Irving Ives | |
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.jpg) Portrait, c. 1950 | |
| United States Senator from New York | |
| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | James M. Mead |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Keating |
| Speaker of the New York State Assembly | |
| In office January 1, 1936 – December 31, 1936 | |
| Preceded by | Irwin Steingut |
| Succeeded by | Oswald D. Heck |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from Chenango County | |
| In office February 11, 1930 – December 31, 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Bert Lord |
| Succeeded by | Janet Hill Gordon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Irving McNeil Ives January 24, 1896 Bainbridge, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 24, 1962 (aged 66) Norwich, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Elizabeth Skinner
(m. 1920; died 1947)Marion Crain (m. 1948) |
| Children | George Ives |
| Alma mater | Hamilton College |
| Occupation | Politician, banker, insurance agent |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1917-1919 |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
| Unit | 5th Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
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Irving McNeil Ives (January 24, 1896 – February 24, 1962) was an American politician and founding dean of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. A Republican, he served as a United States Senator from New York from 1947 to 1959. He was previously a member of the New York State Assembly for sixteen years, serving as Minority Leader (1935), Speaker (1936), and Majority Leader (1937–1946). A liberal Republican, he was known as a specialist in labor and civil rights legislation.[1] Ives voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.[2]
- ^ "Irving Ives Dead. Ex-U.S. Senator, 66". The New York Times. Associated Press. February 25, 1962.
New York Republican Was a Specialist in Civil Rights and Labor Legislation. Defeated Lehman In '46. Co-Author of State's Fair Employment Practices Act. Former Cornell Dean. State Legislator 16 Years. Was Educated at Hamilton. Opposed Lehman Early Eisenhower. Backer Bill Became Campaign Issue. Former United States Senator Irving M. Ives, a specialist in labor and civil rights legislation and co-author of New York's Fair Employment Practices Act, died today after a long illness. He was 66 years old. ...
- ^ "HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.