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Charles L. Ingersoll
President of Colorado State University
In office 1882–1891
Preceded by	Elijah Evan Edwards (Ainsworth E. Blount interim)
Succeeded by	Alston Ellis (James W. Lawrence interim)
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Born	Charles Lee Ingersoll (1844-11-01)November 1, 1844 Perry, New York, United States
Died	December 8, 1895(1895-12-08) (aged 51) Grand Junction, Colorado
Alma mater	State Agricultural College of Michigan
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Charles Lee Ingersoll (1844–1895) was an American professor of agriculture and academic administrator.

Career

Ingersoll was born in Perry, New York on November 1, 1844. He enlisted in Ninth Michigan Cavalry in the Civil War. In 1872, he enrolled at the State Agricultural College of Michigan and received a B.S. degree in 1874. After graduating, he taught and managed the experimental farm at the State Agricultural College of Michigan.

In 1879, Ingersoll was hired as the first instructor in School of Agriculture at Purdue University. In 1882, he became the President of Colorado State Agricultural College (which later became Colorado State University), where he served until 1891. Ingersoll broadened and strengthened the curriculum Colorado State, which was a fledgling, narrow-focused struggling agricultural school when he arrived there. He then went on to serve as dean of the Industrial College of the University of Nebraska.

He died on December 8, 1895, in Grand Junction, Colorado.

References

1. ^ Liberty Hyde Bailey, ed. (1917). "Ingersoll, Charles Lee". Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural Conditions, Practices and Ideals in the United States and Canada, Volume 4. p. 587.
2. ^ "Fort Collins History Connection : Item Viewer". Archived from the original on March 30, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
3. ^ "Ingersoll, Charles L. (1844-)". Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections.
4. "Charles L. Ingersoll 1882 - 1891". Colorado State University Libraries. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
5. Nienkamp, Paul Keith (2008). A culture of technical knowledge: Professionalizing science and engineering education in late-nineteenth century America (Thesis). Iowa State University. pp. 247–248. Retrieved April 21, 2021 – via DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska – Lincoln.

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