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Ingersoll was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on October 24, 1749 the son of a British officer Jared Ingersoll Sr.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Shapers_of_the_Great_Debate_at_the_Const/8zcjYPZxPV0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA146 Shapers of the Great Debate at the Constitutional Convention of 1787]</ref>  As a young man, he received a classical education, graduating from Yale College in 1766.  Following graduation, he settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1771.  He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1773; in 1774, he continued his legal studies at the Middle Temple in [[London]], and then in [[Paris]].  He entered practice upon returning to Philadelphia in 1778.  In 1781, he married Elizabeth Pettit and had four sons: Charles Jared, Harry, Joseph Reed, and Edward.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Life_of_Charles_Jared_Ingersoll/5XBFbFqeB_oC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA25 The Life of Charles Jared Ingersoll]</ref>

Ingersoll was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on October 24, 1749 the son of a British officer Jared Ingersoll Sr.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Shapers_of_the_Great_Debate_at_the_Const/8zcjYPZxPV0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA146 Shapers of the Great Debate at the Constitutional Convention of 1787]</ref>  As a young man, he received a classical education, graduating from Yale College in 1766.  Following graduation, he settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1771.  He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1773; in 1774, he continued his legal studies at the Middle Temple in [[London]], and then in [[Paris]].  He entered practice upon returning to Philadelphia in 1778.  In 1781, he married Elizabeth Pettit and had four sons: Charles Jared, Harry, Joseph Reed, and Edward.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Life_of_Charles_Jared_Ingersoll/5XBFbFqeB_oC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA25 The Life of Charles Jared Ingersoll]</ref>

==Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention==

==Career==

Ingersoll was a member of the [[Continental Congress]] in 1780.  Later, he was a delegate to the convention that framed the Federal Constitution in 1787, along with [[George Clymer]], [[Thomas Fitzsimons]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Thomas Mifflin]], [[Gouverneur Morris]], [[Robert Morris (financier)|Robert Morris]], and [[James Wilson]].

During his legal career, he served as counsel for the state of Georgia during the case [[Chisholm v. Georgia]],<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Philadelphia_Lawyer/l83gE118lCsC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA103 The Philadelphia Lawyer]</ref> and also argued the case [[Hylton v. United States]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Documentary_History_of_the_Supreme_C/LcMePsXzj8gC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA366 The Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-1800], Volume 7</ref>

 

Ingersoll was elected as a member of the [[Continental Congress]] in 1780.  Later, he was a delegate to the [[Constitutional Convention]] that framed the Federal Constitution in 1787, along with [[George Clymer]], [[Thomas Fitzsimons]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Thomas Mifflin]], [[Gouverneur Morris]], [[Robert Morris (financier)|Robert Morris]], and [[James Wilson]].

While he initially favored revision of the existing [[Articles of Confederation]], he ultimately chose to support the creation of a new [[United States Constitution]].  

While he initially favored revision of the existing [[Articles of Confederation]], he ultimately chose to support the creation of a new [[United States Constitution]].