Biography

02/06/1800 - 10/18/1864

Timothy Ives, Jr. (D28) Clarion, Jefferson, McKean, Potter and Warren, Counties 1849-1850 (D18) Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter and Tioga Counties 1851

Early Life:

Timothy Ives, Jr., born, February 6, 1800, Beechers Island, Tioga County, Pennsylvania; son of Timothy and Sarah Ives; school teacher; married, Marta Andrews, 1823; elected, treasurer, Tioga County, 1825-1826; cloth and dry goods merchant; appointed, justice of the peace, Coudersport; postmaster, United States Postal Service, Coudersport, 1832; associate judge, Potter County Courts, nine years; trustee, Coudersport Academy, 1837-1842; proprietor, The Potter Pennon, 1839-1842, The Democratic Republican, 1842-1843, The Potter Pioneer, 1843-1851, The Union, 1851-1854, Highland Patriot, 1854-1858, Northern Democrat, 1858-1860, all of Coudersport; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1846, 1847 and 1848 terms; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1849-1851; appointed, superintendent, Portage Railroad, 1851-1852; lumberman; engaged, railroad construction; died, October 18, 1864, Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania; interment, Eulalia Cemetery, Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, treasurer, Tioga County, 1825-1826. 

Appointed, justice of the peace, Coudersport; postmaster, United States Postal Service, Coudersport, 1832.

Associate judge, Potter County Courts, nine years.

Trustee, Coudersport Academy, 1837-1842.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Clinton, Lycoming and Potter Counties, 1846, 1847 and 1848 terms. 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 28th district, Clarion, Jefferson, McKean, Potter and Warren, Counties 1849-1850, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 18th district, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter and Tioga Counties, 1851. 

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Cited:

Cox, Harold. Senate Members "I" (wilkes.edu). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Timothy Ives Jr. (1800-1864) - Find a Grave Memorial