Orrin Henry Ingram, Sr.
| Orrin Henry Ingram, Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 26, 1904 Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
| Died |
April 25, 1963 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Cause of death | heart attack |
| Residence |
White Bear Lake, Minnesota Hobe Sound, Florida Nashville, Tennessee |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Hortense Bigelow |
| Children |
E. Bronson Ingram II Frederic B. Ingram Alice Hooker |
| Parent(s) |
Erskine B. Ingram Harriet Coggshall |
| Relatives |
Orrin Henry Ingram (paternal grandfather) Julius Ingram (paternal great-uncle) Martha Rivers Ingram (daughter-in-law) Ingrid Goude (daughter-in-law) |
Orrin Henry Ingram, Sr. (a.k.a. Hank Ingram) (June 26, 1904 – April 25, 1963) was an American heir and businessman.
Early life
Orrin Henry Ingram, Sr. was born on June 26, 1904 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His father, Erskine B. Ingram, was a lumber heir.[1] His mother was Harriet Coggshall. His parents were members of the Congregational Church.
His paternal grandfather three times removed, David Ingram, had immigrated from Leeds, England, in 1780.[2] His paternal grandfather, Orrin Henry Ingram, was a lumber baron in Wisconsin.[1][2][3] His great-uncle, Julius Ingram, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Career
In 1928, Ingram ran a textile firm in Tennessee owned by his wife's family.[1][4] He relocated it to Nashville, Tennessee.[1] By 1937, at the time of the textile strike, he sold half his investment and acquired Wood River Oil and Refining, an oil company based in St. Louis, Missouri.[4]
He was the owner of Ingram Oil & Refining, a chain of 240 gas stations headquartered in Meraux, just outside New Orleans, Louisiana.[1][5] In 1961, he sold the company to Murphy Oil.[1][5]
Philanthropy
Ingram served as the Vice President of the Board of Trust of Vanderbilt University in Nashville from 1952 to 1963.[6][7]
Personal life
Ingram married Hortense Bigelow, the daughter of the President of the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. (later known as The Travelers Companies).[4] They resided in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, Hobe Sound, Florida, and Nashville, Tennessee.[3][4] They had two sons, E. Bronson Ingram II and Frederic B. Ingram, and a daughter, Alice, who married Henry William Hooker.[8]
Death and legacy
He died of a heart attack on April 25, 1963 in Nashville, Tennessee.[3][9][10] He was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.
The Hank Ingram House on the campus of Vanderbilt University was named in his honor in 2006.[6][11]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Inside A $15 Billion Dynasty, Bloomberg Business, September 28, 1997
- 1 2 Ingram Chronicles, Forbes, 9/06/1999
- 1 2 3 "Oil Executive Dies; Family Was From State". The Racine Journal-Times Sunday Bulletin. 28 April 1963. p. 13. Retrieved July 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 Bill Carey, A place for a damned fool or an Eskimo, Nashville Post, March 22, 2000
- 1 2 Murphy Oil Corp.: A Century of Exploration
- 1 2 Princine Lewis, New Commons residence halls named for former vice chancellor, BOT member, Vanderbilt Register, 12/04/06
- ↑ William H. Honan, Vanderbilt U. Receives a Gift of $300 Million, The New York Times, December 1, 1998
- ↑ "Alice Ingram To Be Married". The Daily Telegram. 1 October 1955. p. 5. Retrieved July 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Funeral Service Set". The Holland Evening Sentinel. 27 April 1963. p. 5. Retrieved July 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "National Obituaries". Eureka Humboldt Standard. 27 April 1963. p. 11. Retrieved July 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Vanderbilt University Office of Housing & Residential Education: Hank Ingram House
External links
- Orrin Henry Ingram at Find a Grave (Nashville grave)
- Orrin Henry Ingram at Find a Grave (Eau Clair cenotaph)