Thomas Irwin
Personal
Birthday:
2/22/1785
Birthplace:
Philadelphia, PA
Date of Death:
5/14/1870
Place of Death:
Pittsburgh, PA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Editor, Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] Repository, 1804-
Private practice, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1808, 1811-1812, n.d.
Indian agent, Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1808-1810
Deputy attorney general, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 1812-1819
State representative from Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 1824-1828
U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, 1829-1831
Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1859-1870
Education
Name of School:
Franklin College (now Franklin and Marshall College)
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1808 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
Court Name:
Pennsylvania Western District Court
President Nominating:
Andrew Jackson
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
03/21/1832
Termination Date:
01/04/1859
Termination Reason:
Resignation