Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1900 — JOHN J. INGALLS DEAD. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

JOHN J. INGALLS DEAD.

Succumbs at East Las Vegaa, N. M., After Long Illness. Ex-United States Senator John J. lagalls died in East Las Vegas, New Mexico, early Thursday morning. His death was caused by an affection of the throat, from which he had been suffering for more than a year. Mr. Ingalls’ illness dates from March, 1899, when his throat began troubling him. Ten months ago he sought change in climate, traveling through New Mexico and Arizona. Two months ago Mrs. In galls joined her husband in Las Vegas aud she has since remained at her bus band’s side. Senator Ingalls leaves t widow and six children. Senator Tngalls was seized with the grip in *B9B while on a lecturing tour in South Dakota, aud wgs compelled .to leave the field in the fall of that year. He returned to his home in Atchison, Kan., shortly afterwards going to Wash-

ington, and at that place the first emphatic symptoms of the fatal throat disease w<»re made apparent. Ex-Senator Ingalls was born in Middleton, Essex County, Mass., in 1833. He was graduated from Williams College in 1855, and received the degree of LL. D. in 1884. He was admitted to the bar in 1857, and removed to Kansas in October, 1858. He was a delegate to the Wyandotte constitutional convention in 1859; secretary of the territorial council in 1860; secretary of the State Senate in 1861; member of the State Senate of Kansas from Atchison County in 1862; major, lieutenant colonel and judge ndvovocate Kansas volunteers in 1863-65. Mr. Ingalls was elected to the United States Senate from Kansas as a Republican to succeed S. C. Pomeroy, Republican, took his seat March 4, 1873, and was twice re-elected. His term of service expired March 4. 1891. Since leaving the Senate he devoted his time to literary work and the lecture,platform..

JOHN J. INGALLS.