Irving Ives

Irving Ives
Portrait, c. 1950
United States Senator
from New York
In office
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959
Preceded byJames M. Mead
Succeeded byKenneth Keating
Speaker of the New York State Assembly
In office
January 1, 1936 – December 31, 1936
Preceded byIrwin Steingut
Succeeded byOswald D. Heck
Member of the New York State Assembly
from Chenango County
In office
February 11, 1930 – December 31, 1946
Preceded byBert Lord
Succeeded byJanet Hill Gordon
Personal details
Born
Irving McNeil Ives

(1896-01-24)January 24, 1896
Bainbridge, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 24, 1962(1962-02-24) (aged 66)
Norwich, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Elizabeth Skinner
(m. 1920; died 1947)
Marion Crain
(m. 1948)
ChildrenGeorge Ives
Alma materHamilton College
OccupationPolitician, banker, insurance agent
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1917-1919
RankFirst Lieutenant
Unit5th Division
Battles/warsWorld 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]

  1. ^ "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. ...
  2. ^ "HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.