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Ingersoll Rand People
Ingersoll may refer to: People *Ingersoll (surname) *Ingersoll Lockwood (1841–1918), American lawyer and writer Places Canada * Ingersoll, Ontario United States * Ingersoll, Oklahoma * Ingersoll, Wisconsin * Ingersoll Township, Michigan * Ingersoll Schoolhouse, Butte County, South Dakota Other uses *The Ingersoll Lectures on Human Immortality, lecture series at Harvard founded by a bequest from Caroline Haskell Ingersoll in memory of her father, George Goldthwait Ingersoll * Ingersoll Rand, industrial firm founded by Simon Ingersoll and two Rand brothers * Ingersoll Tile Elevator, in Ingersoll, Oklahoma * USS ''Ingersoll'', ships named Ingersoll in the United States Navy * SS ''Jared Ingersoll'', a World War II Liberty ship * Ingersoll Watch Company, New York, produced the "Yankee" watch known as "The Watch that Made the Dollar Famous" * Ingersoll Cutting tools, subsidiary of IMC, a part of Berkshire Hathaway See also * Ingersoll's Luna Park - see Luna Park L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingersoll (surname)
Ingersoll is a surname derived of the Old Norse words "Ingvar" or "Inger" andsál, common words in found in modern Icelandic, Swedish and Norwegian. Surnames derived from Old Norse have changed over time due to the splitting of the language into modern Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish, Greenlandic, Faroese and Danish as well as names being changed with immigration into new countries like the United States. This surname has split over time into some of these common spellings: Ingersoll, Ingersöll, Ingersol, Ingersole, Ingvarsson, Ingersson, Inkersoll, and Ingwersol. During the Viking Age, from the late 8th century to the mid-11th century, the Old Norse language expanded through Europe as the Vikings conquered and settled areas like Normandy (Normanni in Old Norse) and Inkersall (Ingvarsál in Old Norse). * Andrew Ingersoll (born 1940), American astronomer and professor of planetary science at the California Institute of Technology * Bob Ingersoll (born 1952), American lawyer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingersoll Lockwood
Ingersoll Lockwood (August 2, 1841 – September 30, 1918) was an American lawyer and writer. He wrote children's novels, including the ''Baron Trump'' novels (1889/93), as well as the dystopian novel, ''1900: or; The Last President'', a play, and several non-fiction works. He wrote some of his non-fiction under the pseudonym Irwin Longman.Bleiler, Everett Franklin (1990)''Science-fiction, the Early Years'' p. 447. Kent State University Press. Life and legal career Lockwood was born in Ossining, New York, the son of Munson Ingersoll and Sarah Lewis (''née'' Smith) Lockwood. Munson Lockwood, like his two older brothers, Ralph and Albert, was a lawyer and intimate friend of Henry Clay. However, Munson primarily achieved prominence during his military service and civic activism. He was a general in the New York State Militia and commandant of its 7th Brigade. A great admirer of the Hungarian statesman and freedom fighter Lajos Kossuth, Munson actively raised funds for him in Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingersoll, Ontario
Ingersoll is a town in Oxford County on the Thames River in southwestern Ontario, Canada. The nearest cities are Woodstock to the east and London to the west. Ingersoll is situated north of and along Highway 401. Oxford County Road 119 (formerly Ontario Highway 19) runs north diagonally through the town. A Canadian National rail line bisects the town east to west through its centre. Passenger service from the Ingersoll train station is provided to other stops in Southwestern Ontario by Via Rail. To the south is a CPR line, with spurs into local industries, which provides freight service to points in the region. The local high school is Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute. The Ingersoll area was first settled in the 1790s by families from New England, became famous for homemade cheese production before the War of 1812, and its surrounding County of Oxford was home to the first cheese factories in Canada, starting in 1864. In 1866, through collaboration by the town's business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingersoll, Oklahoma
Ingersoll is a small unincorporated community in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. History Ingersoll was named for Philadelphia railroad owner, Charles E. Ingersoll. A post office was established September 13, 1901. The Choctaw Northern railway (later owned by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific) became the county's first railroad in 1901, when it connected Ingersoll to the other Alfalfa county towns of Aline, Augusta, Lambert, Driftwood, Amorita, and then continuing on into Kansas. After its bid to become the county seat failed, Ingersoll's prospects declined considerably. The railroad line was abandoned in 1936. Its post office was closed December 31, 1942. Ingersoll formally disincorporated in December 1968. The Ingersoll Tile Elevator (ca. 1920) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Geography Ingersoll is located on U.S. Highway 64 U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles (3,743 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingersoll, Wisconsin
Ingersoll is an unincorporated community located in the town of Elderon, Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. Ingersoll is located on County Highway D west-northwest of Wittenberg Wittenberg ( , ; Low Saxon language, Low Saxon: ''Wittenbarg''; meaning ''White Mountain''; officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg (''Luther City Wittenberg'')), is the fourth largest town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Wittenberg is situated on the Ri .... References Unincorporated communities in Marathon County, Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin {{MarathonCountyWI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingersoll Township, Michigan
Ingersoll Township is a civil township of Midland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,018 at the 2000 census. Communities *Laporte is an unincorporated community at , about 8 miles south-southeast of downtown Midland. It is at the corners of sections 25, 26, 35, and 36 in the southeast corner of both the township and county. The community first got a post office in January 1874 with the name Lee's Corner, after a local landowner. The post office was renamed Laporte in April 1895 and closed in January 1910. * The city of Midland lies just north of the township, and has incorporated a small area of land in northeast corner of the township. *Poseyville is another small unincorporated community at , about 5 miles south of downtown Midland. It is at the corners of sections 8, 9, 16, and 17. A post office opened in July 1898 and operated until January 1907. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingersoll Schoolhouse
The Ingersoll Schoolhouse is located on U.S. Route 212 east of Belle Fourche, South Dakota and was built in 1890 at a time when one room schoolhouses were very common in South Dakota. It remained in use as a school through 1971. Due to highway development, the schoolhouse was selected for preservation by Preserve South Dakota The word preserve may refer to: Common uses * Fruit preserves, a type of sweet spread or condiment * Nature reserve, an area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or other special interest, usually protected Arts, entertainment, and media ... in 2012 under their Places in Peril initiative. References Schools in Butte County, South Dakota Defunct schools in South Dakota Educational institutions established in 1890 Educational institutions disestablished in 1971 {{SouthDakota-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ingersoll Lectures On Human Immortality
The Ingersoll Lectures is a series of lectures presented annually at Harvard University on the subject of immortality. Endowment ''The Ingersoll Lectureship'' was established by a bequest by Caroline Haskell Ingersoll, who died in 1893, leaving $5000 for the institution of a series of lectures to be read annually in memory of her father, George Goldthwait Ingersoll. The lectures were to take place at Harvard University on the subject of "the immortality of man". The lectures were initiated by Harvard president Charles W. Eliot in 1896. They are now generally known as ''The Ingersoll Lectures on Human Immortality''. On May 21, 1979, the Ingersoll Lecture Fund was transferred to the endowment of Harvard Divinity School, which continues to organize and host the lectures. The lectures were to be published. From 1896 to 1912 they were issued by the Houghton Mifflin Company of Boston and New York. From 1914 to 1935 Harvard University Press published them. Since then, the lectures have be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingersoll Rand
Ingersoll Rand is an American multinational company that provides flow creation and industrial products. The company was formed in February 2020 through the spinoff of the industrial segment of Ingersoll-Randplc (now known as Trane Technologies) and its merger with Gardner Denver. Its products are sold under more than 40 brands across all major global markets. Based in Davidson, North Carolina, Ingersoll Rand operates in two segments: Industrial Technologies and Services and Precision and Science Technologies. History History of Ingersoll Rand Simon Ingersoll founded Ingersoll Rock Drill Company in 1871 in New York, and in 1888, it combined with Sergeant Drill to form Ingersoll Sergeant Drill Company. The Ingersoll Sergeant Drill Company introduced the world's first direct-connected, electronic motor-driven compressor. Also in 1871, brothers Addison Rand and Jasper Rand, Jr. established Rand Drill Company with its main manufacturing plant in Tarrytown, New York. Rand drills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingersoll Tile Elevator
The Ingersoll Tile Elevator, located in Ingersoll, Oklahoma, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The elevator is constructed of hollow red clay tiles. Built around 1920, it was added to the Register because of its significance in the transition from wooden grain elevators to concrete. The elevator stands on the north side of US 64 U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles (3,743 km) from Nags Head in eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 1 ... and is in disrepair. Notes External links Ingersoll Tile Elevator-OSU Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma Buildings and structures in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma Grain elevators in Oklahoma Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places in Alf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Ingersoll
Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS ''Ingersoll'', honoring members of the Ingersoll family. DD-652 was named for Rear Admiral Royal R. Ingersoll (1847–1931) — and for his grandson, Lieutenant Royal R. Ingersoll, II (1913–1942) who had died in the Battle of Midway, just weeks before the ship's christening. DD-990 was named for RADM Ingersoll's son, Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll (1897–1975). *, was a , launched in 1942 and struck in 1970 *, was a , launched in 1979 and struck in 1998 See also * , a World War II Liberty ship Liberty ships were a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Though British in concept, the design was adopted by the United States for its simple, low-cost construction. Mass ..., launched in 1942 and scrapped in 1964 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ingersoll, Uss United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Jared Ingersoll
SS ''Jared Ingersoll'' was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Jared Ingersoll, an American Founding Father, lawyer, and statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a signatory of the Constitution of the United States. Construction ''Jared Ingersoll'' was laid down on 24 June 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 60, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. B.N. Ward, the wife of Commander Ward, the Assistant to the Industrial Manager, Fifth Naval District, Baltimore, and was launched on 15 August 1942. History She was allocated to American West African Line, Inc., on 25 August 1942. On 13 January 1947, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet The National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) consists of ships of the United States of America, mostly merchant vessels, that have been "mothballed" but can be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
