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Birth to Death
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Graduated from Yale
Jared Ingersoll graduated from Yale University. -
Studied law in Philidelphia
Went to Philidelphia to study law and worked with his father, overlooking his financial affairs. -
Admitted to the Middle Temple
Middle Temple is one of four Inns of Court entitled to call members to bar as barristers. Jared was admitted in summer of 1773. -
Admitted to the Bar
Pennsylvania Bar is opened to any lawyers or people studying law. -
Moved to Paris
ared Ingersoll completed his studies and moved to Paris in 1776. -
Moves back to Philadelphia
Jared Ingersoll moved back to Philadelphia. Declaring him a Patriot. He established a law practice with Joseph Reed. -
Continental Congress
Jared Ingersoll wins the election to become a delegate in the Continetnal Congress. -
Signing of The Constitution
Ingersoll was among the 39 delegates to sign The Constitution. -
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State Attorney General
Became a State Attorney General from 1790-1799. -
U.S. Supreme Court
Ingersoll was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court and become a lawyer specializing in federal-state relations. -
Chisholm vs Georgia
Ingersoll represented Georgia in a case involving state's rights. Alexander Chisholm, the executor of the estate of Farquhar, attempted to sue the state of Georgia in the Supreme Court over payments due to him for goods that Farquhar had supplied Georgia during the American Revolutionary War. -
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U.S. District Attorney
Ingersoll served as the U.S. district attorney for Pennsylvania til 1801. -
Vice President Attempt
In 1812, Jared Ingersoll was rewarded a spot as the party's vice president but lost the election. -
Final Roll
Jared Ingersoll takes his last public role as the presidng judge of the district court of Philadelphia.