INGERSOLL, JARED
\ɪnd͡ʒˈɜːsɒl], \ɪndʒˈɜːsɒl], \ɪ_n_dʒ_ˈɜː_s_ɒ_l]\
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(1749-1822), was a delegate from Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1781. He was a member of the convention which framed the Federal Constitution in 1787. He was twice chosen Attorney-General of Pennsylvania and was U. S. District Attorney for Eastern Pennsylvania. He was defeated as Federal candidate for Vice-President of the United States in 1812.
By John Franklin Jameson
