William Irving (American politician)
William Irving | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Jotham Post, Jr. | |
| Succeeded by | Henry Meigs Peter H. Wendover |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 15, 1766 New York City, Province of New York, British America |
| Died | November 9, 1821 (aged 55) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, New York |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse |
Julia Paulding
(m. 1793) |
| Relations | Washington Irving (brother) Peter Irving (brother) Temple Bowdoin (great-grandson) |
| Parent(s) | William Irving Sr. Sarah Sanders Irving |
William Irving (August 15, 1766 – November 9, 1821) was an American politician who served three terms as a
He was the eldest brother of author Washington Irving.
Early life
Irving was born in
Career
After completing preparatory studies, Irving Joined his father in the mercantile business. From 1787 to 1791, he was a
In 1793, he returned to New York City and, along with his brothers Peter and John, joined the Calliopean Society, a literary club for young men.[6]
Congress
He married, and in 1814 was elected as a
Irving contributed several essays and poems to Salmagundi, written primarily by Washington Irving and James Kirke Paulding.[9]
Personal life
In 1793, Irving was married to Julia Paulding (1768–1823), the daughter of William Paulding Sr. (one of the first members of the Provincial Congress), and sister of his friend James Kirke Paulding and William Paulding Jr. (a U.S. Representative, Mayor of New York City, and Adjutant General of New York). Together, they were the parents of:[10]
- Lewis Graham Irving (1795–1879), who married Maria Carleton Hale (1797–1869)[11] in 1823.[12]
- Oscar Irving (1800–1865), who married Catharine E. C. Dayton (1800–1842) in 1827.[12] After her death, he married his first cousin Eliza Dodge (1801–1887) in 1844.[2]
- Pierre Munro Irving (1802–1876), who married Margaret Ann Berdan (d. 1832) in 1829.[13] After her death, he married his first cousin Helen Dodge (1802–1885), sister of Eliza Dodge, in 1836.[2]
- Julia Irving (1803–1872), who married fellow U.S. Representative Moses Hicks Grinnell (1803–1877).[14]
- Henry Ogden Irving (1807–1869),[15] an 1833 Columbia graduate.[16]
Irving died in New York City on November 9, 1821.[5]
Descendants
Through his daughter Julia, he was the grandfather of Julia Grinnell Bowdoin (1838–1915), the mother of prominent banker Temple Bowdoin, and Fannie Leslie Grinnell (1842–1887), who married society man Thomas Forbes Cushing, son of John Perkins Cushing.[17]
Notes
- ^ "WASHINGTON IRVING. | SECOND ARTICLE" (PDF). The New York Times. January 14, 1864. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ ISBN 9780806134253. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ Docent Tour (October 28, 2017). "Home of the Legend: Washington Irving's Sunnyside". Historic Hudon Valley.
- ^ Stedman, Edmund Clarence; Hutchinson, Mrs Ellen Mackay (1890). A Library of American Literature: Literature of the republic, pt. 4, 1861-1888 (continued) Additional selections, 1834-1889. Short biographies of all authors represented in this work, by Arthur Stedman. General index. C.L. Webster. p. 534. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ a b "IRVING, William - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ISBN 9780786722228
- ^ Jones, p. 120.
- ISBN 9780813149554. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ Jones, p. 57.
- ISBN 9780806137094. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ISBN 9780299053208. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ ISBN 9780889207455. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Berdan family papers 1819-1857". quod.lib.umich.edu. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "THE LATE MOSES H. GRINNELL.; ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUNERAL--REMINISCENCES OF THE DECEASED GENTLEMAN". The New York Times. 26 November 1877. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ISBN 9780231547628. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ Officers and Graduates of Columbia University. Columbia University. 1916. p. 321. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ Emery, William Morrell (1919). The Howland heirs; being the story of a family and a fortune and the inheritance of a trust established for Mrs. Hetty H. R. Green. New Bedford, Mass., E. Anthony and Sons, inc. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
References
- Jones, Brian Jay. Washington Irving: An American Original. New York: Arcade Publishing, 2008.
- United States Congress. "William Irving (id: I000038)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.