William Wallace Irwin (1803 - 1856) - Find A Grave Memorial

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William Wallace Irwin

Birth:	Sep. 16, 1803 Pittsburgh Allegheny County Pennsylvania, USA
Death:	Sep. 15, 1856 Pittsburgh Allegheny County Pennsylvania, USA
US Congressman, Pittsburgh Mayor. He served as Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1840 to 1841. He was elected as a Whig to represent Pennsylvania's 22nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1841 to 1843. He chose not to run for re-election, and was appointed by President John Tyler as United States Chargé d'Affaires to Denmark, serving in that diplomatic post from 1843 to 1847. His wife, Sophia Arabella Bache Irwin, was a great-granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin. Family links: Parents: John Irwin (1746 - 1830) Agnes Farquer Irwin (1773 - 1860) Spouses: Sophia Arabella Bache Irwin (1815 - 1904) Frances Everallyn Rose Irwin (1809 - 1836)* Children: Frances Mason Irwin Mustin (1830 - 1897)* John Irwin (1832 - 1901)* William Irwin (1836 - 1841)* Richard Biddle Irwin (1839 - 1892)* Agnes Irwin (1841 - 1914)* Robert Walker Irwin (1844 - 1925)* Sophia Dallas Irwin (1845 - 1915)* Mary Bache Irwin McCarthy (1849 - 1927)* *Calculated relationship Search Amazon for William Irwin

Burial: Allegheny Cemetery Pittsburgh Allegheny County Pennsylvania, USA Plot: 19-16-8
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