Biography

08/20/1830 - 11/24/1866

Elias Hicks Irish (R24) Allegheny County 1860-1862

Early Life:

Elias Hicks Irish, born August 20, 1830; son of William Beckford and Lydia Cadwalader Irish; Washington College (now Washington and Jefferson College) B.A., law; attorney, 1854-1865; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1859 term, not a candidate for reelection, 1860 term; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1860-1862; died, November 24, 1866, New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania; interment, Greenwood Cemetery, New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1859 term, not a candidate for reelection, 1860 term.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 24th district, Allegheny County, 1860-1862.

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Legacy:

Great grandfather, Nathaniel Irish, Pennsylvania State Senate, Allegheny, Beaver, Butler Counties, 1808-1809. 

Nathaniel Irish  - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov) 

Cited: 

Cox, Harold. Senate Members "I" (wilkes.edu). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Elias Hicks Irish (1830-1866) - Find a Grave Memorial