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wlio9« writing ha-* Ix-oti iiiainly in the uirection of natural Instury. llr i« tliu author of KritMuls Worth Knowing; Knocking Around the l{oc'kifs; Nents an«l Kggs ot" Ani«*rii-an Jlinh; The L'rt-st of thi- Contilii-nl ; The Ice tjueen, u nlory; (Country CouHins; lid Neiglibor^; The Book of tliu C>e«'an; and 'I'lie W it of the Vorhl. t'ity,

IngersoU, Henry Hulbert, soldier, lawyer, jurist, U-eturer, was born .Ian. 2(1, 1S44, in tU»erlin, Ohio. In 1801 he enlisttnl as a private in the seventh reginu'ut (Miiu volunteer infantry. In 1870 he wa> tiie democratic t.leetor for president and vice-president of liie I'nited States. In 1879-81 he war* judge of the .suprenu* court comniiHsiou of Tennessee; trustee of Hniory and Henry college of "irginia in 1887-93; trustee of the university of the south in 1898 1!MH): and in 189119(17 li«' was dean in the law departnuMit of the university of Tennessee at KnoxviUe. lie is the author of L niversity i»f Tennessee Law Syllabi; Ingersoll on I'ublic Corporations; an<l other works. Ingersoll, Jared, stamp agont, wa^ liorn in 1722 in .Milford, Conn. In 177.'} he arrived in lioston with the commission of stamp agent for Connecticut. Alniut 1770 he was nuide admiralty judge of the middle district, lie resided in Philadelphia. I'a., and New Haven, Conn. He was the author of a pamphlet on the stamp act. He died in Augiisl. 1781, in New Haven, (.<inn, Ingersoll, Jared, lawyer, congresHuian. was lM)rn in 1749 in Conned icut. He received a classical education; and in 17(i(i graduated from Yale c<dlege. He studied law at Middle Temple; and began practicing in I'hilndelphia, I'a. In 1780 SI he was a tlelegate from I'ennsvlvania to the constitutional convention which framed the federal constitu-

He was attorney-general of I'ennsylvania two terms; and was I nitrd States <lisailtorney for the eastern distrii-t of IVnnsylvania. In 1812 he was federal cantion.

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di«late for the vice-|»residency of the I'niliMt

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presiellion; Life of Horace of the War Dci»artdied in August, 1879, in Washington, D.C.

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Pennsylvania to th e twentyfourth, twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth and the thirtieth congresses and declined further re-elect ion. In 18.*)2 he was I'nited Stales minister to Kngland. He was the autive



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Haven, Conn. Ingersoll, Robert Green, lawyer, orator, poet, was Imrn Aug. 11, 1833. in Dresden, N.V. in 1800 he was ap(>ointed

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att«»rnev-general of Illinois. He was famous as a b'cturer an«l writer strongly op|H>sed to the christian religion. He was the author of The (Jods; (iliosts; Some .Hstakes of .los«'s;

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Complete Lectures; and i'rose I'odied duly 21, 1899, in l)obbs Kerrv,

Royal Rodney, naval otiicer, auwas born Dec. 4, 1847, in N.ies, .Mich. he graduated from the Ctiited Ntates naval a«'ademy; and has servetl as a Ingersoll,

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nnxal ollieer in all parts of the world. In 191)3 be iM-caiiie captain; and since 1905 has been general inspector of the ariuore*! cruiser .Maryland. He is the author of Textb«M»k of Onlnance and Elastic Strength of (•uns.

Ingham, Charles Cromwell, painter, artist, was born in 1797 in Ireland. He was one of the founders of the National academy of de«iigii of N«'W York City; and was

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practit'*'

Isaacs,

1878, in New Haven, Conn. He serve«l in the legislature of Coiuiecticut several years; and in 182.>-33 he was a representative from Connecticut to the ninet<>enth. twentieth, twenty lirst and twenty see»uid congresses. In 1833 he was ap|K>inted attorney for the state; and was apiNiinteil by Presiilent I'tdk niinist«'r |)lenipotentiary to Kussia. He dieil Aug. 20, 1872. in New 8,

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Philadelphia. Pa. In 18.'r»-:<7 a n d 1841 49 he was a re|>re-.«'iita-

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Ingersoll, Luther Dunham, librarian, author. He was librarian of the war department at Washington. He was the author of

education and in Princeton college, lbstudied law and b«';
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thor of .Memoir of Samuel Hreck. He died Keb. 2U, 1808, in Philadelphia, Pa. Ingersoll, Mrs. Julia Harriet, litterateur, author, was born al>out 182.» in New Vork ( ity. She was a religious writer of New naven, C'onn. She wa.s the author ot the

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a f<'w ideal composiare The White Plume;

Don Juan; and Day Dreams. 1803, in New YoVk City. P., lawyer, author, was

Ingham, EUery

Intrn in 185(5 in Pennsylvania. He is a lawyer of Phihnblphia, Pa. He is the author of At the Point of the Sword. Ingham, Samuel, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was iMun Sept. 5, 1793, in Hebron. onn. He attended the public schools; studie<| law; and in 1815 was admitted to practic<'. In 1817 he became a lawyer of Saybr»M(k. Conn.; and in 1827-35 was states attorney for Middlesex county. In 1829(

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