Given the question: What key details about irving ives can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: irving mcneil ives -lrb- january 24 , 1896 -- february 24 , 1962 -rrb- was an american politician . a member of the republican party , he served as a united states senator from new york from 1947 to 1959 . he was previously a member of the new york state assembly for sixteen years , serving as minority leader -lrb- 1935 -rrb- , speaker -lrb- 1936 -rrb- , and majority leader -lrb- 1937 -- 1946 -rrb- . a liberal republican , he was known as a specialist in labor and civil rights legislation .
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- jr/sr is united states senator- party is republican- succeeded is kenneth keating oswald d. heck janet hill gordon- birth date is 24 january 1896- death date is 24 february 1962- spouse is elizabeth skinner 1920 1947 marion crain 1948 1962- office is speaker the new york state assembly from chenango county of the new york state assembly member of- term end is january 3 , 1959 december 31 , 1936 1946- death place is norwich , new york- birth place is bainbridge , new york- state is new york- nationality is american- alma mater is hamilton college- occupation is politician , banker , insurance agent- preceded is james m. mead irwin steingut bert lord- children is george ives- term start is january 3 , 1947 january 1 , 1936 1930- image is irving ives.jpg- religion is presbyterian