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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Irvine to Irvis</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Belser</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarke.html#625.63.56">Thurmond Clarke</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dalzell-damrow.html#869.96.77">Irvine Damron</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickinson.html#009.54.38">Clement Cabell Dickinson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickman-diket.html#478.99.62">Irvine O. Diggs</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dunckel-dunklin.html#296.53.93">James Irvine Dungan</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill4.html#819.48.44">Irvine Hill</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hull.html#513.12.91">Irvine T. Hull</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/irvin.html#511.25.99">William White Irvin</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jennison-jewell.html#615.44.72">Irvine Jensen</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lenahan-leonad.html#419.11.93">Irvine Luther Lenroot</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/manners-manning.html#970.31.59">Richard Irvine Manning</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/manners-manning.html#154.16.70">Richard Irvine Manning</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/manners-manning.html#138.54.88">Richard Irvine Manning</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/masters.html#365.09.71">Irvine Masters</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moultrie-moynihan.html#186.64.07">John W. Mountjoy</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pendry-penniman.html#035.62.05">William Fletcher Penn</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/raab-radway.html#711.54.26">Frances Irvine Radenbaugh</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/saunders.html#439.12.42">Irvine Saunders</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schmitt-schneid.html#715.80.34">Irvine A. Schnabel</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sprague.html#267.06.10">Irvine H. Sprague</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="554.63.49">Irvine, A. B.</a> — of Salt Lake City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/SL-lived.html">Salt Lake County</a>, Utah. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1932/UT.html">1932</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="180.73.20">Irvine, Alexander F.</a> — Socialist. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 11th District, 1908; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/nysc.html">Justice of New York Supreme Court</a> 9th District, 1910. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="328.92.76">Irvine, Frances L.</a> — of Florida. Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/pr1992-meeting.html">1992</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1992. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/5456217956/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/821/23.64.jpg" width=70 height=97 border=0 alt="Frank Irvine"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="821.23.64">Irvine, Frank</a> (1858-1931) — of Ithaca, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/TO-lived.html">Tompkins County</a>, N.Y. Born in Sharon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ME-born.html">Mercer County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1858/09-15.html">September 15, 1858</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1891-93; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/ofc/spju.html">justice of Nebraska state supreme court</a>, 1893-99; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">law professor</a>; Dean, Cornell University Law School, from 1907; member, New York State Public Service Commission; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 37th District, 1922. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/chi-phi.html">Chi Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/06-23.html">June 23, 1931</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">72 years, 281 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank Irvine">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Library of Congress</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="409.19.27">Irvine, Georgia Daniel</a> (1882-1974) — also known as Georgia Daniel — of Vandalia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/AU-lived.html">Audrain County</a>, Mo. Born in Vandalia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/AU-born.html">Audrain County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1882/12-25.html">December 25, 1882</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/music.html">Music teacher</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Audrain County, 1943-48. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/christian.html">Christian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/dar.html">Daughters of the American Revolution</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lwv.html">League of Women Voters</a>. Died, in Tri-County <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/nursing-homes.html">Nursing Home</a>, Vandalia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/AU-died.html">Audrain County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1974/09-06.html">September 6, 1974</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/91.html">91 years, 255 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/AU-buried.html# ">Vandalia Cemetery</a>, Vandalia, Mo. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Daughter of George Washington Daniel and Mary (Bowen) Daniel; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1908/06-10.html">June 10, 1908</a>, to Ernest Albert Irvine.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/41278867">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="395.25.46">Irvine, Gordon F.</a> — of Alameda, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/AL-lived.html">Alameda County</a>, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/CA.html">1944</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="568.74.43">Irvine, Mrs. H. G.</a> — of Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-lived.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/MN.html">1936</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="792.71.04">Irvine, Harry</a> — of Cumberland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/AL-lived.html">Allegany County</a>, Md. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/cumberland.html">Mayor of Cumberland, Md.</a>, 1939-42. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="157.37.28">Irvine, J. J.</a> — of Bardstown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/NE-lived.html">Nelson County</a>, Ky. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/bardstown.html#2">Bardstown, Ky.</a>, 1893. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="321.72.74">Irvine, Jessie</a> — of Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/WA.html">1952</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="175.24.15">Irvine, John R.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-lived.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/stsen.html">Minnesota state senate</a> 21st District, 1862-63. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10926">Minnesota Legislator record</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="364.26.86">Irvine, John S., Jr.</a> — of Evans City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BT-lived.html">Butler County</a>, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1932/PA.html">1932</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="156.16.70">Irvine, Lilbourne C.</a> — U.S. Vice Consul General in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/BZ-consuls.html ">Rio de Janeiro</a>, as of 1905. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="785.09.14">Irvine, Martha</a> — of Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-lived.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y. Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Kings County 13th District, 1919. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="009.39.35">Irvine, R. Tate</a> — of Big Stone Gap, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/WI-lived.html">Wise County</a>, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912/VA.html">1912</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="774.03.82">Irvine, Ralph H.</a> — of Palestine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/AD-lived.html">Anderson County</a>, Tex. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/palestine.html">Mayor of Palestine, Tex.</a>, 1951-53. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="341.79.20">Irvine, Raymond G.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-lived.html">Westchester County</a>, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a> 29th District, 1952. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="424.99.94">Irvine, Robert</a> — of Detroit Lakes, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/BC-lived.html">Becker County</a>, Minn. Democrat. Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/pr1956-election.html">1956</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/MN.html">1960</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="461.97.60">Irvine, Stella B.</a> — of California. Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from California</a> 11th District, 1918. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Irvine, Tate See <a href="#009.39.35">R. Tate Irvine</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="529.51.87">Irvine, Travis</a> — Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/pr2012-election.html">2012</a> (on behalf of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson4.html#796.53.07">Gary E. Johnson</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gravolet-gray.html#763.68.97">James P. Gray</a>). Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="900.29.84">Irvine, V. K.</a> — of Granville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WA-lived.html">Washington County</a>, N.Y. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/granville.html">Mayor of Granville, N.Y.</a>, 1957. Still living as of 1957. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="295.18.31">Irvine, William</a> (1741-1804) — of Carlisle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/CU-lived.html">Cumberland County</a>, Pa.; Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-lived.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa. Born in County Fermanagh, Ireland (now <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/UL-born.html">Northern Ireland</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1741/11-03.html">November 3, 1741</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/physician.html">Physician</a>; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/ccdel.html">Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania</a>, 1786-88; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania</a> 7th District, 1793-95. Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-died.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1804/07-29.html">July 29, 1804</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/62.html">62 years, 269 days</a>). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1952 at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-buried.html#cms01673">Gloria Dei Church Burial Ground</a>, Philadelphia, Pa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=I000035">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405892">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William Irvine (general)">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/21243068">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="515.97.86">Irvine, William</a> (1820-1882) — of Corning, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ST-lived.html">Steuben County</a>, N.Y.; Elmira, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CE-lived.html">Chemung County</a>, N.Y.; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/sf-lived.html">San Francisco</a>, Calif. Born in Whitney Point, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/BO-born.html">Broome County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1820/02-14.html">February 14, 1820</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1856/NY.html">1856</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 28th District, 1859-61; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; taken prisoner by Confederate forces at Beverly Ford, 1863, and held at Libby Prison in Richmond, Va. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/sf-died.html">San Francisco</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1882/11-12.html">November 12, 1882</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/62.html">62 years, 271 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CE-buried.html#cms00442">Woodlawn Cemetery</a>, Elmira, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=I000036">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405893">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William Irvine (lawyer)">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/10399284">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="501.29.95">Irvine, William</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BT-lived.html">Butler County</a>, Pa. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/sthse.html">Pennsylvania state house of representatives</a> from Butler County, 1877-78. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="381.72.26">Irvine, William</a> — of Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-lived.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y. Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a>, 1902 (2nd District), 1914 (3rd District); Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a> 7th District, 1908, 1916. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="612.01.15">Irvine, William H.</a> — of Evington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/CM-lived.html">Campbell County</a>, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/VA.html">1948</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/sthse.html">Virginia state house of delegates</a>, 1950. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="009.44.99">Irvine, William N.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/adgen.html">Adjutant General of Pennsylvania</a>, 1813, 1816-21. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="502.59.69">Irvine, William S.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/CL-lived.html">Clark County</a>, Wis. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Clark County; elected 1902. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> </table> <a name="IRVING"> </a> <table border width=100% cellpadding=5><tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">IRVING (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/soundex/i.html#I615">Soundex I615</a>) — See also <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ermentrout-erving.html#ERVING">ERVING</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilmour-givhan.html#GIRVIN">GIRVIN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/irvin.html#IRVIN">IRVIN</a>, <a href="#IRVINE">IRVINE</a>, <a href="#IRVIS">IRVIS</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirksey-kittleman.html#KIRVIN">KIRVIN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/skipper-slason.html#SKIRVIN">SKIRVIN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/skipper-slason.html#SKIRVING">SKIRVING</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vincente-vliet.html#VIRGIN">VIRGIN</a>. </td></tr></table> <table align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> IRVING: See also <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dupper-durgin.html#840.01.59">David Melvin Durfee</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grimke-grissom.html#217.08.50">Moses Hicks Grinnell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccullogh-mcdade.html#294.14.61">Neal Peters McCurn</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="329.47.62">Irving, Athill E.</a> (1856-1927) — of Presque Isle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/AR-lived.html">Aroostook County</a>, Maine. Born in Woodstock, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/NB-born.html">New Brunswick</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1856/05-01.html">May 1, 1856</a>. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/horsedrawn.html">horse dealer</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1912/ME.html">1912</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scotch-irish.html">Scotch-Irish</a> ancestry. Died in Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-died.html">King County</a>, Wash., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/04-26.html">April 26, 1927</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">70 years, 360 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/PI-buried.html#cms03789">Mountain View Memorial Park</a>, Lakewood, Wash. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Beacom.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/150484684">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="734.69.01">Irving, Bertha Shippen</a> (1876-1945) — also known as Bertha Violet Shippen — of Haddonfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/CA-lived.html">Camden County</a>, N.J. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/sl-born.html">St. Louis</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1876/10-18.html">October 18, 1876</a>. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/NJ.html">1924</a>; postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/haddonfield.html#2">Haddonfield, N.J.</a>, 1933-45 (acting, 1933-35). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Died, from a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a>, in Haddonfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/CA-died.html">Camden County</a>, N.J., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1945/03-26.html">March 26, 1945</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/68.html">68 years, 159 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Daughter of Joseph Shippen and Elizabeth Jones (Winslow) Shippen; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1899/02-21.html">February 21, 1899</a>, to Robert Archibald Irving; great-grandniece of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shien-shlaudeman.html#393.56.68">Edward Shippen (1729-1806)</a>; second great-granddaughter of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shien-shlaudeman.html#419.18.44">Edward Shippen (1703-1781)</a>; second great-grandniece of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shien-shlaudeman.html#157.96.59">William Shippen</a>; fourth great-granddaughter of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shien-shlaudeman.html#860.88.84">Edward Shippen (1639-1712)</a>; first cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shien-shlaudeman.html#461.40.05">Edward Shippen (1823-1904)</a>; first cousin thrice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chertov-childers.html#885.35.89">Benjamin Chew</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williard-willingham.html#096.57.01">Thomas Willing</a>; second cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/button-byrer.html#406.94.37">Charles Willing Byrd</a>; third cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#296.88.63">George Howard</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/francis.html#112.89.40">John Brown Francis</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#762.57.32">Benjamin Chew Howard</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dales-dalto.html#421.54.73">Sophia Dallas</a>; fourth cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carroll.html#656.69.14">John Lee Carroll</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/overton-ovington.html#692.95.14">Edward Overton Jr.</a>; fourth cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/macdougal-maciora.html#242.35.83">James Rieman Macfarlane</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carroll.html#146.63.27">John Howell Carroll</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kane.html#190.80.45">Francis Fisher Kane</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-2138.html">Shippen-Byrd family</a> of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="343.50.20">Irving, Christopher</a> — Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for New Jersey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/pr2012-meeting.html">2012</a> (voted for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oakman-obrian.html#539.70.25">Barack Obama</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/biden-biged.html#109.77.03">Joseph R. Biden, Jr.</a>). Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="487.95.87">Irving, Clarence</a> — of San Diego, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SD-lived.html">San Diego County</a>, Calif. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/CA.html">1968</a>. Still living as of 1968. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="765.77.79">Irving, Don</a> (b. 1898) — of Chambersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/PI-lived.html">Pike County</a>, Ill. Born in Chambersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/PI-born.html">Pike County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/09-20.html">September 20, 1898</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">newspaper</a> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/writing.html">columnist</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Illinois</a> 20th District, 1944, 1946; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/PI-parties.html">chair of Pike County Democratic Party</a>, 1949-65. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/christian.html">Christian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/farm-bureau.html">Farm Bureau</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/farmers-union.html">Farmers Union</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Wade Hampton Irving and Martha (Hume) Irving; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/11-25.html">November 25, 1920</a>, to Marjorie Lindsey.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="958.94.06">Irving, Emma L.</a> — of Charleston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/KA-lived.html">Kanawha County</a>, W.Va. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/WV.html">1924</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="913.16.39">Irving, Frederick</a> (b. 1921) — Born in Rhode Island, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/05-02.html">May 2, 1921</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/IC-diplomats.html ">Iceland</a>, 1972; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/JM-diplomats.html ">Jamaica</a>, 1977-78. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/irving-frederick ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="505.75.44">Irving, George Wellington</a> (born c.1890) — of Los Angeles, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-lived.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CA-born.html">Canada</a>, about 1890. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/UK-consuls.html">Honorary Vice-Consul for Great Britain</a> in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-consuls.html">Los Angeles, Calif.</a>, 1935. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="064.62.29">Irving, Helen M.</a> (b. 1931) — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/index.html">1931</a>. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/MI.html">1972</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1976/MI.html">1976</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1980/MI.html">1980</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/MI.html">Democratic National Committee from Michigan</a>, 1973-77. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1980. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="630.17.06">Irving, Henry J.</a> — of New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from New York County 7th District, 1857. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="763.60.38">Irving, James</a> — of New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from New York County 16th District, 1867-71. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="423.04.13">Irving, John J.</a> — of Binghamton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/BO-lived.html">Broome County</a>, N.Y. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/binghamton.html">Mayor of Binghamton, N.Y.</a>, 1910-11; defeated, 1923; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912/NY.html">1912</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="044.90.31">Irving, John Treat</a> (1778-1838) — also known as John T. Irving — of New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-born.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1778/05-26.html">May 26, 1778</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from New York County, 1816-17, 1818-20; common pleas court judge in New York, 1821-38. Died in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-died.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1838/03-15.html">March 15, 1838</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/59.html">59 years, 293 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-buried.html#cms00142">Green-Wood Cemetery</a>, Brooklyn, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of William Irving (1731-1807) and Sarah (Sanders) Irving; brother of <a href="#417.16.78">William Irving (1766-1821)</a>, <a href="#064.92.04">Peter Irving</a> and <a href="#849.39.16">Washington Irving</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/16802.html">Irving family</a> of New York City, New York.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/81541141">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="361.36.25">Irving, Joseph</a> — of Everett, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/SN-lived.html">Snohomish County</a>, Wash. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/WA.html">1928</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/committees.html">Committee on Permanent Organization</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Irving, Leonard See <a href="#991.65.69">Theodore Leonard Irving</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="076.39.29">Irving, Marla</a> — of Fort Wayne, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/AL-lived.html">Allen County</a>, Ind. Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/pr2000-meeting.html">2000</a> (voted for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bush.html#874.74.60">George W. Bush</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cheney.html#063.64.84">Richard B. Cheney</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="064.92.04">Irving, Peter</a> (1771-1838) — of New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1771/10-30.html">October 30, 1771</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from New York County, 1802-03. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1838/06-27.html">June 27, 1838</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/66.html">66 years, 240 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-buried.html#cms01193">Sleepy Hollow Cemetery</a>, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of William Irving (1731-1807) and Sarah (Sanders) Irving; brother of <a href="#417.16.78">William Irving (1766-1821)</a>, <a href="#044.90.31">John Treat Irving</a> and <a href="#849.39.16">Washington Irving</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/16802.html">Irving family</a> of New York City, New York.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/72685253">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="840.83.79">Irving, Robert A.</a> — of New Jersey. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New Jersey</a> 1st District, 1924. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="170.18.27">Irving, Russell M.</a> — of Beaumont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1980/TX.html">1980</a>. Still living as of 1980. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="261.65.47">Irving, Samuel C.</a> — of Berkeley, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/AL-lived.html">Alameda County</a>, Calif. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/berkeley.html">Mayor of Berkeley, Calif.</a>, 1915-19. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="543.38.47">Irving, Samuel C.</a> — of Illinois. Independent candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Illinois</a>, 1926. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="991.65.69">Irving, Theodore Leonard</a> (1898-1962) — also known as Leonard Irving — of Independence, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/JA-lived.html">Jackson County</a>, Mo. Born in St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-born.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/03-24.html">March 24, 1898</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/railroading.html">Railroad work</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/movie-theaters.html">theater manager</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/hotel-biz.html">hotel manager</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/construction.html">construction worker</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/labor.html">president</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/labor.html">business agent</a>, Local 264, Construction and General Laborers Union; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Missouri</a> 4th District, 1949-53; defeated, 1952. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/congregationalist.html">Congregationalist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1962/03-08.html">March 8, 1962</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/63.html">63 years, 349 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/JA-buried.html#cms03982">Mt. Moriah Cemetery</a>, Kansas City, Mo. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/">1918</a> to Effie A. Bjornstad.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=I000037">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405894">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="718.87.39">Irving, Tyree</a> — of Greenwood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/LF-lived.html">Leflore County</a>, Miss. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/MS.html">1996</a>. Still living as of 1996. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=147842&img=1&mode=1&pg=1&tid=2028618"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/849/39.16.jpg" width=70 height=86 border=0 alt="Washington Irving"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="849.39.16">Irving, Washington</a> (1783-1859) — also known as "Dietrich Knickerbocker"; "Jonathan Oldstyle"; "Geoffrey Crayon" — of New York. Born in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-born.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1783/04-03.html">April 3, 1783</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/writing.html">Essayist</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/writing.html">historian</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/writing.html">author</a> of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and other stories; U.S. Minister to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SP-diplomats.html ">Spain</a>, 1842-46. Elected to the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/hall-of-fame.html">Hall of Fame for Great Americans</a> in 1900. Died in Tarrytown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-died.html">Westchester County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1859/11-28.html">November 28, 1859</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 239 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-buried.html#cms01193">Sleepy Hollow Cemetery</a>, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of William Irving (1731-1807) and Sarah (Sanders) Irving; brother of <a href="#417.16.78">William Irving (1766-1821)</a>, <a href="#064.92.04">Peter Irving</a> and <a href="#044.90.31">John Treat Irving</a>; great-granduncle of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glenn.html#752.06.11">Robert Broadnax Glenn</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/16802.html">Irving family</a> of New York City, New York.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Cross-reference: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/durkee-duval.html#898.77.08">William P. Duval</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">The <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-cities.html">city</a> of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/DA-names.html">Irving, Texas</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.  — The <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-cities.html">village</a> of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-names.html">Irvington, New York</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.  — Washington Irving <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-schools.html">Elementary School</a>, in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/OK-names.html">Edmond, Oklahoma</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Other politicians named for him: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#295.74.84">Washington Irving Howard</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/babcock.html#588.77.17">W. Irving Babcock</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wallace.html#951.20.06">Washington I. Wallace</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/b-babbush.html#550.17.20">W. I. Babb</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gabaldon-gafney.html#789.33.83">Washington Irving Gadbois</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith9.html#010.15.82">Washington I. Smith</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vanche-vandewater.html#446.04.49">W. Irving Vanderpoel</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kilguss-kim.html#224.61.54">Washington I. Kilpatrick</a> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington Irving">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/irving-washington ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/815/000031722">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/531">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Books about Washington Irving: George S. Hellman, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0898755166/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0898755166&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Washington Irving Esquire : Ambassador at Large from the New World to the Old</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1940)</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="417.16.78">Irving, William</a> (1766-1821) — of New York. Born in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-born.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1766/08-15.html">August 15, 1766</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 2nd District, 1814-19. Slaveowner. Died in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-died.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1821/11-08.html">November 8, 1821</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/55.html">55 years, 85 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-buried.html#cms01193">Sleepy Hollow Cemetery</a>, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of William Irving (1731-1807) and Sarah (Sanders) Irving; brother-in-law of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patty-payn.html#597.15.16">James Kirke Paulding</a>; brother of <a href="#064.92.04">Peter Irving</a>, <a href="#044.90.31">John Treat Irving</a> and <a href="#849.39.16">Washington Irving</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/16802.html">Irving family</a> of New York City, New York.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=I000038">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405895">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/17167400">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <a name="IRVIS"> </a> <table border width=100% cellpadding=5><tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">IRVIS (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/soundex/i.html#I612">Soundex I612</a>) — See also <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/arnoldus-arzeno.html#ARVIS">ARVIS</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilmour-givhan.html#GIRVIN">GIRVIN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/irvin.html#IRVIN">IRVIN</a>, <a href="#IRVINE">IRVINE</a>, <a href="#IRVING">IRVING</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirksey-kittleman.html#KIRVIN">KIRVIN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/orrice-orvyl.html#ORVAS">ORVAS</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/orrice-orvyl.html#ORVIS">ORVIS</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/skipper-slason.html#SKIRVIN">SKIRVIN</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/skipper-slason.html#SKIRVING">SKIRVING</a>. </td></tr></table> <table align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="103.79.53">Irvis, K. Leroy</a> — of Pittsburgh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/AL-lived.html">Allegheny County</a>, Pa. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/sthse.html">Pennsylvania state house of representatives</a>; elected 1960, 1964; elected unopposed 1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/PA.html">1972</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1984/PA.html">1984</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1988/PA.html">1988</a> (chair, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1988/committees.html">Credentials Committee</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1988/speakers.html">speaker</a>). Still living as of 1988. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Irvis, Leroy See <a href="#103.79.53">K. 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