Colin M. Ingersoll
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Colin Macrae Ingersoll was a U.S. Representative
from Connecticut
, son of Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll
.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut
, Ingersoll pursued academic studies and later attended Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
.
He was graduated from the law department of Yale College
in 1839.
He was admitted to the bar
in the same year and commenced practice in New Haven.
He served as clerk of the State senate in 1843. When his father, Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll, was Minister to Russia, Colin Ingersoll was appointed Secretary of the legation at St. Petersburg, by President Polk
, serving in 1847 and 1848, and was Acting Chargé d'Affaires in 1848.
Ingersoll was elected as a Democrat
to the Thirty-second
and Thirty-third
Congresses (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1855).
He resumed the practice of law.
He served as adjutant general of Connecticut 1867-1871.
He died in New Haven, Connecticut
, September 13, 1903.
He was interred in the Grove Street Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, son of Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll
Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll
Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Yale College in 1808...
.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, Ingersoll pursued academic studies and later attended Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
.
He was graduated from the law department of Yale College
Yale College
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in 1839.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in the same year and commenced practice in New Haven.
He served as clerk of the State senate in 1843. When his father, Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll, was Minister to Russia, Colin Ingersoll was appointed Secretary of the legation at St. Petersburg, by President Polk
James K. Polk
James Knox Polk was the 11th President of the United States . Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He later lived in and represented Tennessee. A Democrat, Polk served as the 17th Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 12th Governor of Tennessee...
, serving in 1847 and 1848, and was Acting Chargé d'Affaires in 1848.
Ingersoll was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Thirty-second
32nd United States Congress
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and Thirty-third
33rd United States Congress
The Thirty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1855, during the first two years...
Congresses (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1855).
He resumed the practice of law.
He served as adjutant general of Connecticut 1867-1871.
He died in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, September 13, 1903.
He was interred in the Grove Street Cemetery.