The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-26
did Ability.

Family at Bedstde-Sketch of Man
Greatly DiatImsuIshed for His SpIen-
did Ability.
The funeral services over the remains
of the late Hon. Charles r. Ingersoll,
whose demise occurred at his home, GO
Elm street, early yesterday morning.
will be held there on Wednesday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. The last hours of
Ex-Governor IngersoIl were spent in the
presence of his family, who have been
at the bedside for several days past.
The deceased was one Of New Ravens
NEST distinguished, eminent and widely
known residents, and his loss will be
keenly felt by all, especially by menu
bers of the legal fraternity. He was
brilliant jurist and thinker, and served
with a proud record in many important
capacities. His death closes career
Of much length and great usefulness.
Charles Roberts Ingersoll, son of the
late Ralph ISaacs IngersOll, was a ma
tive of New Haven, where his birth oc-
cured September Is, 1921. He received
his primary education in the private
schools of this city and also attended
the Hopkins grammar school. He then
entered Yale college from which he
was graduated in the class of 40. 1t
was next his privilege to spend two
years abroad as a member of the Off
cial family Of his uncle Captain Voor-
hecs Ingersoll then commander of the
United States frigate Preble. Return
ing to the United States and to his
home in New Haven, Mr. Ingersoll
spent two years in the Yale law school,
having such instructors as Judge Sam
uel J. Hitchcock, Chief Justice David
Daggett, and Hon. Isaac H. Townsend.
After his admission to the bar in New
Haven county in 1S45, he settled and
practiced in his native city, associat-
ing himself with his father, with whom
he continued more or less nearly thirty
years, and on the death of his father
In 1872 succeeded him in his practice.
During all this long period Governor,
Ingersoll figured prominently in the
profession and was connected with
many of the most important cases in
this section, and was of great useful
ness as citizen, giving invaluable
public services to the city and state.
At the very outset of his career
young Ingersoll, like his distinguished
father and forefath theirs, became inter-
ested in politics and, like them, too,
offices and public trusts came TO him
unsought. 1t has been said Of him that
he has declined more nominations than
he has accepted, and has refused more
nH3 L. ID1-
1858, 1866, and 1871 he served as a rep
resentative from New Haven in the
general assembly and was accorded in
fuential places on important commit
tees. He declined a nomination for
state senator at the time when his
party was in power and he would have
been almost sure of an election. In
1864 he was member of the national
democratic convention at Chicago
which nominated General Mcclellan
for president, and served on the COM
mittee of resolutions. Again in 1872 he
was delegate to the national conven-
ton at Baltimore which nominated
Horace Greeley and served as chair
man of the Connecticut delegation.
In 1873 the democratic party nomi-
mated Mr.. Ingersoll for governor, an
honor that came to him unsought. He
was elected, running far ahead of his
ticket, gave the state a clean and jul
dicious administration, and so emf
nently satisfactory were his services
that he was re-nominated and re-
elected to that high office, receiving a
majority of over 1000 Again in 1875
his name was presented and he receiv-
ed the highest number of votes up to
that time ever polled for governor.
During this term Governor Ingersoll
signed the bill, which had received two
thirds vote of each house providing for
submitting to the people an amendment
to the constitution of the state which
made an official term Of all state Off
GERS and state senators biennial,
changed the date of annual election
from April to November and terminal
ed his own duties in January. 1871
Mr. Ingersoll had the honor of be-
ing one of the centennial governors of
the several states composing the Amer
lean republic in 1776. He was largely
instrumental for the creditable repre-
sentation of manufacturers at the GEN.
tennial exposition at Philadelphia. On
his retiring from the executive chair
he had the praise and admiration of
both the democrats and republicans.
Said one Of the republican papers at
the time: Very few men could be
named for the office by that demo-
cratic) party in whose success the peo-
pie of opposing views would so cheer
fully acquiesce."
Resuming his professional work in
1877, the ex-governor entered upon an
active practice of law that carried
him not only into state and federal
courts. but brought him into promi-
hence before the United States STU
preme court. One of the most import
ant Of his cases before this court was
that of Miller VS. the Bridgeport Brass
company, in which the law on the re-
issuing of patents was finally deter
mined and the door opened for many
decisions holding such reissues invalid.
Another Of his cases before this tri-
bunal was the case known as ''the City
of Norwich"
Governor Ingersoll was many times
retained as counsel for Yale university.
Conspicuous among his efforts in its
behalf were his arguments in the case
of Yale VS.. Storrs college over con-
gressional appropriation, and the suit
of New Haven VS.. Yale university over