Irvine, James Harvey (1827–1886)

James Irvine was born in Anabilt, County Down, Ireland, on December 27, 1827, and immigrated to New York in 1846. Penniless but determined, Irvine sailed to San Francisco as a merchant and miner during the California Gold Rush. In 1854, Irvine's ...

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