George Pratt Ingersoll

George Pratt Ingersoll (April 24, 1861 – February 24, 1927) was an American diplomat, politician, and lawyer. He was the U.S. Minister to Siam. He was also the vice chairman of the National Democratic Committee.

Early life Ingersoll was born on April 24, 1861, in New Haven, Connecticut. He was the son of Julia Harriet (née Pratt) and Colin M. Ingersoll, a member of the United States House of Representatives, Connecticut Adjutant General, and acting U.S. Ambassidor to Russia. '' In addition, the college's faculty selected him to speak at commencement. In 1885, Ingersoll graduated from Yale Law School with an LL.B degree and from Trinity College with a M.A. degree. He was admitted to the Connecticut and New York state bars in 1885.

Career Ingersoll practiced law in both Connecticut and New York. In October 1914, he became an associate counsel, later a consulting counsel, with the Stamford firm Cummings & Lockwood.

Ingersoll became active in local politics and was a delegate to the 1900 democratic national convention. In 1910, Governor Frank B. Weeks appointed him as Connecticut's representative to the International Peace Conference in Washington, D.C. Ingergall was the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Siam, from August 8, 1917, to June 23, 1918. Ingersoll was an Epsicopalian.