William Irving (1766 - 1821)

William Irving

William Irving was the older brother of the famous writer Washington Irving and a U.S. Congressman.

William Irving was engaged in fur trading and other businesses, and wrote several essays and poems for the satirical magazine Salmagundi, which was published by Washington Irving as a periodical and later published as a book.

In 1813. William Irving was elected by Democratic-Republicans to represent New York's 2nd Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.