He was elected in 1834 as a Whig anti-Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-fourth Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1836, serving 1835–1837. He resumed the practice of law.
Ingersoll was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Sergeant. He was reelected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, and Thirtieth Congresses. He declined to accept the nomination as a candidate for reelection in 1848. In all, his second stay in office lasted from 1841 to 1849.
In 1852, President Millard Fillmore sent him to the United Kingdom as the U.S. Minister. He served about a year, and then retired to private life, devoting himself to literary pursuits. The degree of LL.D. was conferred on him by Lafayette and Bowdoin in 1836, and that of D.C.L. by Oxford in 1845.
He died in Philadelphia in 1868. Interment in St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Churchyard.
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He was a warm adherent of the Union, and at the time of the American Civil War prepared an essay entitled "Secession, a Folly and a Crime." He published a translation from the Latin of Roceus's (Francesco Rocco's) tracts "De Navibus et Naulo" and "De Assecuratione" (Philadelphia, 1809), and was the author of a Memoir of Samuel Breck (1863).
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joseph, reed, ingersoll, june, 1786, february, 1868, american, lawyer, statesman, from, philadelphia, pennsylvania, 1835, followed, father, jared, ingersoll, older, brother, charles, jared, ingersoll, represent, pennsylvania, house, united, states, minister, g. Joseph Reed Ingersoll June 14 1786 February 20 1868 was an American lawyer and statesman from Philadelphia Pennsylvania In 1835 he followed his father Jared Ingersoll and his older brother Charles Jared Ingersoll to represent Pennsylvania in the U S House Joseph Reed IngersollUnited States Minister to Great BritainIn office August 21 1852 August 23 1853PresidentMillard FillmorePreceded byAbbott LawrenceSucceeded byJames BuchananChair of the House Judiciary CommitteeIn office March 4 1847 March 4 1849Preceded byGeorge O RathbunSucceeded byJames ThompsonMember of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 2nd districtIn office October 12 1841 March 4 1849Preceded byJohn SergeantSucceeded byJoseph R ChandlerIn office March 4 1835 March 4 1837Serving with James HarperPreceded byHorace BinneySucceeded byJohn SergeantPersonal detailsBornJoseph Reed Ingersoll 1786 06 14 June 14 1786Philadelphia PennsylvaniaDiedFebruary 20 1868 1868 02 20 aged 81 Philadelphia PennsylvaniaPolitical partyWhigSpouseAnn Wilcocks m 1813 wbr Parent s Jared IngersollElizabeth PettitEducationPrinceton CollegeSignature Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Notes 4 SourcesBiography EditHe graduated from Princeton College in 1804 He studied law with his father was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Philadelphia In 1825 Ingersoll was elected to the American Philosophical Society 1 He was elected in 1834 as a Whig anti Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty fourth Congress He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1836 serving 1835 1837 He resumed the practice of law Ingersoll was elected as a Whig to the Twenty seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Sergeant He was reelected as a Whig to the Twenty eighth Twenty ninth and Thirtieth Congresses He declined to accept the nomination as a candidate for reelection in 1848 In all his second stay in office lasted from 1841 to 1849 He was the chairman of the United States House Committee on the Judiciary during the Thirtieth Congress He was an advocate for protection and a firm supporter of Henry Clay One of his noted efforts in the House was a defense of Clay s tariff of 1842 In 1852 President Millard Fillmore sent him to the United Kingdom as the U S Minister He served about a year and then retired to private life devoting himself to literary pursuits The degree of LL D was conferred on him by Lafayette and Bowdoin in 1836 and that of D C L by Oxford in 1845 He died in Philadelphia in 1868 Interment in St Peter s Protestant Episcopal Churchyard Works EditHe was a warm adherent of the Union and at the time of the American Civil War prepared an essay entitled Secession a Folly and a Crime He published a translation from the Latin of Roceus s Francesco Rocco s tracts De Navibus et Naulo and De Assecuratione Philadelphia 1809 and was the author of a Memoir of Samuel Breck 1863 Notes EditThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Joseph Reed Ingersoll news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 2021 04 06 Sources EditUnited States Congress Joseph Reed Ingersoll id I000019 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress The Political GraveyardAttribution This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Wilson J G Fiske J eds 1892 Ingersoll Jared Appletons Cyclopaedia of American Biography New York D Appleton U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byHorace Binney James Harper Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 2nd congressional district1835 1837 alongside James Harper Succeeded byJohn Sergeant and George Washington TolandPreceded byJohn Sergeant Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 2nd congressional district1841 1849 alongside George Washington Toland 1841 1843 Succeeded byJoseph R ChandlerDiplomatic postsPreceded byAbbott Lawrence U S Minister to Britain1852 1853 Succeeded byJames Buchanan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Reed Ingersoll amp oldid 1096874385, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
