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Thomas Irwin
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Thomas Irwin served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by Andrew Jackson and confirmed Mar 21, 1832 by a 19–17 Senate vote.
- Appointed by
- Andrew Jackson
- Confirmed
- Mar 21, 1832
- Senate vote
- 19–17
- Born
- 1785
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of PennsylvaniaAndrew Jackson · Mar 21, 1832 – Jan 4, 1859
Education
- Franklin College (now Franklin and Marshall College)
- Read law1808
Career
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
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