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==Later Political Service==
 
==Later Political Service==
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Following his time in Congress, Ingersoll held many positions.  He was the first attorney general of Pennsylvania from 1790-1799 and served again from 1811 to 1817.  From 1800-1801, he served as United States district attorney for the eastern district of Pennsylvania.  During this time, he played an important role in helping define the limits of the new government's power.  Ingersoll represented the state of Georgia in the landmark Supreme Court case of [[Chisholm v. Georgia]] in 1793, arguing that a state should not be subject to suit from a citizen of another state.  The Supreme Court ruled against him; however, their ruling was later rescinded by the [[Eleventh Amendment]].  Ingersol was also involved in the first legal challenge to the Constitutionality of an act of Congress; in [[Hylton v. the United States]], he argued that the Federal government should not have the authority to tax carriages.<ref>http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ss/ss-fm.htm</ref>   
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Following his time in Congress, Ingersoll held many positions.  He was the first attorney general of Pennsylvania from 1790-1799 and served again from 1811 to 1817.  From 1800-1801, he served as United States district attorney for the eastern district of Pennsylvania.  During this time, he played an important role in helping define the limits of the new government's power.  Ingersoll represented the state of Georgia in the landmark Supreme Court case of [[Chisholm v. Georgia]] in 1793, arguing that a state should not be subject to suit from a citizen of another state.  The Supreme Court ruled against him; however, their ruling was later rescinded by the [[Eleventh Amendment]].  Ingersol was also involved in the first legal challenge to the Constitutionality of an act of Congress; in [[Hylton v. United States]], he argued that the Federal government should not have the authority to tax carriages.<ref>http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ss/ss-fm.htm</ref>   
    
Ingersoll unsuccessfully ran as a Federalist candidate for [[Vice President of the United States in 1812]].  In 1821, he became  presiding judge of the district court of Philadelphia County, and remained in that position until his death.
 
Ingersoll unsuccessfully ran as a Federalist candidate for [[Vice President of the United States in 1812]].  In 1821, he became  presiding judge of the district court of Philadelphia County, and remained in that position until his death.
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