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Ralph I. Ingersoll
Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll | |
|---|---|
| U.S. Minister to the Russian Empire | |
| In office August 8, 1846 – July 1, 1848 | |
| President | James K. Polk |
| Preceded by | Charles Stewart Todd |
| Succeeded by | Arthur P. Bagby |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel A. Foot |
| Succeeded by | Samuel A. Foot |
| 4th Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office 1824–1824 | |
| Preceded by | Seth Preston Beers |
| Succeeded by | Samuel A. Foot |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office 1820–1825 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 8, 1789 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 1872 (aged 83) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Resting place | Grove Street Cemetery |
| Political party | Toleration (1820–1825) Anti-Jacksonian (1825–1833) |
| Spouse |
Margaret Van den Heuvel
(m. 1814) |
| Children | 7, including Charles Roberts, Colin Macrae |
| Parent(s) | Jonathan Ingersoll Grace Isaacs Ingersoll |
| Relatives | Charles A. Ingersoll (brother) |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll (February 8, 1789 – August 26, 1872) was a lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, where he was Speaker of the House, a United States representative from Connecticut for four consecutive terms from 1825 to 1833, and was the U.S. Minister to the Russian Empire under President James K. Polk in the late 1840s.
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