Irving Ives
1896–1962 (age 66)
Politician
Biography
Irving Ives, born in 1896, combined early experience in manufacturing with a passion for public service, eventually representing New York as a legislator and a U.S. senator where he became known for pragmatic leadership from the late 1940s through the 1950s.
He championed fair labor standards, civil rights, and bipartisan cooperation as he sought to keep government close to the people, and after his retirement he was laid to rest at Greenlawn Cemetery.