
Kankakee & Seneca Railroad Company (Signed by Melville Ingalls)
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Over 125 years old

First mortgage bond

July 1, 1881

Issued, uncanceled

Cameron, Amberg & Co., Chicago

Hand signed

17" (w) by 14 1/4" (h)

This piece is signed by Melville Ingalls.
Melville Ingalls was born on September 6, 1842 in Harrison, Maine, where he worked on the family farm until he began teaching at the age of 16. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1863, Ingalls began practicing law in Gray, Maine before moving to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became an expert in corporate law, specializing in transportation lines.

During his business career, Ingalls held the following positions:
- President of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad until 1900
- President of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis until 1905, Chairman of the Board until 1910
- President of the Kentucky Central Railroad (January, 1881 - October, 1883)
- President of the Cincinnati Northern
- President of the Merchants' National Bank in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Co-founder and President of the Cincinnati Art Museum
- President of the National Civic Federation in 1905
- President of the Queen City Club in Cincinnati, OH
On July 11, 1914, Ingalls died at his summer home in Hot Springs, Virginia, from heart disease after undergoing treatment for an ulcerated tooth. He was buried in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Ingalls also organized the Joint Traffic Association, which was shut down by the United States Supreme Court and co-founded the Cincinnati Technical School. He is the grandfather of David Sinton Ingalls.
Melville financed the construction of the Ingalls Building in Cincinnati, which was the world's first reinforced concrete skyscraper in 1903. The town of Ingalls, Indiana is named in his honor.
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