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James Irvine (1793–1835) was an educator and Presbyterian minister who served as the second president of
James Irvine (1793–1835) was an educator and Presbyterian minister who served as the second president of Ohio University
Ohio University (Ohio or OU) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus in Athens, Ohio, United States. The university was first conceived in the 1787 contract between the United States Department of the Treasury#Re ...
, located in Athens, Ohio
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, from 1822 to 1824.
Irvine, a native of Washington County, New York
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, graduated from Union College
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, and was hired as a professor of mathematics at Ohio University in 1821. He became university president in 1822 and served only a year before taking a leave of absence due to poor health. Irvine never returned from his leave and resigned in 1824. He was pastor at West Hebron, New York
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, 1824–1831, and of the Second Presbyterian Church of New York City, 1831–1835. He died in New York City, on November 25, 1835.
See also
*List of presidents of Ohio University
This list of presidents of Ohio University includes all who have served as president of Ohio University. The university has known twenty-three leaders serve; and except for Super, Crook, McDavis, Nellis, Sherman, and Stewart Gonzalez, all presi ...
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Ohio University Ohio University faculty Presidents of Ohio University 1793 births 1835 deaths People from Washington County, New York People from Hebron, New York {{US-academic-administrator-1790s-stub