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Ira E. Rider
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 14th district
In office
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Preceded by William H. Douglas
Succeeded by Charles A. Towne
Personal details
Born
Ira Edgar Rider

(1868-11-17)November 17, 1868
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedMay 29, 1906(1906-05-29) (aged 37)
New York City, U.S.
Resting place Calvary Cemetery
Political party Democratic
Education St. Lawrence University
ProfessionAttorney

Ira Edgar Rider (November 17, 1868 – May 29, 1906) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1903 to 1905.

Biography

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Rider attended the public schools and the College of the City of New York. He graduated from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. Rider studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in New York City. From 1898 to 1902, he served as secretary to Manhattan's borough president.

Congress

Rider was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905). Owing to ill health, he was not a candidate for renomination in 1904.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law and died in New York City, May 29, 1906. He was interred in Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, New York.

Sources

  • United States Congress. "Ira E. Rider (id: R000242)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the  U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 14th congressional district

1903–1905
Succeeded by

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