Willard Ives

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. 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. In 1840, he became a director in the Bank of Watertown, and later in 1840 he became the president of the bank.
Later life.
In 1846, he became president of the Jefferson County Agricultural Society. In 1848, his friends nominated him to be a member of the United States Congress. Ives was elected in the 32nd United States Congress on March 4, 1851 as a Democrat, and his term ended on March 3, 1853. He was one of the founders of Syracuse University, and he was a member of the board of directors from 1870 to 1886. In 1873, a school in Antwerp, New York was about to go bankrupt and needed $30,000, about $ in because of inflation, and Ives gave them $8,000, about in . The school was renamed to Ives Seminary on April 21, 1874 to thank him.
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.
In 1850, he moved out of his childhood farm, and bought his own farm.
Ives died on April 19, 1896, and was buried in Brookside Cemetery in Watertown, New York.