Thomas Irwin (1785-1870)

Birthplace

Philadelphia, Pa.

Occupation

Lawyer
Congressional Service House 1829-31 (D-Pa.)

Newspapers

Philadelphia Repository, 1804

Federal appointments

Indian agent, Natchitoches, La., 1809-1811
Federal judge for western district of Pennsylvania, 1831-59
Other offices
Pa. House of Representatives, 1824-28
Notes
Graduate of Franklin College (now Franklin and Marshall), Lancaster, Pa.
Technically one of Andrew Jackson's editorial appointees, though his known editorial career was long in the past by time of Jackson's accession.

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