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James Irvine (1827–1886) was born in County Down, Ireland on December 27, 1827, the second to the youngest of nine children. When Ireland's potato crop failed in 1845, James Irvine and his younger brother William were among those who left for the United States. Irvine worked for two years in New York.
James Harvey Irvine, Sr. then developed the Southern California property into an agricultural empire which, along with the San Francisco properties, enabled him to become one of the wealthiest men in California.
James Harvey Irvine, Sr. then developed the Southern California property into an agricultural empire which, along with the San Francisco properties, enabled him to become one of the wealthiest men in California.
James H. Irvine saw great potential in the land that he inherited in 1895. Over his 55 years as owner of the Irvine Ranch, the 100,000-acre landholding went from undeveloped grazing pastures to premier agricultural producers in the world. Learn more.
James Irvine (educator) (1793–1835), second president of Ohio University. James Irvine (landowner) (1827–1886), co-founder of the Irvine Ranch. James Irvine (Quebec businessman) (1766–1829), early Canadian businessman and politician.
By the 1860s much of the land had been acquired by sheep ranchers Benjamin and Thomas Flint, Llewellyn Bixby, and James Irvine (for whom the city is named). By 1876 Irvine had purchased the entire tract of what became known as the Irvine Ranch.
Jun 26, 1990 · 1864-66: James Irvine, a prosperous San Francisco merchant who came to California during the Gold Rush, buys parts of what had been three enormous Spanish land grants south of the small town of...
