Willard Ives
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 Willard Ives in 1895 | |
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| In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | |
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| Born | July 7, 1806 Watertown, New York |
| Died | April 19, 1896 (aged 89) |
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Willard Ives (July 7, 1806 – April 19, 1896) was a United States Representative from New York. He was a member of the 32nd United States Congress from 1851 to 1853.
Early life and career[change | change source]
Willard Ives was born in the town of Watertown, New York on July 7, 1806 on the farm owned by his father, Titus Ives.[1][2][3] Ives went to public schools in the Watertown City School District as a boy, and he also studied in Belleville and at an academy in Loweville.[2] In 1840, he became a director in the Bank of Watertown, and later in 1840 he became the president of the bank.[4][2]
Later life[change | change source]
In 1846, he became president of the Jefferson County Agricultural Society.[5] In 1848, his friends nominated him to be a member of the United States Congress.[2] Ives was elected in the 32nd United States Congress on March 4, 1851 as a Democrat, and his term ended on March 3, 1853.[1] He was one of the founders of Syracuse University, and he was a member of the board of directors from 1870 to 1886.[1][2] In 1873, a school in Antwerp, New York was about to go bankrupt and needed $30,000, about $680,000 in 2021 because of inflation, and Ives gave them $8,000, about 180,000 in 2021. The school was renamed to Ives Seminary on April 21, 1874 to thank him.[6]
Personal life and death[change | change source]
Ives married Charlotte Winslow on December 27, 1827. Charlotte died on October 13, 1861, and Ives remarried to Lucina M. Eddy. Ives had no Children.[3][2]
In 1850, he moved out of his childhood farm, and bought his own farm.[4]
Ives died on April 19, 1896, and was buried in Brookside Cemetery in Watertown, New York.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Willard Ives - Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Durant 1878, p. 148.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ives 1932, p. 298.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Haddock 1894, p. 111.
- ↑ Durant 1878, p. 150.
- ↑ Durant 1878, p. 280.
Sources[change | change source]
- Durant, Samuel W.; Pierce, Henry (1878). History of Jefferson County, New York. L.H. Everts & Company.
- Haddock, John A. (1895). Growth of a Century: As Illustrated in the History of Jefferson County, New York, from 1793 to 1894. Sherman.
- Ives, Arthur Coon (1932). Genealogy of the Ives family, including a history of the early settlements and the movement from Quinnipiac to the Black River country. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. [Watertown, N.Y.], [Printed by the Hungerford-Holbrook Company].
Other Websites[change | change source]
- United States Congress. "Willard Ives (id: I000051)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Willard Ives at Find a Grave
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