Erskine B. Ingram | |
---|---|
Born | September 29, 1866 |
Died | January 18, 1954 Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
Occupation | Businessman |
Spouse | Harriet Louise Coggshall Ingram |
Children | Orrin Henry Ingram Sr. |
Parent(s) |
Orrin Henry Ingram Cornelia Pierce Ingram |
Relatives |
Julius Ingram (uncle) E. Bronson Ingram II (grandson) Frederic B. Ingram (grandson) Martha R. Ingram (granddaughter-in-law) Ingrid Goude (granddaughter-in-law) David Bronson Ingram (great-grandson) Orrin H. Ingram II (great-grandson) John R. Ingram (great-grandson) |
Erskine B. Ingram (September 29, 1866 – January 18, 1954) was an American heir, lumber baron, and philanthropist.
Erskine B. Ingram was born on September 29, 1866, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. [1] His father, Orrin Henry Ingram, was a lumber baron. [1] [2] [3] His mother was Cornelia Pierce Ingram. [1] His uncle, Julius Ingram, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. His paternal great-grandfather, David Ingram, immigrated from Leeds, England. [4]
Ingram inherited his father's concerns in the lumber industry. [2] He served as the chairman of Investment Securities and Ingram Products Company. [1] [3] He served on the board of directors of the Union National Bank of Eau Claire, of which his father had served as president. [5]
Additionally, he was a co-founder of the New Dells Lumber Company with Pearl Chambers, J. E. Hosford, and Judge James Wickham, and served as its president. [1]
Ingram served on the board of advisors of the Salvation Army and on the board of directors of YMCA. [1] He was a member of the Kiwanis. [1]
Ingram married Harriet Louise Coggshall Ingram. They attended the First Congregational Church of Eau Claire. [6] Their estate in Eau Claire was heavily burned by a rubbish fire at a local city dump in 1953. [7] They had a son, Orrin Henry Ingram Sr., named after Erskine's father. [1]
He died on January 18, 1954, in Eau Claire. [1] [3] He was eighty-two years old. [2]
Erskine B. Ingram | |
---|---|
Born | September 29, 1866 |
Died | January 18, 1954 Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
Occupation | Businessman |
Spouse | Harriet Louise Coggshall Ingram |
Children | Orrin Henry Ingram Sr. |
Parent(s) |
Orrin Henry Ingram Cornelia Pierce Ingram |
Relatives |
Julius Ingram (uncle) E. Bronson Ingram II (grandson) Frederic B. Ingram (grandson) Martha R. Ingram (granddaughter-in-law) Ingrid Goude (granddaughter-in-law) David Bronson Ingram (great-grandson) Orrin H. Ingram II (great-grandson) John R. Ingram (great-grandson) |
Erskine B. Ingram (September 29, 1866 – January 18, 1954) was an American heir, lumber baron, and philanthropist.
Erskine B. Ingram was born on September 29, 1866, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. [1] His father, Orrin Henry Ingram, was a lumber baron. [1] [2] [3] His mother was Cornelia Pierce Ingram. [1] His uncle, Julius Ingram, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. His paternal great-grandfather, David Ingram, immigrated from Leeds, England. [4]
Ingram inherited his father's concerns in the lumber industry. [2] He served as the chairman of Investment Securities and Ingram Products Company. [1] [3] He served on the board of directors of the Union National Bank of Eau Claire, of which his father had served as president. [5]
Additionally, he was a co-founder of the New Dells Lumber Company with Pearl Chambers, J. E. Hosford, and Judge James Wickham, and served as its president. [1]
Ingram served on the board of advisors of the Salvation Army and on the board of directors of YMCA. [1] He was a member of the Kiwanis. [1]
Ingram married Harriet Louise Coggshall Ingram. They attended the First Congregational Church of Eau Claire. [6] Their estate in Eau Claire was heavily burned by a rubbish fire at a local city dump in 1953. [7] They had a son, Orrin Henry Ingram Sr., named after Erskine's father. [1]
He died on January 18, 1954, in Eau Claire. [1] [3] He was eighty-two years old. [2]