Melville E. Ingalls

Melville Ezra Ingalls
Melville Ezra Ingalls
Born	September 6, 1842; Harrison, Maine
Died	July 11, 1914 (aged 71); Hot Springs, Virginia
Burial place	Spring Grove Cemetery
Member of the 89th Massachusetts House of Representatives
	In office; 1868
President of the Boston Common Council
	In office; 1871
Preceded by	William Giles Harris
Succeeded by	Matthias Rich

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

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

President of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad until 1900^[4]
President of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis until 1905,^[4] Chairman of the Board until 1910^[5]
President of the Kentucky Central Railroad (January, 1881 – October, 1883)^[4]
President of the Cincinnati Northern Railroad^[6]
President of the Merchants' National Bank in Cincinnati, Ohio^[4]
Co-founder and President of the Cincinnati Art Museum^[4]
President of the National Civic Federation in 1905^[4]
President of the Queen City Club in Cincinnati, Ohio^[7]

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]

References

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b Indiana Historical Society. "Melville E. Ingalls Papers, 1870-1907, Collection Guide, biographical sketch" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-19.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "MELVILLEE. INGALLS, FINANCIER, IS DEAD". The New York Times. July 12, 1914. p. C5.
^ "M.E. INGALLS TO RETIRE". The New York Times. April 30, 1910. p. 18.
^ "M.E. IGALLS'S NEW OFFICE". The New York Times. July 14, 1901. p. 4.
^ "BAR CLOSED, CLUB OBJECTED". The New York Times. January 23, 1906. p. Special 1.
^ United States v. Joint Traffic Association 171 U.S. 505 (1898)

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[Catalogue1-1] "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.

[indy-2] 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.

[obit-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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v t e Cincinnati Art Museum
Directors	Alfred T. Goshorn Joseph Henry Gest Timothy Rub Aaron Betsky
Curators	Grace Morley Gustave Von Groschwitz Lewis Henry Meakin
Benefactors	John J. Emery Mary Emery Reuben R. Springer Lois Rosenthal Melville E. Ingalls Louise Nippert Joseph Longworth
Collection	The Duchess of Montesquiou-Fezensac Archbishop William Henry Elder Undergrowth with Two Figures Daughters of Revolution Portrait of a Dutch Family Samson and Delilah Sibyl and Prophet
Related	Art Academy of Cincinnati Eden Park Cincinnati Art Club
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