Willard Ives
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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
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
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
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
- ↑ 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
- 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
- United States Congress. "Willard Ives (id: I000051)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Willard Ives at Find a Grave