Irving family of early 19th-century New York

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American family family

The Irving family of early 19th-century New York was a prominent literary and mercantile clan best known for producing celebrated American author Washington Irving and his writer brother William Irving.

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American family → family →
associatedWith	New York literary scene → New York mercantile community →
city	New York →
country	United States →
culturalRole	early American literary circle →
economicActivity	import trade → shipping →
era	Federal period → Jacksonian era →
ethnicOrigin	Scottish-American →
familyHead	William Irving Sr. →
hasChild	Ann Irving → Catherine Irving → Ebenezer Irving → John Irving → John Treat Irving Sr. → Peter Irving → Sarah Irving → Washington Irving → William Irving → William Irving Jr. →
hasMember	Sarah Sanders Irving → William Irving Sr. →
historicalContext	early American Republic → post-Revolutionary United States →
influenced	development of American literature →
knownFor	literary activity → mercantile activity →
language	English →
location	New York City →
migrationOrigin	Scotland →
notableMember	Washington Irving → William Irving →
occupationTradition	commerce → writing →
region	Manhattan →
religion	Presbyterianism →
socialStatus	prominent →
timePeriod	early 19th century →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
William Irving →	notableFamily