Herbert Ingram

Herbert Ingram
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 byBenjamin Bond Cabbell
Gilbert Heathcote
Succeeded byJohn Malcolm
Meaburn Staniland
Personal details
Born(1811-05-27)27 May 1811
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Died8 September 1860(1860-09-08) (aged 49)
Lake Michigan, Wisconsin, United States
Cause of deathDrowned
Political partyLiberal
RelativesWilliam Ingram (son)
A. N. Hornby (son-in-law)
John Hornby (grandson)
Albert Hornby (grandson)
EducationLaughton'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.

  1. ^ "The History of Magazines". Magazines.com.