Charles H. Ingersoll | |
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![]() Charles H. Ingersoll in 1917 | |
Born | |
Died | September 21, 1948
West Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 82)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Co-founding the Ingersoll Watch Company |
Charles Henry Ingersoll was an American businessman known for co-founding the Ingersoll Watch Company. [1]
Ingersoll was born on October 29, 1865, in Delta, Michigan, to Orville Boudinot Ingersoll and Mary Elizabeth Beers. [1] His brother was Robert Hawley Ingersoll (1859-1928). [2] He married Eleanor Ramsey Bond (1869-1928). [1]
He co-founded the Ingersoll Watch Company in 1892. The company went bankrupt in 1921. [3]
He switched to manufacturing fountain pens. In 1926 he converted his home in Montclair, New Jersey, into a hotel. [4]
He died on September 21, 1948, in West Orange, New Jersey. [1] He was buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery in Upper Montclair, New Jersey.
Charles H. Ingersoll | |
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![]() Charles H. Ingersoll in 1917 | |
Born | |
Died | September 21, 1948
West Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 82)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Co-founding the Ingersoll Watch Company |
Charles Henry Ingersoll was an American businessman known for co-founding the Ingersoll Watch Company. [1]
Ingersoll was born on October 29, 1865, in Delta, Michigan, to Orville Boudinot Ingersoll and Mary Elizabeth Beers. [1] His brother was Robert Hawley Ingersoll (1859-1928). [2] He married Eleanor Ramsey Bond (1869-1928). [1]
He co-founded the Ingersoll Watch Company in 1892. The company went bankrupt in 1921. [3]
He switched to manufacturing fountain pens. In 1926 he converted his home in Montclair, New Jersey, into a hotel. [4]
He died on September 21, 1948, in West Orange, New Jersey. [1] He was buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery in Upper Montclair, New Jersey.