Delegates to the Constitutional Convention

State: Pennsylvania 

Age at Convention: 37

Date of Birth: 10/24/1749

Date of Death: 10/31/1822

Schooling: Yale 1766, Middle Temple, London 1774

Occupation: Lawyer, Politician

Prior Political Experience: Continental Congress 1780

Committee Assignments: None

Convention Contributions: Ingersoll had a perfect attendance at the convention, despite this he rarely spoke. He favored a revision of the Articles of Confederation over a new constitution. Fellow delegate William Pierce described “ a modesty in his character that keeps him back.”
New Government Participation: After the convention, Ingersoll served on the Philadelphia common council in 1789. Following this, he spent 9 years serving as Pennsylvania’s Attorney General from 1790-1799. From 1798-1801 he served as the Philadelphia city Solicitor and as the U.S. District Attorney for Pennsylvania from 1800-1801. He returned to serve as Pennsylvania’s Attorney General from 1811-1817, during which time he failed his campaign as the Federalist Vice President in 1812. Finally, in 1821 he served as a presiding judge of the Philadelphia District Court until his death in 1822.