C. A. Ingram Explained

C. A. Ingram
Order:44th
Office:Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Term Start:January 11, 1911
Term End:January 6, 1913
Predecessor:Levi H. Bancroft
Successor:Merlin Hull
State Assembly1:Wisconsin
District1:Buffalo - Pepin
Term Start1:January 7, 1907
Term End1:January 6, 1913
Predecessor1:Fred J. Bohri
Successor1:James Allison
Party:Republican
Birth Date:19 March 1867
Birth Place:Waubeek, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death Place:Durand, Wisconsin, U.S.
Restingplace:Forest Hill Cemetery,
Children:4
Profession:Lawyer

Charles Adain Ingram (March 19, 1867December 9, 1937) was an American lawyer and progressive Republican politician from Pepin County, Wisconsin. He served as the 44th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and represented Buffalo and Pepin counties in the Assembly for three terms.

Biography

Born in Waubeek, Wisconsin, Ingram graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison and then taught school. Ingram then graduated from University of Wisconsin Law School and then practiced law and was in the publication business. Ingram was district attorney of Pepin County, Wisconsin, and then served in the Wisconsin State Assembly 1907-1913 as a Progressive Republican and served as speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly in the 1911 session. He then went back to his law firm and publication business.[1] [2]

He died in Durand, Wisconsin, on December 9, 1937.[3]

Notes and References

  1. American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest 1911-1994, Nancy Walters Sharp and James Roger Sharp, Greenwood Publishing Group: 1997, pg. 138-139
  2. Wisconsin Blue Book 1907, Biographical Sketch of C.A, Ingram, pg. 1139
  3. News: C. A. Ingram Dies Suddenly at Age of 70 . . Durand, Wisconsin . 13 . 1937-12-20 . 2020-06-30 . Newspapers.com.