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==Background==

==Background==

Irving Ives was born in Bainbridge in Chenango County in south central New York, halfway between Binghamton and Oneonta. He was the son of the former Lucie Hough Keeler (1860–1941) and George Albert Ives (1857–1942), who worked in the [[coal]] and feed businesses.<ref name=biography>"Irving Ives," ''The Encyclopedia of American Biography,'' Vol.34, 1965, American Historical Company.</ref> His ancestors came from [[England]] and settled in 1635 in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. They were involved in the establishment of the Quinnipiac Colony in 1638.<ref name=yearbook>"Irving Ives," ''Current Biography'' Yearbook, H. W. Wilson Company, Vol. 10, 1949 2021}}</ref><ref name=biography/>  

Irving Ives was born in Bainbridge in Chenango County in south central New York, halfway between Binghamton and Oneonta. He was the son of the former Lucie Hough Keeler (1860–1941) and George Albert Ives (1857–1942), who worked in the [[coal]] and feed businesses.<ref name=biography>"Irving Ives," ''The Encyclopedia of American Biography,'' Vol.34, 1965, American Historical Company.</ref> His ancestors came from [[England]] and settled in 1635 in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. They were involved in the establishment of the Quinnipiac Colony in 1638.<ref name=biography/><ref name=yearbook>"Irving Ives," ''Current Biography'' Yearbook, H. W. Wilson Company, Vol. 10, 1949 2021.</ref>

After graduation from Oneonta High School in 1914,<ref name=nytimes/>he enrolled at the private liberal arts institution, Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, named for [[Founding fathers|Founding father]] and the first [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] [[Alexander Hamilton]]. After two years he left Hamilton to enlist in the [[United States Army]] Infantry following the [[United States|American]] entry into [[World War I]] under the leadership of [[U.S. President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/I000050|title=IVES, Irving McNeil, (1896-1962)|accessdate=August 5, 2021}}</ref> During the war, he served with the American Expeditionary Forces in [[France]] and [[Germany]]. He fought in the battles of the Meuse-Argonne and Saint-Mihiel.<ref name=yearbook/> He was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant, when the war ended in 1919 and then resumed his studies at Hamilton College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1920 with membership in Phi Beta Kappa Society.<ref name=nytimes/>

After graduation from Oneonta High School in 1914,<ref name=nytimes/>he enrolled at the private liberal arts institution, Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, named for [[Founding fathers|Founding father]] and the first [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] [[Alexander Hamilton]]. After two years he left Hamilton to enlist in the [[United States Army]] Infantry following the [[United States|American]] entry into [[World War I]] under the leadership of [[U.S. President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/I000050|title=IVES, Irving McNeil, (1896-1962)|accessdate=August 5, 2021}}</ref> During the war, he served with the American Expeditionary Forces in [[France]] and [[Germany]]. He fought in the battles of the Meuse-Argonne and Saint-Mihiel.<ref name=yearbook/> He was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant, when the war ended in 1919 and then resumed his studies at Hamilton College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1920 with membership in Phi Beta Kappa Society.<ref name=nytimes/>