Alexander S. Divas

Alexander S. Divas

Alexander Samuel Diven (born February 10, 1809 in Catharine , New York , † June 11, 1896 in Elmira , New York) was an American officer and politician . Between 1861 and 1863 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Alexander Samuel Diven was born in Schuyler County about three years before the outbreak of the British-American War . He attended community schools and the Penn Yan and Ovid academies . Then he studied law . After receiving his license to practice bar in 1831, he began practicing in Elmira, Chemung County . In 1858 he was a member of the New York Senate . Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party .

In the congressional elections of 1860 for the 37th Congress Diven in the 27th  constituency of New York was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Alfred Wells on March 4, 1861 . Since he on a run again in 1862 renounced, he left the after March 3, 1863 Congress of. His time at Congress was overshadowed by the civil war.

On August 13, 1862, he enlisted as a Lieutenant Colonel in the 107th  Regiment of the New York Volunteer Infantry . A promotion to colonel followed on October 21, 1862. He was granted 90 days leave to take his seat in Congress. Diven was honorably discharged on May 11, 1863. He was still a colonel at the time. On April 30, 1864 he was appointed Brevet - Brigadier General of the Volunteers. Between 1865 and 1875 he went on to build and operate railways. Divas played an important role in the Erie Railroad . He died on June 11, 1896 in Elmira. His body was then interred in Woodlawn Cemetery .

Web links

• Alexander S. Diven in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Alexander S. divas in the database of Find a Grave (English)