He was the son of
Joseph Christmas Ives (1829–1868) and
Cora Matilda (Semmes) Ives (1834–1916) . He attended
Georgetown College, and schools in
Austria and
Belgium. He graduated from
Columbia Law School in 1880, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in
New York City. Ives was a member of the
New York State Assembly (New York County, 19th D.) in
1885 and
1887. He was a member of the
New York State Senate (11th D.) from 1888 to 1891, sitting in the
111th,
112th,
113th and
114th New York State Legislatures. On June 5, 1889, he married Ann Maria Waggaman (1870–1951), and they had eight children. About 1895, he removed first to
California, then to the
Arizona Territory, and practiced law in
Yuma, and from 1901 on in
Tucson. He was counsel to the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company. He was a member of the Territorial Council (Yuma Co.) in the
21st Arizona Territorial Legislature (1901–1902), and was President of the Territorial Council. He was buried at the
Calvary Cemetery in
Los Angeles. ==Sources==