Jonathan Ingersoll
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Jonathan Ingersoll was a Connecticut
politician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
He was graduated from Yale College
in 1766. He was elected as a member representing his state at-large in the United States House of Representatives
, by a special election on September 16, 1793 (to replace Congressman-elect Benjamin Huntington
who had become a Judge). However he declined this office before the 3rd Congress convened, so he was never sworn in. A replacement was elected at a special election on November 11, 1793. He served as Superior court judge in Connecticut, 1798–1801 and 1811–1816.
Ingersoll was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
from 1816 to 1823. He died while in office in 1823.
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
politician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
He was graduated from Yale College
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in 1766. He was elected as a member representing his state at-large in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
, by a special election on September 16, 1793 (to replace Congressman-elect Benjamin Huntington
Benjamin Huntington
Benjamin Huntington was an American lawyer, jurist and politician from Norwich, Connecticut. He served in the Revolutionary War with the rank of General. He later served Connecticut as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress and as a member of the U.S...
who had become a Judge). However he declined this office before the 3rd Congress convened, so he was never sworn in. A replacement was elected at a special election on November 11, 1793. He served as Superior court judge in Connecticut, 1798–1801 and 1811–1816.
Ingersoll was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
from 1816 to 1823. He died while in office in 1823.