Joseph Reed Ingersoll

Joseph Reed Ingersoll (born June 14, 1786 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † February 20, 1868 there ) was an American politician . Between 1835 and 1849 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives twice .

Career

Joseph Ingersoll was the son of Jared Ingersoll (1749-1822), who participated as a delegate at the Continental Congress, and a brother of Charles Jared Ingersoll (1782-1862), who was also a Congressman from Pennsylvania. After primary school he studied at Princeton College until 1804 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in this profession in Philadelphia. In the 1830s he also embarked on a political career. He joined the Whig Party, founded in 1835 .

In the congressional election of 1834 Ingersoll was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Horace Binney on March 4, 1835 . Since he refused to run again in 1836, he was initially only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1837 . This was determined by the discussions about the policy of President Andrew Jackson .

After his time in the US House of Representatives ended, Ingersoll practiced law again. After the resignation of the MP John Sergeant , he was elected at the by-election for the second seat of his state as his successor to Congress, where he took up his new mandate on October 2, 1841. After two re-elections, he could remain there until March 3, 1849. From 1847 to 1849 he was chairman of the judicial committee . The period up to 1845 was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed. Since 1845, the Mexican-American War also shaped the work of Congress.

In 1848 Joseph Ingersoll rejected a nomination for re-election. In 1852 and 1853 he served as the American envoy in London . He died in Philadelphia on February 20, 1868.

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predecessor	Office	successor
Horace Binney	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (2nd constituency) with James Harper March 4, 1835 - March 3, 1837	John Sergeant
John Sergeant	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (2nd constituency) with George Washington Toland October 12, 1841 - March 3, 1849	Joseph Ripley Chandler
Abbott Lawrence	United States Envoy to the United Kingdom October 16, 1852 - August 23, 1853	James Buchanan

personal data
SURNAME	Ingersoll, Joseph Reed
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	June 14, 1786
PLACE OF BIRTH	Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH	February 20, 1868
Place of death	Philadelphia , Pennsylvania