| Birth: | Feb. 10, 1809 | | Death: | Jun. 11, 1896 | 
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, US Congressman. He was a member of the New York State Senate in 1858 and in 1861, was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress, serving until 1863. During his term, he was commissioned as Colonel of the 107th New York Volunteer Infantry, the corps he organized at the start of the war. He commanded the administration duties of the 107th New York and was brevetted Brigadier General of US Volunteers in April 1864. After the war he was the vice-president of the Erie railroad and the Mayor of Elmira, New York. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Spouse:
Amanda M. Beers Diven (1811 - 1875)*
Children:
Alice Diven (1851 - 1875)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Alexander Diven | | | Burial:
Woodlawn Cemetery
Elmira
Chemung County
New York, USA
Plot: Section G, Lot 24 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Nov 25, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5995034 |
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