Charles Roberts Ingersoll
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Charles Roberts Ingersoll (16 September 1821-25 January 1903) was the 47th Governor of Connecticut
from 1873 to 1877.
He was born in New Haven, Connecticut
, son of Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll
, a New Haven
lawyer who also served in the state House of Representatives, the United States Congress, and as United States Minister to Russia
and as the mayor of New Haven, and of his wife, Margaret, née Van den Heuvel. He graduated from Yale College
at the age of nineteen in 1840. He visited Europe aboard the United States frigate Preble
, commanded by his uncle, Captain Voorhes, for two years, and returned to Yale Law School
, graduating in 1844. He was admitted to the bar in 1845 and became the law partner of his father. He served in the state legislature as a democrat. Elected governor of Connecticut in 1873, he was re-elected yearly until 1876, when he declined nomination.
His wife was Virginia Gregory, daughter of Admiral Francis Hoyt Gregory
. They had six children. A daughter, Elizabeth married George G. Haven, Jr.
He died in New Haven and was interred at Grove Street Cemetery.
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
from 1873 to 1877.
He was born in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, son of Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll
Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll
Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Yale College in 1808...
, a New Haven
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
lawyer who also served in the state House of Representatives, the United States Congress, and as United States Minister to Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and as the mayor of New Haven, and of his wife, Margaret, née Van den Heuvel. He graduated from Yale College
Yale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
at the age of nineteen in 1840. He visited Europe aboard the United States frigate Preble
USS Preble (1839)
USS Preble was a United States Navy sloop-of-war with 16 guns, built by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, launched June 13, 1839 and commissioned in 1840. She was named after Commodore Edward Preble ....
, commanded by his uncle, Captain Voorhes, for two years, and returned to Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
, graduating in 1844. He was admitted to the bar in 1845 and became the law partner of his father. He served in the state legislature as a democrat. Elected governor of Connecticut in 1873, he was re-elected yearly until 1876, when he declined nomination.
His wife was Virginia Gregory, daughter of Admiral Francis Hoyt Gregory
Francis Gregory
Francis Hoyt Gregory was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 through to the Civil War, serving then as a Rear Admiral.-Early life; service during the War of 1812:...
. They had six children. A daughter, Elizabeth married George G. Haven, Jr.
George G. Haven, Jr.
George Griswold Haven, Jr. was an American businessman.His father, George G. Haven, Sr. came from a family that had settled in New England in the earliest times and was a prominent New Yorker....
He died in New Haven and was interred at Grove Street Cemetery.