Irving W. Drew

Irving Drew Webster ( born January 8, 1845 in Colebrook, Coos County, New Hampshire, † April 10, 1922 in Montclair, New Jersey) was an American politician who represented the state of New Hampshire in the U.S. Senate.

Life

After attending a private school in Sullivan County Drew graduated in 1870 at Dartmouth College in Hanover. He studied law in Lancaster and began in 1871 after his admission to the bar to work as a lawyer. Later he worked in banking and in the railway industry. In 1876 he joined the National Guard of New Hampshire and served three years in the rank of Major.

Policy

Originally belonged to Irving Drew to the Democratic Party, for which he was elected in 1883 in the Senate of New Hampshire. His local term ended the following year. In 1896 he left the Democrats and joined the Republicans. 1902 and 1912 he was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention for New Hampshire.

After the death of U.S. Senator Jacob Harold Gallinger on August 17, 1918 Drew was determined by Governor Henry W. Keyes for its kommissarischem successor in Congress. He represented his state only on 2 September 1918 to 5 November of the same year in Washington. When choosing a successor, which finally George H. Moses chose for himself, Irving Drew was not considered.