Charles Roberts Ingersoll | |
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| 47th Governor of Connecticut | |
| In office May 7, 1873 – January 3, 1877 | |
| Lieutenant | George G. Sill |
| Preceded by | Marshall Jewell |
| Succeeded by | Richard D. Hubbard |
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| Born | September 16, 1821 |
| Died | January 25, 1903 (aged 81) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Virginia Gregory Ingersoll |
| Children | Elizabeth Ingersoll Haven |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Profession | lawyer, politician |
Charles Roberts Ingersoll (September 16, 1821 – January 25, 1903) was an American lawyer and the47th Governor ofConnecticut from 1873 to 1877.[1]
Ingersoll was born inNew Haven, Connecticut, son ofRalph Isaacs Ingersoll, a New Haven lawyer who also served in the state House of Representatives, the United States Congress, and as United States Minister toRussia and as the mayor of New Haven, and of his wife, Margaret, née Van den Heuvel.[1]
His paternal grandfather wasJonathan Ingersoll, a judge of the Supreme Court andLieutenant Governor of Connecticut up until his death in 1823.[2] His maternal grandfather wasJan Cornelis Van den Heuvel, a Dutch born plantation owner and politician who served as governor of the Dutch province ofDemerara from 1765 to 1770 and later became a merchant in New York City with theDutch West India Company.[3]
He graduated fromYale College at the age of nineteen in 1840. He visited Europe aboard the United States frigatePreble, commanded by his uncle, Captain Voorhes, for two years, and returned toYale Law School, graduating in 1844.
Ingersoll was admitted to the bar in 1845 and became the law partner of his father,[1] and served as director of the New Haven Colony Historical Society. Ingersoll entered politics in 1846, serving as clerk of the Connecticut Assembly, a position he was reelected to in 1856, 1857, 1858, 1866, and 1871. He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Convention from Connecticut in 1864. He served in the state legislature as a Democrat.
Winning the 1873 Democratic gubernatorial nomination, Ingersoll was electedGovernor of Connecticut inApril 1873. He was reelected in1874,1875 andApril 1876, serving from May 7, 1873 to January 3, 1877.[4] During his tenure, a state constitutional amendment was passed that lengthened the governor's term to two years. Also, the state endured a financial depression that took six years to recover from, and Hartford—which was a co-capital with New Haven—was finally chosen as the sole lawmaking center. Ingersoll did not run for reelection, and left office January 1877.[4]
He continued to practice law, trying cases on the state and federal levels and in the U.S. Supreme Court. He also was an organizer and vice president of the State Bar Association.[4]
Ingersoll was married to Virginia Gregory, the daughter of AdmiralFrancis Hoyt Gregory. They had six children.[1] A daughter, Elizabeth, marriedGeorge G. Haven, Jr.
Ingersoll died January 25, 1903 (age 81 years, 131 days), in New Haven[1] and is interred atGrove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut.[5]
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forGovernor of Connecticut 1873,1874,1875,1876 | Succeeded by Richard D. Hubbard |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Connecticut 1873-1877 | Succeeded by |
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