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  1. James Irvine II. James Harvey Irvine, Sr. (1867–1947), son of James Irvine I and Henrietta Maria (Nettie) Rice, was born October 16, 1867, in San Francisco. [4] He was the grandson of Harvey Rice. James II's mother died when he was seven years old, and his father died when he was about eighteen. Between the time of James Irvine I's death in ...

  2. James II owned nearly a third of the land in present day Orange County. The city of Irvine (formerly Myford) is named after him. He died of Bright's disease in 1947. [5] James Irvine III [edit] James Harvey Irvine, Jr. (1894–1935) was groomed since a young man to take over the Ranch. He married Madeline Agassiz in 1914, but they were divorced ...

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  4. The James Irvine Foundation was created in 1937 as the primary stockholder of The Irvine Company, which held his 110,000 acres of prime ranch and agricultural land — almost a third of present-day Orange County. The Foundation made its first grant in 1938 for $1,000.

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  5. Feb 8, 2013 · February 8, 2013 at 12:00 a.m. The city of Irvine gets its name from the family that once owned the land. The patriarch was James Irvine I, (1827-1886) a determined and disciplined California ...

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  6. The Irvine Ranch History . Irvine, California . The Irvine Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the rich heritage of the Irvine Ranch, once one of the largest private ranches in the United States. IRVINE - A LAND AND A FAMILY . Legacy of James Irvine, Sr. “Often the Best Way to Show Warm Sympathy is With Cold Cash”

  7. Other articles where James Irvine is discussed: Irvine: …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. His son inherited the land and established the Irvine Company in 1894. Irvine subsequently developed into a farming community, with crops…

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