William Irvine was an American

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 lawyer, soldier, and politician from Corning, New York

Corning (city), New York

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. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives

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 in 1858 as a Republican in New York

New York

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's 28th district. He served only one term (1859–1861). At the start of the Civil War he entered the army as Lt. Colonel of the 10th New York Regiment, and was afterward brevetted to Brigadier General. After the war he moved to California

California

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 and resumed the practice of law.

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