Israel Tripp Deyo (January 28, 1854 – October 5, 1953) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Deyo was born on January 28, 1854, inUnion, New York. He was the son of Richard Deyo and Caroline Eckert.^[1]

Deyo graduated fromBinghamton High School as the class valedictorian in 1875. He then attendedAmherst College, graduating with aBachelor of Arts in 1879.^[2] He was a member of bothPhi Beta Kappa^[1] andDelta Kappa Epsilon.^[3] He became principal of Whitney's Point Academy inWhitney Point in 1879 and 1880. Afterwards, he taught English and history at Cortland Normal School (today theState University of New York College at Cortland) in 1881 and 1882.^[4]

Deyoread law, and in 1882 studied law under David H. Carver, the District Attorney of Broome County. He was admitted to the bar in 1883, and began practicing law inBinghamton. In 1885 he formed a law practice with Carver. They later started the law firm Carver, Deyo, & Jenkins.^[2]

In 1889, Deyo was elected to theNew York State Assembly as aRepublican, representingBroome County. He served in the Assembly in1890,1891,1892,^[5] and1893.^[6]

In 1894,Governor Flower appointed Deyo to serve on a commission to investigate charges made against the management of theElmira Reformatory.^[2] He served as a delegate to the1915 New York State Constitutional Convention.^[7]

After he left the Assembly, Deyo became a member of the law firm Jenkins, Deyo, & Hitchcock. He was a member and former vice-president of theNew York State Bar Association and a member of theAmerican Bar Association. He was a director of Binghamton Gas Works and Binghamton Dry Goods Company, secretary-director of the Deyo Oil Company, secretary of Larrabee-Deyo Motor Truck Company, and member of the dairy firm Deyo Brothers. He also was a member of the Board of Trustees for the Cortland Normal School and vice-president of theNew York State Agricultural Society. He was afreemason, a companion of theRoyal Arch Masonry, aKnight Templar, and aShriner. In 1887, he became the trustee of the FirstCongregational Church in Binghamton.^[1]

Deyo married Josephine A. Smith in 1880. She died in 1881, less than a year after their marriage.^[4] In 1889, he married Edith A. Weld. Their children were Austin, Dorothy, and state senator and New York Supreme Court JusticeMartin W. Deyo.^[1] One sibling of note was Martin L. Deyo. Martin L. Deyo attended the Brockport Normal School and was a founding member of The Gamma Sigma Society of 1869. Martin L Deyo was a renowned Math Professor at the Albany Academy from 1870 to 1898.

Deyo was still working as a lawyer until the age of 93. He died at home on October 5, 1953. He was buried in Floral Park Cemetery.^[8]

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