Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Nathan C. Irby Jr. (1931-2026)
MSA SC 3520-2716

Biography:

Born in Baltimore, November 7, 1931 to Rose and Nathan C. Irby Sr. Five siblings: Martha, Helen, Rosie, Yvonne, and Joseph. Graduated Dunbar High School, 1951; Antioch College, B.A., 1972. Married Delores Williams (d. 2020); three children, Renee, Sharon, and Dana. Died in Baltimore, June 4, 2026.

General Assembly:
Member of Senate, District 45, 1983-94; Democrat. Vice-Chair, Executive Nominations Committee. Member, Budget and Taxation Committee; Public Safety, Transportation, Economic Development & Natural Resources Subcommittee; Capital Budget Subcommittee; Pensions Subcommittee. Member, Special Joint Committee on Pensions; Joint Study Committee on School Construction; Joint Executive/Legislative Task Force on Medical Malpractice Insurance; Joint Expenditure Study Group on Health, Housing, Economic Development, and the Environment; Rules Committee; Joint Committee on Health Care Cost Containment.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Baltimore City Council, Second District, 1974-82. Member, Baltimore City Planning Commission, 1976-82; Baltimore City Energy Conservation Commission. Chair, Urban Services Agency, Baltimore City. Member, Air Quality Control Advisory Council, 1980; Central Maryland Health Systems Agency, 1981-82. Executive secretary, Baltimore City Liquor Board. Member, Governor's Task Force on Food and Nutrition; Governor's Housing Task Force; Task Force to Study Deaths Resulting from Building Fires; Task Force on Investment of Pension Funds; Governor's Advisory Council on AIDS; Baltimore City Planning Commission; Baltimore City Energy COnservation Commission; Urban Services Agency; Regional Planning Council. Member, Society of Senates Past.

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