Orrin Henry Ingram Sr.

Orrin Henry Ingram Sr. (a.k.a. Hank Ingram) (June 26, 1904 – April 25, 1963) was an American heir and businessman.

Orrin Henry Ingram Sr.
Born(1904-06-26)June 26, 1904
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US
DiedApril 25, 1963(1963-04-25) (aged 58)
Nashville, Tennessee, US
OccupationBusinessman
Spouse(s)Hortense Bigelow
ChildrenE. Bronson Ingram II
Frederic B. Ingram
Alice Hooker
Parent(s)Erskine B. Ingram
Harriet Coggshall
RelativesOrrin Henry Ingram (paternal grandfather)
Julius Ingram (paternal great-uncle)
Martha Rivers Ingram (daughter-in-law)
Ingrid Goude (daughter-in-law)

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, Louisiana, just outside New Orleans.[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. "Inside a $15 Billion Dynasty", Bloomberg Business, September 28, 1997
  2. Ingram Chronicles, Forbes, 9/06/1999
  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.
  4. Bill Carey, "A place for a damned fool or an Eskimo", Nashville Post, March 22, 2000
  5. Murphy Oil Corp.: A Century of Exploration
  6. Princine Lewis, "New Commons residence halls named for former vice chancellor, BOT member", Vanderbilt Register, 12/04/06
  7. William H. Honan, "Vanderbilt U. Receives a Gift of $300 Million", The New York Times, December 1, 1998
  8. "Alice Ingram To Be Married". The Daily Telegram. 1 October 1955. p. 5. Retrieved July 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Funeral Service Set". The Holland Evening Sentinel. 27 April 1963. p. 5. Retrieved July 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "National Obituaries". Eureka Humboldt Standard. 27 April 1963. p. 11. Retrieved July 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Vanderbilt University Office of Housing & Residential Education: Hank Ingram House
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