 he has been engaged in journalism; and since 1886 has been the literary editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer. He is the author of a volume of stories and humorous sketches; and a volume of poems entitled Wild Thoughts in Rhyme.
Israel, David
jurist, was born Nov. 2, 1848, in Donaldsonville, La. He has been mayor of the city of his nativity for five terms; and since 1893 has been judge of the fourth ward justice court.
Ittner, Anthony
state senator, congressman, was born Oct. 8, 1837, in Lebanon, Ohio. He was elected to the city council of St. Louis, Mo., in 1867; and re-elected in 1868. He was elected to the state house of representatives in 1868; and was elected state senator in 1870, and re-elected in 1874; was elected a representative from Missouri to the forty-ufth congress as a republican.
Iverson, Alfred
lawyer, jurist, congressman, United States senator, was born Dec. 3, 1798, in Burke county, Ga.
He served three years as a member of the house of representatives and one year as senator in the legislature of Georgia. He was twice elected judge of the supreme court. He was elected a representative to the thirtieth congress; and in 1854 was elected to the United States senate for six years from 1855. He died March 4, 1873, in Macon, Ga.