Erskine B. Ingram (September 29, 1866 – January 18, 1954) was an American heir, lumber baron, and philanthropist.
Erskine B. Ingram was born on September 29, 1866, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.[1] His father, Orrin Henry Ingram, was a lumber baron.[1][2][3] His mother was Cornelia Pierce Ingram.[1] His uncle, Julius Ingram, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. His paternal great-grandfather, David Ingram, immigrated from Leeds, England.[4]
Ingram inherited his father's concerns in the lumber industry.[2] He served as the chairman of Investment Securities and Ingram Products Company.[1][3] He served on the board of directors of the Union National Bank of Eau Claire, of which his father had served as president.[5]
Additionally, he was a co-founder of the New Dells Lumber Company with Pearl Chambers, J. E. Hosford, and Judge James Wickham, and served as its president.[1]
Ingram served on the board of advisors of the Salvation Army and on the board of directors of YMCA.[1] He was a member of the Kiwanis.[1]
Ingram married Harriet Louise Coggshall Ingram. They attended the First Congregational Church of Eau Claire.[6] Their estate in Eau Claire was heavily burned by a rubbish fire at a local city dump in 1953.[7] They had a son, Orrin Henry Ingram Sr., named after Erskine's father.[1]
