Sheffield Ingalls (March 28, 1875 – January 17, 1937) was a banker, attorney and Republican politician in the state of

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. He served as the 20th

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from 1913 to 1915 serving under Governor

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. Outside politics he was a successful investor and banker in

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. He served in the

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. His father

John James Ingalls John James Ingalls (December 29, 1833August 16, 1900) was an American Republican politician who served as a United States senator from Kansas. Ingalls is credited with suggesting the state motto and designing the state seal. Life and career John ...

was also a Kansas legislator. He was a graduate of the

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in the class of 1895 and served as chairman of the Alumni association from 1905 to 1906 and again from 1928 to 1929. In 1916, he published a book titled ''The History of Atchison, Kansas''.Hooper Connections
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External links

''The History of Atchison, Kansas''
at the

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* Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives Lieutenant Governors of Kansas University of Kansas alumni People from Atchison, Kansas 1875 births 1937 deaths {{Kansas-politician-stub