Gideon S. Ives
Gideon Sprague Ives | |
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Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 27th district | |
In office January 4, 1887 – January 5, 1891 | |
11th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota | |
In office January 5, 1891 – January 3, 1893 | |
Governor | William Rush Merriam |
Preceded by | Albert E. Rice |
Succeeded by | David Marston Clough |
Personal details | |
Born | Dickinson, New York | January 19, 1846
Died | December 20, 1927 Saint Paul, Minnesota | (aged 81)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Swift |
Alma mater | University of Michigan Law School |
Profession | lawyer, politician, president of Minnesota Historical Society |
Gideon Sprague Ives (January 19, 1846 – December 20, 1927) was an American politician who served as Mayor of
Life and career
Ives was born in Dickinson, New York in 1846. His parents Warren and Elizabeth Ives (née Ladd) were descendants of early American settlers with roots going as far back as the 1630s. Ives later moved to Potsdam, New York and, in 1864, enlisted in the 50th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment taking part in the American Civil War. He was later transferred to the 15th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (with whom he served for the majority of the war) and was discharged from service in June 1865.[1]
After the war Ives returned to Potsdam to continue his schooling. He later attended the
While he did not hold another elected office, Ives remained active in state politics and later moved to
Ives died on December 20, 1927. He is buried in Oakland Cemetery in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Publications
- Ives, Gideon S. 1919. "William Gates Le Duc". Minnesota History Bulletin. 3.
References
- ^ a b c "Gideon S. Ives" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society.
- ^ "Ives, Gideon Sprague — Legislative Record". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.
- In Memorian, Gideon S. Ives
- University of Michigan. Michigan Alumnus. [Ann Arbor]: Alumni Association of the University of Michigan, 1894, page 506. Also available from Google Books.