Joseph Reed Ingersoll

Joseph Reed Ingersoll
United States Minister to Great Britain
In office
August 21, 1852 – August 23, 1853
PresidentMillard Fillmore
Preceded byAbbott Lawrence
Succeeded byJames Buchanan
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee
In office
March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1849
Preceded byGeorge O. Rathbun
Succeeded byJames Thompson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 2nd district
In office
October 12, 1841 – March 4, 1849
Preceded byJohn Sergeant
Succeeded byJoseph R. Chandler
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1837
Serving with James Harper
Preceded byHorace Binney
Succeeded byJohn Sergeant
Personal details
Born
Joseph Reed Ingersoll

(1786-06-14)June 14, 1786
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedFebruary 20, 1868(1868-02-20) (aged 81)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political partyWhig
Spouse
Ann Wilcocks
(m. 1813)
Parent(s)Jared Ingersoll
Elizabeth Pettit
EducationPrinceton College
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Joseph Reed Ingersoll (June 14, 1786 – February 20, 1868) was an American lawyer and statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1835 he followed his father, Jared Ingersoll, and his older brother, Charles Jared Ingersoll, to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. House.