De Alva Stanwood Alexander

Republican Representative of New York's 36th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

July 17, 1846 (78 years old)

Birthday

January 30, 1925

Death

Served seven terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1897 to 1911
Born in Richmond, Maine, and later moved to Ohio with his mother
Served as a Private in the Union Army during the American Civil War
Attended Bowdoin College, graduating in 1870, and later served as a member and president of its board of overseers
Worked as a journalist and lawyer before entering politics
Formed a significant friendship with U.S. Senator Benjamin Harrison
Appointed as United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York from 1889 to 1893
Married twice, first to Alice Colby and then to Anne Gerlach Bliss
Authored a four-volume work titled “Political History of the State of New York” and “History and Procedure of the House of Representatives”
Died in Buffalo, New York, and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery there
Was a member of the Republican party