The Political Graveyard: Ingersoll family of Illinois

Ingersoll family of Illinois

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Ebon Clarke Ingersoll (1831-1879) — also known as Ebon C. Ingersoll; Clark Ingersoll — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Marshall, Oneida County, N.Y., December 12, 1831. Son of John Ingersoll (1792-1759) and Mary (Livingston) Ingersoll; married, November 27, 1857, to Mary Carter; brother of Robert Green Ingersoll; father of John Carter Ingersoll. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1857; U.S. Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1864-71; defeated, 1862. Died in Washington, D.C., May 31, 1879. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also Ingersoll family of Illinois
- See also: congressional biography.
Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) — also known as Robert G. Ingersoll; "The Great Agnostic"; "American Infidel"; "Impious Pope Bob" — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Dresden, Yates County, N.Y., August 11, 1833. Son of Rev. John Ingersoll (1792-1759) and Mary (Livingston) Ingersoll (died 1835); brother of Ebon Clarke Ingersoll; married, February 13, 1862, to Eva Amelia Parker (1841-1923); uncle of John Carter Ingersoll. Lawyer; Democratic candidate for Illinois state house of representatives 5th District, 1860; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; charged about 1864 with assault and battery against the Peoria County Sheriff; tried; the jury was deadlocked and could not reach a verdict; the case was dismissed before a new trial could be held; Illinois state attorney general, 1867-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1876; made the nominating speech which dubbed James G. Blaine as "The Plumed Knight". Agnostic. Died in Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, N.Y., July 21, 1899. Cremated; ashes interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.statue at Glen Oak Park, Peoria, Ill.
- See also Ingersoll family of Illinois
- Books about Robert G. Ingersoll: Orvin Larson, American Infidel: Robert G. Ingersoll
John Carter Ingersoll (1860-1903) — also known as John C. Ingersoll — of Washington, D.C. Born in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., March 20, 1860. Son of Ebon Clarke Ingersoll and Mary (Carter) Ingersoll; nephew of Robert Green Ingersoll; married, November 16, 1884, to Lalla Burrows. U.S. Consul in Cartagena, 1902. Died in Colón, Colombia (now Panama), June 6, 1903. Burial location unknown.
- See also Ingersoll family of Illinois

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