Tom Irving

Thomas James Irving Jr. (1893 1969) was a Baltic politician and the 8th Vice President of Balta. A member of the Social Democratic Party, Irving was elected to the Senate of Balta from Lithuania's 19th district in 1946. He served alongside his father, Tom Irving Sr., who represented that district from 1928 to 1950.

Irving was re-elected to the Senate in 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, and 1958; a total of seven terms.

In the 24th Senate (1952-54), when Social Democrat Sen. Martha Ramsay was elected Vice President, she appointed Irving to be Minister of Commerce. Irving served in the coalition government of the DPP and SDP. Irving served as Minister of Commerce from 1952 to 1958.

In 1958, incumbent one-term Social Democratic President Jacob Wheeler opted to not run for re-election. Incumbent Vice President Martha Ramsay ran to replace him, and was successfully elected President. The Social Democrats nominated Irving to replace Ramsay as Vice President. On September 1, 1958, Irving was elected Vice President, 268-33. The same day, he was elected Leader of the Social Democrats, also to replace Ramsay.

In the 1960 Senate election in Lithuania's 19th district, Irving unexpectedly finished in fourth place, losing his Senate seat, his party leadership position, and the vice presidency. Social Democrat Samuel Gilberts was elected to replace him as Leader and Vice President.

Irving unsuccessfully ran for his old spot in the Senate in 1964 and 1966. He died in 1969.