Jared Ingersoll
| Jared Ingersoll | |
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| Attorney General of Pennsylvania | |
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In office December 13, 1811 – December 21, 1816 |
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| Governor | Simon Snyder |
| Preceded by | Richard Rush |
| Succeeded by | Amos Ellmaker |
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In office August 20, 1791 – May 10, 1800 |
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| Governor |
Thomas Mifflin Thomas McKean |
| Preceded by | William Bradford |
| Succeeded by | Joseph McKean |
| Personal details | |
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October 24, 1749 New Haven, Connecticut, British America |
| Died | October 31, 1822 (aged 73) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Education | Yale University (BA) |
Jared Ingersoll (October 24, 1749 – October 31, 1822) was an early American lawyer and statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He was a delegate of Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress and a signer of the United States Constitution. Ingersoll also served as Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1791–1800 and 1811–1816 and as the United States Attorney for Pennsylvania, 1800–1801.
He joined DeWitt Clinton on the Democratic-Republican Party ticket in the 1812 election, but was defeated by James Madison and Elbridge Gerry.
Jared Ingersoll was a supporter of the Revolutionary cause. His training as a lawyer convinced him that the problems of the newly independent states were caused by the inadequacy of the Articles of Confederation. He became an early and ardent proponent of constitutional reform, although, like a number of his colleagues at the Constitutional Convention, he believed this reform could be achieved by a simple revision of the Articles. Only after weeks of debate did he come to see that a new document was necessary. Ironically, his major contribution to the cause of constitutional government came not during the Convention, but later during a lengthy and distinguished legal career when he helped define many of the principles enunciated at Philadelphia.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Ingersoll was the son of Jared Ingersoll (1722–1781), a prominent British official whose strong Loyalist sentiments would lead to his being tarred and feathered by radical Patriots.
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