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Ingersoll, Henry Hulbert

soldier, lawyer, jurist, lecturer, was born Jan. 20, 1844, in Oberlin, Ohio. In 1863 he graduated from Yale college; and he has attained success as a brilliant lecturer and as one of the foremost lawyers of the south. In 1861 he enlisted as a private in the seventh regiment Ohio volunteer infantry. In 1876 he was the democratic elector for president and vicepresident of the United States. During 1879-81 he was judge of the supreme court commission of Tennessee; trustee of Emory and Henry college of Virginia during 1887-93; trustee of the university of the south during 1898-1900; and since 1890 he has been dean in the law department of the university of Tennessee at Knoxville.