Ira Davenport (June 28, 1841 – October 6, 1904) was an American businessman, politician and philanthropist.

[3] He was the Republican candidate for Governor of New York in the 1885 election, and was defeated by Democrat David B.

[5] On April 27, 1887 in Kingston, New York, Davenport married Katherine Lawrence Sharpe (1860-1945), the daughter of George H.

[7] The younger Ira Davenport was a founder of the Bath Soldiers' and Sailors' Home and the town's public library.

The Davenports also made substantial contributions to fund Bath's monumental First Presbyterian Church, with its Tiffany sanctuary.