▁sp elled ▁Ir win ▁was ▁a ▁lawyer , ▁far mer , ▁politician , ▁and ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁Born ▁near ▁Char l ott es ville , ▁Virginia , ▁Ir vin ▁purs ued ▁an ▁academic ▁course ▁and ▁later ▁studied ▁law . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁county . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Lanc aster , ▁Ohio , ▁about ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁and ▁continued ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁his ▁profession . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁an ▁associate ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁common ▁ple as ▁for ▁Fair field ▁County ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁general ▁assembly ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁im pe ached ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁by ▁the ▁Ohio ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁and ▁subsequently ▁removed ▁from ▁office ▁by ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Senate . ▁ ▁Ir vin ▁served ▁as ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 0 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Ohio ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 0 - 1 5 . ▁He ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁election ▁for ▁Governor ▁of ▁Ohio ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁again ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁ 1 8 2 5 - 2 7 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁speaker ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁He ▁came ▁in ▁third ▁for ▁election ▁to