Erskine Bronson Ingram
| E. Bronson Ingram II | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Erskine Bronson Ingram II November 27, 1931 Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Died | June 15, 1995 |
| Education |
Phillips Academy Montgomery Bell Academy |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Robinson Rivers |
| Children |
David B. Ingram Orrin H. Ingram II John R. Ingram Robin Ingram Patton |
| Parent(s) |
Orrin Henry Ingram, Sr. Hortense Bigelow Ingram |
| Relatives |
Orrin Henry Ingram (paternal great-grandfather) Julius Ingram (paternal great-great-uncle) Erskine B. Ingram (paternal grandfather) Frederic B. Ingram (brother) Ingrid Goude (sister-in-law) |
E. Bronson Ingram II (1931–1995) was an American billionaire heir and business executive. He served as the Chairman of Ingram Industries from 1963 to 1995. He was a director and large shareholder of Weyerhaeuser. He was tried and acquitted of corruption regarding a Chicago sewage deal in the 1970s.
Erskine Bronson Ingram II was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota on November 27, 1931, the son of millionaire businessman Orrin Henry Ingram, Sr. and Hortense Bigelow Ingram. He was named after his grandfather. His family moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1948.
Ingram was educated at the Phillips Academy and Montgomery Bell Academy. He attended college at Vanderbilt University and transferred to Princeton University, graduating in 1953. At Princeton, he majored in English, and belonged to the Republican Club.
Ingram joined the United States Navy as a naval officer, when he sailed to Panama on a destroyer until 1955, when he resigned. He then started working for his father's company, the Ingram Oil & Refining Co., later known as the Ingram Corporation. In particular, he managed the company-owned service stations and helped build truck stops where Ingram truckers could sleep, shower, or eat.
After the death of his father in 1963, Ingram became President and his brother, Frederic B. Ingram, became Chairman of the Ingram Corporation. In 1976, Ingram and his brother Frederic were convicted of bribing officials in Illinois for a "$48 million Chicago sewage contract". Ingram was acquitted but his brother was convicted. By 1978, they split the company. Frederic kept the Ingram Corporation, which consisted of oil refineries and pipeline system, headquartered in New Orleans.
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