William Beckford Irish (1773 - 1850)

Born 23 Aug 1773 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Died 23 Mar 1850 at age 76 in Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

From History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania:

William B., was born August 23, 1773, in Philadelphia. He came to Pittsburgh with his father. He was deputy, marshal of the United States during the administration of President Monroe, and as such was often employed in carrying specie across the mountains. He was a fearless officer, ever ready to do his duty. He finally moved to Ohio, where he died March 23, 1850.

From History of Pittsburgh and Environs:

William Beckford Irish was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 21, 1773, died in Lawrence county, Pa., March 23, 1850, was buried in New Lisbon, Ohio, and later reinterred in New Castle, Pa.

He married (first) Hannah Cadwallader, of prominent Virginia family, the only one of their seven children to reach maturity being a son, Dr. Franklin Irish, a leading physician of Pittsburgh, who served as a surgeon throughout the Civil War. William B. Irish married (second) Lydia Cadwallader, born at Brownsville, Pa., daughter of Septimus and Sarah (Dallas) Cadwallader. Children: .Elias H., at­torney in Pittsburgh, and State Senator, died Nov. 24, 1866; Dallas Cadwallader, of further mention; William Beckford (2), born in 1835, died in 1853; Ellen, born in 1&37, died in 1897, married William Stanton; Nathaniel, a lieutenant in Hampton Battery F, Pennsylvania Light Artillery, and later its captain.

Sources

• Cushing, Thomas. History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (A. Warner & Co., Chicago, 1889, Part 2: p. 328-329)
• Fleming, George T. History of Pittsburgh and Environs (The American Historical Society, New York and Chicago, 1922, Vol. 4, p. 163-164)
• Find A Grave: Memorial #174350530