Irving Ives
Irving Ives | |
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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 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Cornell University |
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. Ives voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.