The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-14

Crnt ana one OF the most IOTHliuuplc pPIO
nents. first. Of the Federallsts, and then of tho
Wings. in the State Of Pennsylvania. Durinl
the greater part OF his adult life he had an ex,
tensive practice at the bar In both the State anC
Federal courts. and 1t is worthy OF note tha'
he made the leading argument for the unsuc'
cessful side in the great case OF the Bank Of
Augusta Vs. Earle against Mr.. Webster. Mr.
John Sergeant and Mr.. v. d. Ogden. As q
writer he will be especially remembered as the
author Of a history OF the War Of 1872. to
which he had Intended to append accounts OF
our acquisitions OF Louisiana and Texas and OF
the disputes over the boundaries of Oregon
and Maine.
In a preliminary chapter Mr.. Meigs tells us
that the American Ingersolls are all descended
from two brothers. John and Richard. who
came to Massachusetts, from Bedfordshire.
England. in 1922. John. the ancestor OF the
subject OF this biography. was the younger Of
the brothers; born in England in 1915, he died
in Westneld. Mass. In 8 He was three
times married. and had fifteen children. Jona-
than 1nRersoll. his fifteenth child, and the pro-
genitor Of the Philadelphia branch OF the fam
lily. was born In 1881. Jonathan Ingersoll was
a joiner. and was living at Milford. Conn, in
1893 He had six children. among whom was
Jared. born in 1922. Jared InRersoll was grad
uated from Yale College in 1742. and became a
distinguished lawyer. In 1859 he was sent to
England as agent for the colony Of Connecti-
cut. In common with Franklin and other coll
onists then sojourning in England. Ingersoll
opposed the Stamp Act, but neither he nor his
associates seem to have appreciated the in
tense feeling In the colonies upon the subject.
lngersoll even went so far as to accept. on
Franklin's advice. a commission from the
Crown as Stamp-Master-General for the New
England colonies. With this document in his
possession he arrived at Boston in 1765. but
was soon constrained by popular demonstra-
tons against the Stamp Act to resign his office.
This incident put an end to Ingersoll's chance OF
distinction In Connecticut; In ITO he accepted
the appointment Of Admiralty Judge for the
Middle District. and resided for some years in
Philadelphia. Here. too. he was looked upon
with suspicion as a Tory, and eventually re-
turned to New Haven. where he died in 1881.
His son. Jared Ingersoll the younger. was
graduated at Yale College in 1860. aud eight
don to complete at the Miid6dle" Temple his edu-
f fSst h;ss as "a q lawyer yer, / is probable enough
move him from an atmosphere in which
there was much more talk Of armed rebellion
the patriot side when the war broke out, and
LEFT London for Paris at about the time OF the
America il. IT'S and soon %sHt aiter "a S"i move ID
mar IN January. IIGt, at the age Of % years,
which already nu NIB many Gn% q di s PfaS1fSiaSd
or s e q, on thu the TI sT side Seuo The s G7s oas
During fSTfSs" the f Revoluti F1n' he .r9 %ns once 6@silG nam lltsi
1 17S g ss vas ii a de- fsls FSIisi E SSas Gs$nJ !"
PPSRni InSaj;p H 1s Gam5,t be was "a 6 membe s Of the
also n mem Der Of the convention IF 1877 which
Fede rhf iis S9 tF%fdt in IF iGs51yyi cf II Fs,a ntm on the
positions Of legal nature: He was City SoIicie
tor: United States District Attorney. -Attor-
1900 and, from 1ali. to, 1916. and President.
ynd E from Of T. the I rob Di is / C9prt Of PennFXl.
was also appointed. but declined to serve. ae
Chief Judge Of the United States Circuit Court
1 1so1 the nj Eastern District Of Pennsylvania in
monty, known as "Midn 2 HJ JnGgesaSs made fSR Py
John Adams in the last hours OF This Presiden-
poor MAJ in Philadelphia In October 1890.
H..
Charles Jared Ingersoll. the eldest child of
Jared Ingersoll, the Younger. and Elizabeth
Petit, was born In Philadelphia Oct. 3. 1882.
In 1898 he entered Princeton College. but left
1t three years afterward at his own request
without a degree. After studying for a time
under private tutors he was admitted to the
Philadelphia bar in June. 1902. when not yet
twenty years OF age. Soon afterward he went
to Europe and made a tour on the Continent
with Mr.. Rufus King. the American Minister to
England. In Paris he saw Bonaparte at the head
or his troops on one of the review days;
nearly forty years afterward he gave a vivid
description Of the scene. Returning to Phila-
delphia In 1903. young Ingersoll applied him
self closely to his profession. This he had the
more need to do because his fathers financial
AFFAIRS presumably were already involved, and
because he himself. in October. 1904. married
Mary Wilcocks daughter of Alexander Wilcocks
and Mary Chew. In 1903 he was appointed
Clerk of the Orphans Court. but two years
afterward risked the loss of the Office by
an indiscreet public utterance. Some one.
1t seems. had denounced in his pres
his E;ife's. fat th"F'f5R had both 1aPba esn stron aHS
iis snsse, a Mlfh in TGthEy s Re;ut he Of f0G SIsd Sn their ., e:
HAD HAD been a man during the REVOLUTION, I
sSSHI Ia t 9sve eo SssR a we're T9r q t%P.SHnSo Of 1.-The me Gsst
S eSIriv t Sser. IS auth no END q trouble EVEN
him In political campaigns. The necessity OF
ses%S 9GG himself from Ne charge q Ioryismm
iiGr his sptI:FederaiiHstt 'and s8tfeEn RIfishsu ae..
went on He SIDED WITH mRr thee r yon%g mdr as 81 tine ne
Democratlc-R Republican party who favored war gaaTT
against England. and in 1907, at thotime Of the
attack upon the Chesapeake. he advised n hos
t1e t qbemHonstrabtton; n ISL he was nominatcd
can ticket and in the following year he was
nominated as a representative in the First Con,
GreSs district OF Pennsylyania and elected with
the rest o., the. Democratic Republican nomj'
n nee At this time he was but 30 years Of age
dnd so youthful In appearance that the
80 " Saahp him. ot thinking 4 impossible that
Young as he was. Mr.. ingersoll was TmInaGdFc,
Gha mbms OF the Judiciary COMMITTEES and a
immnlpgH OF me Committee on Foreign Az
eralIy N defence. but sometimes in criticism. Of
6iT Ma1ison administration, and it is worthy
nroihptu me first set speech Of Daniel Webster.
all9 IN az least one other instance had occasion
" Ttliy 20 the same orator. In n speech vhicI
a5trahcted much attention, I~nGersoll denonnced
tme DDlIisn az those modern buccaneers who
inc me world at the point Of the blyonet.f
1siI 1e Gdpture OF Washington in tho summer OF
lSl4 ulu not tmUrOyp tho nrngTnnt, -F.iH't " |