Irvin Stewart

Irvin Stewart
Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission
In office
July 11, 1934 – June 30, 1937
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byT.A.M. Craven
Personal details
Born(1899-10-27)October 27, 1899
Fort Worth, Texas
DiedDecember 24, 1990(1990-12-24) (aged 91)
Washington, D.C.
Political partyDemocratic

Irvin Stewart (October 27, 1899 – December 24, 1990) was an American administrator who served as a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission from 1934 to 1937 and as the President of West Virginia University from 1946 to 1958.[1][2]

He died of a stroke on December 24, 1990, in Washington, D.C. at age 91.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Flannery, Gerald V. (1995). Commissioners of the FCC, 1927-1994. ISBN 9780819196699. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  2. ^ Barnes, Bart (1990-12-27). "Obituaries". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  3. ^ "Irvin Stewart, 91, Dies; Ex-Head of University". The New York Times. 1990-12-28. Retrieved 2019-05-18.