About Erskine B. Ingram
Lived 1866 – 1954 (aged 87). Erskine B. Ingram was a businessperson.
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. His father, Orrin Henry Ingram, was a lumber baron. His mother was Cornelia Pierce Ingram.
Career Ingram inherited his father's concerns in the lumber industry.
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. Their estate in Eau Claire was heavily burned by a rubbish fire at a local city dump in 1953. They had a son, Orrin Henry Ingram Sr., named after Erskine's father.
Death He died on January 18, 1954, in Eau Claire. He was eighty-two years old.
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Who was Erskine B. Ingram?
American businessman (1866–1954)
When was Erskine B. Ingram born?
Erskine B. Ingram was born on 29 September 1866 in Eau Claire.
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Erskine B. Ingram died on 18 January 1954.
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Erskine B. Ingram was a businessperson.
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