Samuel A. Irvin
American politician
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| Intro | American politician | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 17 January 1833, Germany, Germany | |
| Death | 3 February 1918 (aged 85 years) | |
| Star sign | Capricorn | |
| Politics: | Republican Party |
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Samuel A. Irvin was the Collector of Internal Revenue for the 1st District of Illinois and served for several years as City Counsellor of the City of Chicago. During the term of Hermann Raster as Collector of Internal Revenue he served as his chief deputy. When Raster resigned due to political matters in late May 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant elected Irvin as his replacement on April 8.