Charles Ingersoll
Charles Ingersoll
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Sessions
| Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830-1831 | Representative | Democrat | ||
| Counties | Philadelphia City | |||
Biography
10/03/1782 - 05/14/1862
INGERSOLL, Charles Jared, a Representative from Philadelphia City; born, October 3, 1782 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; lawyer (1802-1860); unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1811); elected, United States Congress (1813-1815, 1841-1849); appointed, United States District Attorney, Pennsylvania (1815-1829); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1830-1831 term; elected, delegate, Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention (1837-1838); appointed, Secretary of the Legation to Prussia (1837); unsuccessful campaign for reelection to Congress (1837, 1838); unconfirmed nomination, Minister to France (1847); died, May 14, 1862 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Ingersoll, Charles Jared. Edwy and Edgiva: A Tragedy. Philadelphia: Asbury Dickens, 1801.
Ingersoll, Charles Jared. A View of the Rights and Wrongs, Power and Policy, of the United States of America. Philadelphia: C.& A. Conrad & Co., 1808.
Ingersoll, Charles Jared, Oliver Wolcott Pamphlet Collection, Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection and Ya Pamphlet Collection. A Discourse Concerning the Influence of America on the Mind. Philadelphia: A. Small, 1823.
Ingersoll, Charles Jared. Julian: A Tragedy. In five acts. Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1831.
Ingersoll, Charles Jared. A View of River Rights. Philadelphia: P.H. Nicklin & T. Johnson, 1835.
Ingersoll, Charles Jared. Historical Sketch of the Second War Between the United States of American, and Great Britain, Declared by Act of Congress, the 18th of June, 1812, and Concluded by Peace, the 15th of February, 1815. Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1845-1849.
Ingersoll, Charles Jared. History of the Second War between the United States of America and Great Britain. Philadelphia: Lippincott & Co., 1852.
Ingersoll, Charles Jared. African Slavery in America. Philadelphia: T.K. and P.G. Collins, printers, 1856.
Ingersoll, Charles Jared. Recollections, Historical Political, Biographical, and Social, of Charles J. Ingersoll. Philadelphia: Lippincott & Co., 1861.
Meigs, William Montgomery. The Life of Charles Jared Ingersoll. 1897, reprint. New York: DeCapo Press, 1970.
Charles J. Ingersoll Papers (1812), Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
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