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[[File:Ingalls-Melville-E-c1887.png|thumb|right|250px|M. E. Ingalls, engraving done around 1887]]
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'''Melville Ezra Ingalls''' (1842–1914), commonly abbreviated '''M. E. Ingalls''', was a [[Massachusetts]] state legislator who went on to become president of the [[Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad]] (the Big Four Railroad).<ref name=indy>{{cite web|author=Indiana Historical Society|title=Melville E. Ingalls Papers, 1870-1907, Collection Guide, biographical sketch|url=http://www.indianahistory.org/our-collections/collection-guides/melville-e-ingalls-papers-1870-1907.pdf|accessdate=2012-10-19}}</ref>
| name = Melville Ezra Ingalls
| image = Melville Ezra Ingalls.png
| birth_date = September 6, 1842
| birth_place = [[Harrison, Maine|Harrison]], [[Maine]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1914|7|11|1842|9|6}}
| death_place = [[Hot Springs, Virginia|Hot Springs]], [[Virginia]]
| burial_place = [[Spring Grove Cemetery]]
| module = {{infobox officeholder|embed=yes
|office = Member of the [[1868 Massachusetts legislature|89th]] [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]]
|term = 1868
|predecessor =
|successor =
| office2 = President of the [[Boston Common Council]]
| term2 = 1871
| predecessor2 = William Giles Harris<ref name="Catalogue1"/>
| successor2 = Matthias Rich<ref name="Catalogue1"/>
}}
}}

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'''Melville Ezra Ingalls''' (September 6, 1842 – July 11, 1914), commonly abbreviated '''M. E. Ingalls''', was a [[Massachusetts]] state legislator who went on to become president of the [[Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad]] (the Big Four Railroad).<ref name="indy">{{cite web|author=Indiana Historical Society|title=Melville E. Ingalls Papers, 1870-1907, Collection Guide, biographical sketch|url=http://www.indianahistory.org/our-collections/collection-guides/melville-e-ingalls-papers-1870-1907.pdf|accessdate=2012-10-19}}</ref>[[File:Ingalls-Melville-E-c1887.png|thumb|right|229x229px|M. E. Ingalls, engraving done around 1887]]


==Career==
==Career==
Ingalls was born on September 6, 1842 in [[Harrison, Maine]], where he worked on the family farm until he began teaching at the age of 16. After graduating from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1863, Ingalls began practicing law in Gray, ME before moving to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became an expert in corporate law, specializing in transportation lines. In 1871, he was retained as counsel to the Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad and would eventually become its president. After multiple consolidations under his watch, the company became known as the [[Big Four Railroad]].<ref name=obit>{{cite news |title=MELVILLEE. INGALLS, FINANCIER, IS DEAD |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 12, 1914 |page=C5 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9902E6D81F39E633A25751C1A9619C946596D6CF}}</ref>
Ingalls was born on September 6, 1842, in [[Harrison, Maine]], where he worked on the family farm until he began teaching at the age of 16. He attended the [[Bridgton Academy|North Bridgton Academy]] and went to study at [[Bowdoin College]]. He left for [[Harvard Law School]] where he graduated from in 1863.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/b2900035x_0003/mode/2up |title=Universities and their Sons |publisher=R. Herndon Company |others=Introduction by [[William Torrey Harris]] |year=1899 |editor-last=Chamberlain |editor-first=Joshua L. |editor-link=Joshua Chamberlain |volume=III |pages=268–269 |editor-last2=Wingate |editor-first2=Charles E. L. |editor-last3=Williams |editor-first3=Jesse Lynch |editor-link3=Jesse Lynch Williams |editor-last4=Lee |editor-first4=Albert |editor-last5=Paine |editor-first5=Henry G.}}</ref> Afterwards, Ingalls began practicing law in [[Gray, Maine]], before moving to [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]], where he became an expert in [[corporate law]], specializing in transportation lines. In 1871, he was retained as counsel to the [[Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Railway|Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad]] and would eventually become its president. After multiple consolidations under his watch, the company became known as the [[Big Four Railroad]].<ref name=obit>{{cite news |title=MELVILLEE. INGALLS, FINANCIER, IS DEAD |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 12, 1914 |page=C5 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9902E6D81F39E633A25751C1A9619C946596D6CF}}</ref>

Inaglls served on the [[Boston Common Council]], serving as its president in 1870.<ref name="Catalogue1">{{cite web |title=A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown, 1847-1873 and of the Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822: Also of Various Other Town and Municipal Officers |url=https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=n_BMAAAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.PA47 |publisher=City of Boston Printing Department |access-date=30 October 2022 |pages=47 |language=en |date=1909}}</ref>


===Positions held===
===Positions held===
* President of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad until 1900<ref name=obit/>
* President of the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway|Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad]] until 1900<ref name=obit/>
* President of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis until 1905,<ref name=obit/> Chairman of the Board until 1910<ref>{{cite news |title=M.E. INGALLS TO RETIRE |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 30, 1910 |page=18 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A05E2D71539E433A25753C3A9629C946196D6CF}}</ref>
* President of the [[Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway|Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis]] until 1905,<ref name=obit/> Chairman of the Board until 1910<ref>{{cite news |title=M.E. INGALLS TO RETIRE |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 30, 1910 |page=18 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A05E2D71539E433A25753C3A9629C946196D6CF}}</ref>
* President of the Kentucky Central Railroad (January, 1881 - October, 1883)<ref name=obit/>
* President of the [[Kentucky Central Railroad]] (January, 1881 – October, 1883)<ref name=obit/>
* President of the Cincinnati Northern<ref>{{cite news |title=M.E. IGALLS'S NEW OFFICE |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 14, 1901 |page=4 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F02E0DA1E3BEE33A25757C1A9619C946097D6CF}}</ref>
* President of the [[Cincinnati Northern Railroad (1894–1938)|Cincinnati Northern Railroad]]<ref>{{cite news |title=M.E. IGALLS'S NEW OFFICE |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 14, 1901 |page=4 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F02E0DA1E3BEE33A25757C1A9619C946097D6CF}}</ref>
* President of the Merchants' National Bank in Cincinnati, OH<ref name=obit/>
* President of the Merchants' National Bank in Cincinnati, Ohio<ref name=obit/>
* Co-founder and President of the [[Cincinnati Art Museum]]<ref name=obit/>
* Co-founder and President of the [[Cincinnati Art Museum]]<ref name=obit/>
* President of the [[National Civic Federation]] in 1905<ref name=obit/>
* President of the [[National Civic Federation]] in 1905<ref name=obit/>
* President of the Queen City Club in Cincinnati, OH<ref>{{cite news |title=BAR CLOSED, CLUB OBJECTED |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 23, 1906 |page=Special 1 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F06EEDB153AE733A25750C2A9679C946797D6CF}}</ref>
* President of the Queen City Club in Cincinnati, Ohio<ref>{{cite news |title=BAR CLOSED, CLUB OBJECTED |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 23, 1906 |page=Special 1 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F06EEDB153AE733A25750C2A9679C946797D6CF}}</ref>


On July 11, 1914, Ingalls died at his summer home in [[Hot Springs, Virginia]], from [[heart disease]] after undergoing treatment for an ulcerated tooth. He was buried in [[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]].<ref name=obit/>
On July 11, 1914, Ingalls died at his summer home in [[Hot Springs, Virginia]], from [[heart disease]] after undergoing treatment for an ulcerated tooth. He was buried in [[Spring Grove Cemetery]] in [[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]].<ref name=obit/>


Ingalls also organized the Joint Traffic Association, which was shut down by the [[United States Supreme Court]]<ref>[http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/171/505/case.html <u>United States v. Joint Traffic Association</u> 171 U.S. 505 (1898)]</ref> and co-founded the Cincinnati Technical School. He is the grandfather of [[David Sinton Ingalls]].<ref name=obit/>
Ingalls also organized the Joint Traffic Association, which was shut down by the [[United States Supreme Court]]<ref>[http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/171/505/case.html <u>United States v. Joint Traffic Association</u> 171 U.S. 505 (1898)]</ref> and co-founded the Cincinnati Technical School. He is the grandfather of [[David Sinton Ingalls]].<ref name=obit/>


He financed the construction of the [[Ingalls Building]] in Cincinnati, which was the world's first reinforced concrete skyscraper in 1903. The town of [[Ingalls, Indiana]] is named in his honor.<ref name=indy/>
He financed the construction of the [[Ingalls Building]] in Cincinnati, which was the world's first reinforced concrete skyscraper in 1903. The town of [[Ingalls, Indiana]], is named in his honor.<ref name=indy/>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:People from Hot Springs, Virginia]]
[[Category:People from Hot Springs, Virginia]]
[[Category:People associated with the Cincinnati Art Museum]]
[[Category:People associated with the Cincinnati Art Museum]]
[[Category:Presidents of the Boston Common Council]]

Latest revision as of 17:18, 7 September 2023

Melville Ezra Ingalls
BornSeptember 6, 1842
Harrison, Maine
DiedJuly 11, 1914(1914-07-11) (aged 71)
Hot Springs, Virginia
Burial placeSpring Grove Cemetery
Member of the 89th Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1868
President of the Boston Common Council
In office
1871
Preceded byWilliam Giles Harris[1]
Succeeded byMatthias Rich[1]

Melville Ezra Ingalls (September 6, 1842 – July 11, 1914), commonly abbreviated M. E. Ingalls, was a Massachusetts state legislator who went on to become president of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (the Big Four Railroad).[2]

M. E. Ingalls, engraving done around 1887

Career

[edit]

Ingalls was born on September 6, 1842, in Harrison, Maine, where he worked on the family farm until he began teaching at the age of 16. He attended the North Bridgton Academy and went to study at Bowdoin College. He left for Harvard Law School where he graduated from in 1863.[3] Afterwards, Ingalls began practicing law in Gray, Maine, before moving to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became an expert in corporate law, specializing in transportation lines. In 1871, he was retained as counsel to the Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad and would eventually become its president. After multiple consolidations under his watch, the company became known as the Big Four Railroad.[4]

Inaglls served on the Boston Common Council, serving as its president in 1870.[1]

Positions held

[edit]

On July 11, 1914, Ingalls died at his summer home in Hot Springs, Virginia, from heart disease after undergoing treatment for an ulcerated tooth. He was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.[4]

Ingalls also organized the Joint Traffic Association, which was shut down by the United States Supreme Court[8] and co-founded the Cincinnati Technical School. He is the grandfather of David Sinton Ingalls.[4]

He financed the construction of the Ingalls Building in Cincinnati, which was the world's first reinforced concrete skyscraper in 1903. The town of Ingalls, Indiana, is named in his honor.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown, 1847-1873 and of the Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822: Also of Various Other Town and Municipal Officers". City of Boston Printing Department. 1909. p. 47. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b Indiana Historical Society. "Melville E. Ingalls Papers, 1870-1907, Collection Guide, biographical sketch" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  3. ^ Chamberlain, Joshua L.; Wingate, Charles E. L.; Williams, Jesse Lynch; Lee, Albert; Paine, Henry G., eds. (1899). Universities and their Sons. Vol. III. Introduction by William Torrey Harris. R. Herndon Company. pp. 268–269.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "MELVILLEE. INGALLS, FINANCIER, IS DEAD". The New York Times. July 12, 1914. p. C5.
  5. ^ "M.E. INGALLS TO RETIRE". The New York Times. April 30, 1910. p. 18.
  6. ^ "M.E. IGALLS'S NEW OFFICE". The New York Times. July 14, 1901. p. 4.
  7. ^ "BAR CLOSED, CLUB OBJECTED". The New York Times. January 23, 1906. p. Special 1.
  8. ^ United States v. Joint Traffic Association 171 U.S. 505 (1898)
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 President of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
1889–1905 		Succeeded by


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