Irvine (family) : Acheson Gosford Irvine. Colonel A.G. Irvine, (1837-1916) was born in Quebec. He was first commissioned in the Canadian Militia in 1864, and served in the Red River Expeditionary force in 1870 as a Major, 2nd Battalion, Quebec Rifles. He remained in Manitoba as Commanding Orricer of the Provisional Battalion of Rifles, and joined the N.W.M.P. in 1875 as a superintendant and inspector, later becoming Assistant Commissioner. In 1880 he was made Acting Commissioner of the force, and was confirmed as Commissioner in 1882, resigning in 1886. He was warden of Stony Mountain Penitentiary, 1892-1913 and of Kingston Penitentiary, 1913-1914. See: Encyclopedia Canadiana, Vol. 5, p. 330; Canadian Encyulopedia, 1985, p. 904.
Matthew Bell Irvine. Sir Matthew Bell Irvine C.B. (1832-1893) was born and educated in Quebec and joined the Commissariat Department of the British Army in 1848. During his career with the department, he served in many parts of the world, including as a combattant in the Crimean War and a soldier in Western Australia and British Guiana. His most notable campaigns were both under Major-General Garnet Joseph Wolseley: the Red River campaign of 1870, and the Ashanti campaign of 1874. He retired in 1881 with the honorary rank of Commissary-General. See: George Maclean Rose, A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography, Vol. 2, p. 337.
John George Irvine. Born in Quebec City, Irvine (1801-1871) was educated at the University of Edinburgh and was commissioned in the 31st Regiment of Foot, British Army. In Canada, he first worked for the business firm Irvine, McNaught and Company. During the 1837 rebellions, he served as a captain in the Royal Quebec Volunteers, he served as a captain in the Royal Quebec Volunteers and in 1838 was appointed Deputy Quartermaster in the Canadian militia holding the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. In the same year, he was commissioned as a major in the Queen's Volunteers of the active militia of Canada. After 1851, he filled various Aide-de-Camp positions to the Governors of Canada. See: George Mclean Rose, A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography, Vol. 2, p. 337; Williams Notman, Portraits of British Americans, p. 325.
James Irvine. Born in England, James Irvine (1766-1829) emigrated to Canada in the late 1760's with his parents Adam Irvine and Elizabeth Johnston. James Irvine became a successful merchant in Quebec City with the firm of Irvine, McNaught & Co. He served on the Executive and Legislative Council of Lower Canada and in the militia, 1803-1822, retiring as a Lieutenant-Colonel. See: George Maclean Rose, A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography, Vol. 2, p. 337; Joseph Desjardins, Guide parlementaire historique de la province de Quebec.
