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Joseph Irving (1830–1891) was a Scottish journalist, historian and annalist. ==Life== Born at Dumfries on 2 May 1830, he was son of Andrew Irving, a joiner. After being educated at the parish school of Troqueer, over the River Nith from Dumfries, he served an apprenticeship as a printer in the office of the ''Dumfries Standard''. Irving then worked practised as compositor and journalist in Dumfries and Sunderland. He was for a time on the staff of the ''Morning Chronicle'' in London, and in 1854 became editor of the ''Dumbarton Herald''. For some years afterwards he was a bookseller in Dumbarton, and started in 1867 the ''Dumbarton Journal'', which was unsuccessful.〔 In 1860 Irving became a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and in 1864 an honorary member of the Archæological Society of Glasgow. He disposed of his Dumbarton business in 1869 on the death of his wife, who had been involved with him in his enterprises. After living a few years in Renton, Dumbartonshire, he settled in Paisley in 1880, where he wrote for the ''Glasgow Herald'' and other journals.〔 After some years of uncertain health, Irving died at Paisley, on 2 September 1891.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph Irving」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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