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Herbert Ingram | |
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| Member of Parliament for Boston | |
| In office 1856–1860 Serving with Benjamin Bond Cabbell (1856-57) William Henry Adams (1857-59) Meaburn Staniland (1859-60) | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Bond Cabbell Gilbert Heathcote |
| Succeeded by | John Malcolm Meaburn Staniland |
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| Born | 27 May 1811 Boston, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 8 September 1860 (aged 49) Lake Michigan, Wisconsin, United States |
| Cause of death | Drowned |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relatives | William Ingram (son) A. N. Hornby (son-in-law) John Hornby (grandson) Albert Hornby (grandson) |
| Education | Laughton's Charity School |
Herbert Ingram (27 May 1811 – 8 September 1860) was a British journalist and politician. He is considered the father of pictorial journalism through his founding of The Illustrated London News, the first illustrated magazine.[1] He was a Liberal politician who favoured social reform and represented Boston for four years until his early death in the shipwreck of the Lady Elgin.
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