James Irvine (Pennsylvania statesman)
| James Irvine | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania State Senate | |
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In office 1795–1799 |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly | |
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In office 1785–1786 |
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| 6th Vice-President of Pennsylvania | |
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In office November 6, 1784 – October 10, 1785 |
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| President | John Dickinson |
| Preceded by | James Ewing |
| Succeeded by | Charles Biddle |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 4, 1735 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 28, 1819 (aged 83) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Constitutionalist |
| Profession | soldier, politician |
James Irvine (August 4, 1735 – April 28, 1819) was a Pennsylvania soldier and politician of the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Post-Revolutionary periods. He was an officer of the Continental Army, a member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and Vice-President of Pennsylvania (a position comparable to Lieutenant Governor).
James Irvine was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of George Irvine and Mary Rush. George Irvine had immigrated to the Colonies from Ireland.
As a young man Irvine worked as a hatter, but in 1760 he enrolled in Samuel Atlee's provincial Pennsylvania unit and served in the French and Indian War. He spent most of his time along Pennsylvania's northern frontier. In 1763 he was promoted to captain. The following year, during Pontiac's Rebellion, he served with Henry Bouquet's expedition into the Ohio Country.
In the fall of 1775 Irvine was commissioned a lieutenant colonel in the 1st Pennsylvania Battalion of the Continental Army. He served in Virginia and Canada, and was promoted to colonel in Pennsylvania's 9th Regiment in late 1776; he was then given command of the 2nd Regiment. Irvine resigned, believing that he should have been promoted to general. However, a few months later he was commissioned a brigadier general in the Pennsylvania militia.
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