Erskine B. Ingram

Erskine B. Ingram (September 29, 1866 – January 18, 1954) was an American heir, lumber baron, and philanthropist.

Early life

Erskine B. Ingram was born on September 29, 1866, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.^[1] His father, Orrin Henry Ingram, was a lumber baron.^[1][2][3] His mother was Cornelia Pierce Ingram.^[1] His uncle, Julius Ingram, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. His paternal great-grandfather, David Ingram, immigrated from Leeds, England.^[4]

Career

Ingram inherited his father's concerns in the lumber industry.^[2] He served as the chairman of Investment Securities and Ingram Products Company.^[1][3] He served on the board of directors of the Union National Bank of Eau Claire, of which his father had served as president.^[5]

Additionally, he was a co-founder of the New Dells Lumber Company with Pearl Chambers, J. E. Hosford, and Judge James Wickham, and served as its president.^[1]

Philanthropy

Ingram served on the board of advisors of the

Ingram married Harriet Louise Coggshall Ingram. They attended the First Congregational Church of Eau Claire.[6] Their estate in Eau Claire was heavily burned by a rubbish fire at a local city dump in 1953.^[7] They had a son, Orrin Henry Ingram Sr., named after Erskine's father.^[1]

Death

He died on January 18, 1954, in Eau Claire.^[1][3] He was eighty-two years old.^[2]

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