Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll
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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. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced practice in New Haven.
Ingersoll was a member of the State house of representatives 1820-1825 and served as speaker during the last two years. He was elected as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses and reelected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1833). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1832. He resumed the practice of law and was later appointed State’s attorney for New Haven County in 1833. He declined the appointment as United States Senator tendered by Governor Edwards upon the death of Senator Nathan Smith
in 1835. He was Minister to Russia
from August 8, 1846 until July 1, 1848, when he resigned. He again engaged in the practice of law and was mayor of New Haven in 1851. He died 1872 and was buried in Grove Street Cemetery.
His son, Charles R. Ingersoll
, was Governor of Connecticut from 1873 to 1877.
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...
. He was 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...
. He pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Yale College
Yale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
in 1808. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced practice in New Haven.
Ingersoll was a member of the State house of representatives 1820-1825 and served as speaker during the last two years. He was elected as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses and reelected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1833). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1832. He resumed the practice of law and was later appointed State’s attorney for New Haven County in 1833. He declined the appointment as United States Senator tendered by Governor Edwards upon the death of Senator Nathan Smith
Nathan Smith (senator)
Nathan Smith was a United States Senator from Connecticut, and was the brother of Nathaniel Smith and uncle of Truman Smith. He was born in Woodbury, Connecticut and received a modest education. He read law, and was admitted to the bar in 1792 and commenced the practice of his profession in New...
in 1835. He was Minister to Russia
Russia
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from August 8, 1846 until July 1, 1848, when he resigned. He again engaged in the practice of law and was mayor of New Haven in 1851. He died 1872 and was buried in Grove Street Cemetery.
His son, Charles R. Ingersoll
Charles Roberts Ingersoll
Charles Roberts Ingersoll was the 47th Governor of Connecticut from 1873 to 1877.He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, son of Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll, a New Haven lawyer who also served in the state House of Representatives, the United States Congress, and as United States Minister to Russia and...
, was Governor of Connecticut from 1873 to 1877.