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William Irwin
13th Governor of California
In office
December 9, 1875 – January 8, 1880
LieutenantJames A. Johnson
Preceded byRomualdo Pacheco
Succeeded byGeorge C. Perkins
Acting Lieutenant Governor of California
In office
February 27, 1875 – December 9, 1875
GovernorRomualdo Pacheco
Preceded byRomualdo Pacheco
Succeeded byJames A. Johnson
19th President pro tempore of the California State Senate
In office
March 13, 1874 – February 27, 1875
Preceded byJames T. Farley
Succeeded byBenjamin F. Tuttle
Member of the California Senate
from the 28th district
In office
December 6, 1869 – December 6, 1875
Preceded byE. Wadsworth
Succeeded byWiley J. Tinnin
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 28th district
In office
January 6, 1862 – December 7, 1863
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byR. C. Scott
Personal details
Born(1827-07-12)July 12, 1827
Oxford, Ohio, U.S.
Died (aged 58)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations		National Union (1861–1865)
SpouseAmelia Elizabeth Cassidy
Children1
ProfessionEducator, laborer
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William Irwin (July 12, 1827 – March 15, 1886) was an American politician from the Democratic Party who served as the 13th governor of California between 1875 and 1880. He previously served as acting lieutenant governor for nine months in 1875.

Born in Butler County, Ohio, Irwin graduated in 1848 from Marietta College in Marietta, where he later became an instructor. After moving to California, Irwin worked in various private industries and in 1865 was a candidate for Siskiyou County Tax Collector but lost. He was eventually elected to the California State Assembly, representing the 28th district. He became the editor of a newspaper and then was elected to the California State Senate. He served as President pro tempore of the Senate and as such, became acting lieutenant governor in 1875 when Lieutenant Governor Romualdo Pacheco became governor. Irwin was elected governor in his own right that same year. He died in 1886 in San Francisco, California and was interred in the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery in Sacramento, California.

Irwin was the one who appointed young journalist Henry George to the office of State Inspector of Gas Meters in 1876, which lifted George and his family out of destitution and allowed him to write Progress and Poverty.

  • Irwin Gravesite Irwin Gravesite
  • Engraving of Irwin in Harper's Weekly, 1875 Engraving of Irwin in Harper's Weekly, 1875
  • Irwin's official gubernatorial portrait Irwin's official gubernatorial portrait
  • Irwin later in life Irwin later in life

References

  1. ^ Vassar, Alex; Meyers, Shane. "William Irwin". JoinCalifornia. JoinCalifornia. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. "California Governor William Irwin". National Governors Association. 2004. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  3. George, Henry Jr. (1900). The Life of Henry George. New York: Robert Schalkenbach Foundation. pp. 247–249. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

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Party political offices
Preceded byHenry Huntly Haight Democratic nominee for Governor of California
1875 		Succeeded byHugh J. Glenn
Political offices
Preceded byDistrict created California State Assemblyman, 28th District
1862–1863
(with Caleb N. Thornbury, then Benjamin F. Varney) 		Succeeded byS. L. Littlefield, R. C. Scott
Preceded byRomualdo Pacheco
Lieutenant Governor 		Acting Lieutenant Governor of California
1875 		Succeeded byJames A. Johnson
Lieutenant Governor
Preceded byRomualdo Pacheco Governor of California
1875–1880 		Succeeded byGeorge Perkins
Governors of California
Under Spain
(1769–1822)
  1. Capt. Portolá
  2. Col. Fages
  3. Capt. Rivera
  4. Capt-Gen. de Neve
  5. Col. Fages
  6. Capt. Roméu
  7. Capt. Arrillaga
  8. Col. Bórica
  9. Lt. Col. Alberní
  10. Capt. Arrillaga
  11. Capt. J. Argüello
  12. Don Solá
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(1822–1846)
  1. Capt. L. Argüello
  2. Lt. Col. Echeandía
  3. Gen. Victoria
  4. Don P. Pico
  5. Lt. Col. Echeandía
  6. Brig. Gen. Figueroa
  7. Lt. Col. Castro
  8. Lt. Col. Gutiérrez
  9. Col. Chico
  10. Lt. Col. Gutiérrez
  11. Pres. Alvarado · Carrillo (rival)
  12. Brig. Gen. Micheltorena
  13. Don P. Pico
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  6. Gen. Riley
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* acting
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