Washington Irving was a man of many accomplishments; he was a writer and diplomat who earned fame both at home and overseas. His writings would become the first American Literature classics which paved the way for American writers.
Washington Irving was born in New York City, near present day Wall Street, on April 3, 1783. Irving was born into an overall prosperous household where he was the youngest of 11 children. Only eight of the eleven children would grow up to reach adulthood . Since Irving's birth came near the end of the American Revolution, he was named in honor of General George Washington.
Washington's parents were Scottish-English immigrants. His father was William Irving, a sea faring Scotsman, who served as petty officer in the British armed fleet. He met Sarah Sanders, an Englishwomen and granddaughter of a clergyman, in Falmouth. …
