Background
Richman, Irving Berdine was born on October 27, 1861 in Muscatine, Iowa, United States. Son of DeWitt Clinton (jurist) and Mary (Berdine) R.
Richman, Irving Berdine was born on October 27, 1861 in Muscatine, Iowa, United States. Son of DeWitt Clinton (jurist) and Mary (Berdine) R.
Bachelor of Arts, State University of Iowa, 1883, Master of Arts, from same, 1886. Doctor of Letters, Brown University, 1904, Grinnell College, 1932.
Admitted to bar, 1885, and entered practice at Muscatine.
Member Iowa House of Representatives, 1889, 1891. Member Rhode Island History Society. Member Hispanic Society America.
Married Elizabeth Green, June 8, 1887. Children: Mistress Grace Elizabeth McMath, Clinton Berdine (deceased).