Jared Irwin (Pennsylvania politician)

For the governor of Georgia, see Jared Irwin.

Jared Irwin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 10th district
In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817
Preceded by	Aaron Lyle
Succeeded by	David Scott William Wilson
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1811
Personal details
Born	(1768-01-19)January 19, 1768 Georgia
Died	September 20, 1818(1818-09-20) (aged 50) Fernandina, Florida
Political party	Democratic-Republican

Jared Irwin (January 19, 1768 – September 20, 1818) was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania.

Biography

Irwin was born in Georgia. He was appointed commissioner for valuation of lands and dwellings and enumeration of slaves for the second division of Georgia on July 17, 1798. He engaged in mercantile pursuits at Milton, Pennsylvania, and served as postmaster of Milton from June 1, 1802, to June 29, 1803. He was sheriff of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, from 1808 to 1812. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1811, and served as colonel of the Fifth Rifle Regiment in the War of 1812.

Irwin was elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses. In 1817, Irwin assisted in the establishment of a short-lived revolutionary government on Amelia Island, Florida. He died in Fernandina, Florida in 1818.

References

• United States Congress. "Jared Irwin (id: I000042)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard