He spent most of military career in raiding and scouting. In 1862, he organized the 11th Illinois Regiment and went to the front as its Colonel. In 1857 moved from Shawneetown, Illinois, to Peoria and in 1860 was an unsuccessful candidate for Congress. His gift of oratory soon made him a distinguished man, both in the courts and in Democratic politics. He began study of law when he was 18 years old, and three years later was admitted to the bar. His writings were published in 12 volumes in 1902. Ingersoll symbolized the intellectual ferment that buffeted orthodox religion in late 19th-century America. Blaine, whom he called a “plumed knight,” for President.Īt the 1876 Republican convention, Ingersoll's own political ambitions were thwarted by public disapproval of his attacks on religion, which he delivered from lecterns all over the country. His most famous political address was the speech in which he nominated James G. After serving in the Union army during the Civil War, he was Attorney General of Illinois (1867-69) and became a vigorous campaigner for Republican candidates. Being self- educated, he was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1854. He was an American orator known as the Great Agnostic. Robert Green Ingersoll was born at Dresden, New York, on Augand died on July 21, 1899.
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