Charles A. Ingersoll
Charles A. Ingersoll | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
In office 1853–1860 | |
Appointed by | Franklin Pierce |
Preceded by | Andrew T. Judson |
Succeeded by | William Davis Shipman |
Personal details | |
Born | (1798-10-19)October 19, 1798 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | January 12, 1860(1860-01-12) (aged 61) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
Resting place | Grove Street Cemetery |
Spouse(s) | Henrietta Sidell (his death 1860) |
Parents | Jonathan Ingersoll Grace Isaacs Ingersoll |
Relatives | Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll (brother) |
Alma mater | Yale College |
Charles Anthony Ingersoll (October 19, 1798 – January 12, 1860) was a United States federal judge and member of the prominent Ingersoll political family of Connecticut.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
3.1 Descendants
4 References
5 External links
Early life
Ingersoll was born in New Haven, Connecticut on October 19, 1798. He was the son of Judge Jonathan Ingersoll (1747–1823) and Grace (née Isaacs) Ingersoll (1772–1850). His father was a judge of the Supreme Court and Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut up until his death in 1823.[1] Among his siblings was older brother Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll, who served as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut for four consecutive terms from 1825 to 1833, and was the U.S. Minister to the Russian Empire under President James K. Polk.[2]
His maternal grandfather, and namesake, was Ralph Isaacs, Jr., a Yale educated merchant who was prominent in New Haven and Branford, and his paternal grandfather was Rev. Jonathan Ingersoll,[1] chaplain for the Connecticut Troops during the French and Indian War who was the brother of Jared Ingersoll Sr., a British colonial official.[3] His grand-uncle's son, Jared Ingersoll, served as Attorney General of Pennsylvania and was the father of fellow U.S. Representative, Charles Jared Ingersoll, and grandfather of his second cousin, author Edward Ingersoll.[4] His cousin, Ralph Isaacs III, was the father of Mary Esther Malbone Isaacs, who married Chancellor and U.S. Senator Nathan Sanford in 1813.[5]
Ingersoll read law to be admitted to the bar, and received an A.M. from Yale University in 1827.[6]
Career
He was in private practice in New Haven, Connecticut, and was clerk of the court for the U.S. District Court and U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut from 1820 to 1853. He was a probate judge in New Haven from 1829 to 1853. He was a state's attorney of Connecticut from 1849 to 1853.[6]
On April 6, 1853, Ingersoll was nominated by President Franklin Pierce to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut vacated by Andrew T. Judson. Ingersoll was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 8, 1853, and received his commission the same day.[6]
Personal life
Ingersoll was married to Henrietta Sidell (d. 1877), the daughter of late John Sidell of New York.[7] Together, they were the parents of:
- Charles Dennis Ingersoll (1843–1905), a Yale lawyer and Judge in New York City who married Katherine Corse Sanders, in 1885.[8][9]
- Thomas Chester Ingersoll (1845–1884), a Yale lawyer who died unmarried at the age of 39 of pneumonia.[10]
Ingersoll served until his death on January 12, 1860, in New Haven.[6]
Descendants
Through his son Charles, he was the grandfather of three, namely:[8] Hamilton Ingersoll (1888–1940), the father of Charles Barnum Ingersoll (1923–2004);[11] and Anita Ingersoll (1891–1970), who married Roger Medina Minton (1886–1954) in 1910,[12] later divorced and she married stockbroker Walter Lee Gwynn (1881–1955), uncle of actor Fred Gwynne, in 1926;[13] and Justine Ingersoll (d. 1984), who married Dr. Harold Sears Arnold (d. 1951).[14][15]
References
^ ab Selleck, A.M., Rev. Charles Melbourne (1896). Norwalk. p. 331. Retrieved 7 September 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "INGERSOLL, Ralph Isaacs - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
^ Goodwin, Nathaniel (1982). Genealogical Notes Or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Masschusetts. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 124. ISBN 9780806301594. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
^ Clay, Henry (2015). The Papers of Henry Clay: Secretary of State 1826. University Press of Kentucky. p. 196. ISBN 9780813162461. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
^ Sandford, Ann (2017). Reluctant Reformer: Nathan Sanford in the Era of the Early Republic. SUNY Press. p. 168. ISBN 9781438466958. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
^ abcd "Ingersoll, Charles Anthony". www.fjc.gov. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^ Avery, Lillian Drake (1925). A genealogy of the Ingersoll family in America, 1629-1925: comprising descendants of Richard Ingersoll of Salem, Massachusetts, John Ingersoll of Westfield, Mass., and John Ingersoll of Huntington, Long Island. Higginson Book Co. p. 159. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^ ab Rockwood, Jr., Charles G. (1907). Supplement to the History of the Class of 1864 | Yale College | 1895-1907. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. p. 44. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^ "A DAY'S WEDDINGS. | VARNUM--INGERSOLL" (PDF). The New York Times. April 20, 1906. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^ Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University ... Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Alumni. Yale University. 1880. p. 203. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^ "HAMILTON INGERSOLL" (PDF). The New York Times. December 24, 1940. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^ "MISS ANITA INGERSOLL WEDS. Married to Roger M. Minturn at Mrs. G. S. Floyd-Jones's Residence" (PDF). The New York Times. April 29, 1910. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^ "DOROTHY GREANELLE BRIDE OF N.H. KILBY; Her Stepfather, Rev. Dr. Hall, Performs Ceremony in Church of the Divine Paternity. MRS. ANITA MINTON WEDS Married to W. Lee Gwynne, Member of New York Stock Exchange, in Santa Barbara, Cal" (PDF). The New York Times. June 19, 1926. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^ "MISS INGERSOLL ENGAGED. Daughter of Mrs. Robert T. Varnum to Wed Dr. Harold Sears Arnold" (PDF). The New York Times. September 3, 1913. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^ "Ophicleide Unknown maker Probably French, early 19th century". collection.yale.edu. Yale Collection of Musical Instruments. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
External links
Charles Anthony Ingersoll at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Charles A. Ingersoll at Find a Grave
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Preceded by Andrew T. Judson | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut 1853–1860 | Succeeded by William Davis Shipman |