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Ingraham, Joseph H., D.D.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, was born at Portland, Maine, in 1809. He entered Yale College, but did not graduate; went to Buenos Ayres, South America, as a commercial clerk; was for several years after his return a teacher; and about 1830 became professor in Jefferson College, near Natchez. While here he was witlely known as a writer of novels, etc., as The South-west, by a Yankee: — Lafitte: — Burton: — The Quadroon, etc. About 1847 he was confirmed as a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church, at Nashville, Tennessee, where he established a flourishing seminary for young ladies. He was ordained deacon in 1851, and presbyter in 1852; became missionary at Aberdeen, Mississippi; afterwards was rector of St. John's Church, Mobile, Alabama; then at Riverside, Tennessee; removed to Holly Springs, in 1858, where he revived St. Thomas's Hall. He died there, December 18, 1860. Besides various religious pamphlets, Dr. Ingraham was the author of, The Prince of the House of David: — The Pillar of Fire: — and The Throne of David, which were very popular. See Amer. Quar. Church Rev. 1861, page 186.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ingraham, Joseph H., D.D.'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/i/ingraham-joseph-h-dd.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
