Saturday, December 13, 2008

32 - Jared Ingersoll (PA)

#32 - Jared Ingersoll (PA)
Birthplace: New Haven, CT
Age at Convention: 37

1) Religion
-- Presbyterian

2) Slavery
-- Unable to find much documentation. Classifying as Partial Abolitionist because he represented a northern state.

3) Upbringing
-- Son of a prominent British colonial officer and later prominent Loyalist
-- Received an excellent education
-- Graduated from Yale

References:
1) http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/ingersoll.html

Running tabulation:
1) Religiously Active (16) or Primarily Secular (8)
2) Abolitionist (10), Partial Abolitionist (10) or Non-Abolitionist (4)
3) Wealthy (8) or Middle-Class/Poor (16)

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