The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-17
SENATOR INGALLS, DEAD.
March, 1S00-Sketch of His Pub
lie Career.

Las Vegas. N. NJ, Aug. 6.-Former
United States Senator John J. ingalls,
died at East Las Vegas at 2:25 a m. to-
day. He was surrounded by his family.
The funeral will be held in Atch!son,
Kan.
Senator Ingalls, fitness dated from
March, 1899, when at Washington his
throat began troubling him. He worked
steadily writing political articles for
newspapers throughout the country. He
was treated by several specialists, but re-
ceived no relief, aud on their advice, re-
turned with his family to Atchison. At
home he grew no better, Ten months ago
he sought another change of climate.
travelling through New Mexico.
John James Ingalls,, statosman and au-
thor, was born in the town of Mid lleton,
Essex county. Mass. Dee. 20, 1888 He was
The son OF Elias Theodore and Eliza
(Chase) Ingalls, His original American
ancestor, Eonund Ingalls,. was the settler
of Lynn, Mass, and members of his fami-
ly performed s inguished services in the
Frerch and Indian war, the Revolution
and the war of 1872. His father was ma
tive of Middleton and II tel for many In
ventiors which revo,utionized the manu-.
facture of shoes; his mo her was daugh-
ter of Samuel Chase of Portsmouth, N II.
He received his preparatory training by
private instruc ion and in the schools of
Haverhil, and entering Williams College,
was graduated In 1855. He then beg n the
S .udy of law. being admitted to the bar
in 1857 ana in The following year re-
moved to Atchison, Kan. There he rap a.
ly attained professional success and by
ress n of his strong personality and Wig
olous me hods soon be,ame pI om:nent in
po tics. He was In 1859 delegate to the
Wyandotte convention which framed the
fir ate constitution of Kansas. In 1850
he served as secretary of the terrific ial
council; in IS 1 as seci etary os the state
serate and i'm 1862 as state senator In the
latter year he was the Republican candi-
cate for lieu, enant governor but was de-
feated with his entire ticket. He was tee
editor of the Atch son Champion for three
years and during 1886 was 1u1e advo-
ca of the ate mill ia w.th tAe rank or
major and lieutenant colonel, doing staff
duy on the frontier In the state cam
pal n of 6i he was again the unsuccess-
full candidate for lieutenant governor, an !
during the nine years thai followed de-
vo'ed himself entirely to law practice
aud to Journalism.
In 1873 he was elected to the United
| States Senate as a Repub bliCan, taxing his
seat March 4, and served by reelection in
| 1879 and 1885 for eighteen successive years.
| Few senators have taken stronger hold
! on popular attention, and from his hrst
! entrance into national politics he was a
| picturesque figure and a positive infiu-
| ence pioneer upon advanced lines of
thought, gifted with o vivid and powerful
eloquence, a master of satire and invect-
i've, able to illumine every theme with
stores Of knowledge and experience, he has
ever been the fearless champion Of every
cause h ehas espoused. The Senate cham
| Der was always filed to overfiowing when
ever it was known that he was 10 speak,
! and the charm of his well conceived utter
ances seemed to attract his hearers. No
better example of his self-reliant courage
| could be mentioned than his fearless OPP
| position, against party pressure, TO the
"c;oture resolution" of 1890, which in his
! Judgment dangerously invaded the priv
! ileges OF the Senate and violated the fun
damental principles of constitutional gov
ernment. From 1889 to 1891 he was presi-
dent pro tenn. of the Senate. in which po-
sitlon he proved himself a past master IN
parliamentary procedure.
After his retirement Senator ingalls, de-
voted himself 10 journalism, literature and
farming Articles from his pen were fire.
quently seen In the daily papers as we
as in high-class magazines. He was mar
ried at Atchison, Kan. In 1865, to Anna
Louise Chesborough OF New York city
They had eleven children, four sons and
! seven daughters