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| Keywords: bookid:hillsalbumofbiog00hill bookidhillsalbumofbiog00hill bookyear:1887 bookyear1887 bookdecade:1880 bookdecade1880 bookcentury:1800 bookcentury1800 bookauthor:hill__thomas_e___thomas_edie___1832_1915 bookauthorhillthomasethomasedie18321915 booksubject:biography booksubjectbiography booksubject:encyclopedias_and_dictionaries booksubjectencyclopediasanddictionaries bookpublisher:chicago___hill_standard_book_co_ bookpublisherchicagohillstandardbookco bookcontributor:university_of_california_libraries bookcontributoruniversityofcalifornialibraries booksponsor:internet_archive booksponsorinternetarchive bookleafnumber:273 bookleafnumber273 bookcollection:cdl bookcollectioncdl bookcollection:americana bookcollectionamericana monochrome sketch drawing photo border outdoor bookid:hillsalbumofbiog00hill bookidhillsalbumofbiog00hill bookyear:1887 bookyear1887 bookdecade:1880 bookdecade1880 bookcentury:1800 bookcentury1800 bookauthor:hill__thomas_e___thomas_edie___1832_1915 bookauthorhillthomasethomasedie18321915 booksubject:biography booksubjectbiography booksubject:encyclopedias_and_dictionaries booksubjectencyclopediasanddictionaries bookpublisher:chicago___hill_standard_book_co_ bookpublisherchicagohillstandardbookco bookcontributor:university_of_california_libraries bookcontributoruniversityofcalifornialibraries booksponsor:internet_archive booksponsorinternetarchive bookleafnumber:273 bookleafnumber273 bookcollection:cdl bookcollectioncdl bookcollection:americana bookcollectionamericana monochrome sketch drawing photo border outdoor bookid:hillsalbumofbiog00hill bookidhillsalbumofbiog00hill bookyear:1887 bookyear1887 bookdecade:1880 bookdecade1880 bookcentury:1800 bookcentury1800 bookauthor:hill__thomas_e___thomas_edie___1832_1915 bookauthorhillthomasethomasedie18321915 booksubject:biography booksubjectbiography booksubject:encyclopedias_and_dictionaries booksubjectencyclopediasanddictionaries bookpublisher:chicago___hill_standard_book_co_ bookpublisherchicagohillstandardbookco bookcontributor:university_of_california_libraries bookcontributoruniversityofcalifornialibraries booksponsor:internet_archive booksponsorinternetarchive bookleafnumber:273 bookleafnumber273 bookcollection:cdl bookcollectioncdl bookcollection:americana bookcollectionamericana monochrome photo border sketch drawing bookid:hillsalbumofbiog00hill bookidhillsalbumofbiog00hill bookyear:1887 bookyear1887 bookdecade:1880 bookdecade1880 bookcentury:1800 bookcentury1800 bookauthor:hill__thomas_e___thomas_edie___1832_1915 bookauthorhillthomasethomasedie18321915 booksubject:biography booksubjectbiography booksubject:encyclopedias_and_dictionaries booksubjectencyclopediasanddictionaries bookpublisher:chicago___hill_standard_book_co_ bookpublisherchicagohillstandardbookco bookcontributor:university_of_california_libraries bookcontributoruniversityofcalifornialibraries booksponsor:internet_archive booksponsorinternetarchive bookleafnumber:273 bookleafnumber273 bookcollection:cdl bookcollectioncdl bookcollection:americana bookcollectionamericana monochrome photo border sketch drawing Identifier: hillsalbumofbiog00hill Title: Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time Year: 1887 (1880s) Authors: Hill, Thomas E. (Thomas Edie), 1832-1915 Subjects: Biography Encyclopedias and dictionaries Publisher: Chicago : Hill Standard Book Co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: in Wisconsin. One of the daughters became Mrs. Dr. Carter, whose resi-dence is in Buffalo, N. Y., and the other, Mrs. Piatt, some time since deceased, lived at Laporte, Ind. Ebon C. and Robert G., the other sons, settled in Illinois, The early education of these chil-dren was such as would naturally come to a family whose parents were liberally educated, who changed their abode frequently and who always had the best of society. From New York they went to Ohio, thence to Wisconsin, and thence to Illinois, the Rev. Mr. IngersoU preaching in these several Stales. Having reached nn age snOiciently mature to determim- their choice of avocation, Ebon and Robi-rt entered upon the study of the law in the ofllce of Colonel Corwin, in Shawneetown, 111., and in that town commenced their law practice. It wat* here that Robert began to show liis heretical tendencies. The first public demonstration was on one Fourth of July, when the orator of the day, having failed to make his appeannin-, Kfdiert Text Appearing After Image: Robert C- IngersoU, DJstingTiishetl oiutiii-ami Piomunnt Ojiptisor of OrthodoxTlu-olot-.v. was called upon at the last minute to supply his place. In the course of his address on that occasion, which was of neces-sity extempore, the speaker, adverting to the history of Americanindependence, strongly eulogized Thomas Paine. Whether IngersoUwould have espoused the cause of Paine thus had he had more timefor deliberation, is not certain. Asit was he announced himself as anadmirer of Paine, and in doing so hethrew a fire-brand into the audience,which became a public theme ofdiscussion for a long time afterwards.About that time IngersoU was a can-didate for the office of districtattorney, which he lost, it is claimed,tbrough his heretical opinions. His brother Ebon in the meantime,had been elected to the Illinoislegislature, and both the brothers,seeking a wider field for the exerciseof their profession, resolved upongoing to Peoria, where they locatedin 1857. In this city they remained so Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Identifier: hillsalbumofbiog00hill Title: Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time Year: 1887 (1880s) Authors: Hill, Thomas E. (Thomas Edie), 1832-1915 Subjects: Biography Encyclopedias and dictionaries Publisher: Chicago : Hill Standard Book Co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: in Wisconsin. One of the daughters became Mrs. Dr. Carter, whose resi-dence is in Buffalo, N. Y., and the other, Mrs. Piatt, some time since deceased, lived at Laporte, Ind. Ebon C. and Robert G., the other sons, settled in Illinois, The early education of these chil-dren was such as would naturally come to a family whose parents were liberally educated, who changed their abode frequently and who always had the best of society. From New York they went to Ohio, thence to Wisconsin, and thence to Illinois, the Rev. Mr. IngersoU preaching in these several Stales. Having reached nn age snOiciently mature to determim- their choice of avocation, Ebon and Robi-rt entered upon the study of the law in the ofllce of Colonel Corwin, in Shawneetown, 111., and in that town commenced their law practice. It wat* here that Robert began to show liis heretical tendencies. The first public demonstration was on one Fourth of July, when the orator of the day, having failed to make his appeannin-, Kfdiert Text Appearing After Image: Robert C- IngersoU, DJstingTiishetl oiutiii-ami Piomunnt Ojiptisor of OrthodoxTlu-olot-.v. was called upon at the last minute to supply his place. In the course of his address on that occasion, which was of neces-sity extempore, the speaker, adverting to the history of Americanindependence, strongly eulogized Thomas Paine. Whether IngersoUwould have espoused the cause of Paine thus had he had more timefor deliberation, is not certain. Asit was he announced himself as anadmirer of Paine, and in doing so hethrew a fire-brand into the audience,which became a public theme ofdiscussion for a long time afterwards.About that time IngersoU was a can-didate for the office of districtattorney, which he lost, it is claimed,tbrough his heretical opinions. His brother Ebon in the meantime,had been elected to the Illinoislegislature, and both the brothers,seeking a wider field for the exerciseof their profession, resolved upongoing to Peoria, where they locatedin 1857. In this city they remained so Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Identifier: hillsalbumofbiog00hill Title: Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time Year: 1887 (1880s) Authors: Hill, Thomas E. (Thomas Edie), 1832-1915 Subjects: Biography Encyclopedias and dictionaries Publisher: Chicago : Hill Standard Book Co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: in Wisconsin. One of the daughters became Mrs. Dr. Carter, whose resi-dence is in Buffalo, N. Y., and the other, Mrs. Piatt, some time since deceased, lived at Laporte, Ind. Ebon C. and Robert G., the other sons, settled in Illinois, The early education of these chil-dren was such as would naturally come to a family whose parents were liberally educated, who changed their abode frequently and who always had the best of society. From New York they went to Ohio, thence to Wisconsin, and thence to Illinois, the Rev. Mr. IngersoU preaching in these several Stales. Having reached nn age snOiciently mature to determim- their choice of avocation, Ebon and Robi-rt entered upon the study of the law in the ofllce of Colonel Corwin, in Shawneetown, 111., and in that town commenced their law practice. It wat* here that Robert began to show liis heretical tendencies. The first public demonstration was on one Fourth of July, when the orator of the day, having failed to make his appeannin-, Kfdiert Text Appearing After Image: Robert C- IngersoU, DJstingTiishetl oiutiii-ami Piomunnt Ojiptisor of OrthodoxTlu-olot-.v. was called upon at the last minute to supply his place. In the course of his address on that occasion, which was of neces-sity extempore, the speaker, adverting to the history of Americanindependence, strongly eulogized Thomas Paine. Whether IngersoUwould have espoused the cause of Paine thus had he had more timefor deliberation, is not certain. Asit was he announced himself as anadmirer of Paine, and in doing so hethrew a fire-brand into the audience,which became a public theme ofdiscussion for a long time afterwards.About that time IngersoU was a can-didate for the office of districtattorney, which he lost, it is claimed,tbrough his heretical opinions. His brother Ebon in the meantime,had been elected to the Illinoislegislature, and both the brothers,seeking a wider field for the exerciseof their profession, resolved upongoing to Peoria, where they locatedin 1857. In this city they remained so Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Identifier: hillsalbumofbiog00hill Title: Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time Year: 1887 (1880s) Authors: Hill, Thomas E. (Thomas Edie), 1832-1915 Subjects: Biography Encyclopedias and dictionaries Publisher: Chicago : Hill Standard Book Co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: in Wisconsin. One of the daughters became Mrs. Dr. Carter, whose resi-dence is in Buffalo, N. Y., and the other, Mrs. Piatt, some time since deceased, lived at Laporte, Ind. Ebon C. and Robert G., the other sons, settled in Illinois, The early education of these chil-dren was such as would naturally come to a family whose parents were liberally educated, who changed their abode frequently and who always had the best of society. From New York they went to Ohio, thence to Wisconsin, and thence to Illinois, the Rev. Mr. IngersoU preaching in these several Stales. Having reached nn age snOiciently mature to determim- their choice of avocation, Ebon and Robi-rt entered upon the study of the law in the ofllce of Colonel Corwin, in Shawneetown, 111., and in that town commenced their law practice. It wat* here that Robert began to show liis heretical tendencies. The first public demonstration was on one Fourth of July, when the orator of the day, having failed to make his appeannin-, Kfdiert Text Appearing After Image: Robert C- IngersoU, DJstingTiishetl oiutiii-ami Piomunnt Ojiptisor of OrthodoxTlu-olot-.v. was called upon at the last minute to supply his place. In the course of his address on that occasion, which was of neces-sity extempore, the speaker, adverting to the history of Americanindependence, strongly eulogized Thomas Paine. Whether IngersoUwould have espoused the cause of Paine thus had he had more timefor deliberation, is not certain. Asit was he announced himself as anadmirer of Paine, and in doing so hethrew a fire-brand into the audience,which became a public theme ofdiscussion for a long time afterwards.About that time IngersoU was a can-didate for the office of districtattorney, which he lost, it is claimed,tbrough his heretical opinions. His brother Ebon in the meantime,had been elected to the Illinoislegislature, and both the brothers,seeking a wider field for the exerciseof their profession, resolved upongoing to Peoria, where they locatedin 1857. In this city they remained so Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Identifier: hillsalbumofbiog00hill Title: Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time Year: 1887 (1880s) Authors: Hill, Thomas E. (Thomas Edie), 1832-1915 Subjects: Biography Encyclopedias and dictionaries Publisher: Chicago : Hill Standard Book Co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: in Wisconsin. One of the daughters became Mrs. Dr. Carter, whose resi-dence is in Buffalo, N. Y., and the other, Mrs. Piatt, some time since deceased, lived at Laporte, Ind. Ebon C. and Robert G., the other sons, settled in Illinois, The early education of these chil-dren was such as would naturally come to a family whose parents were liberally educated, who changed their abode frequently and who always had the best of society. From New York they went to Ohio, thence to Wisconsin, and thence to Illinois, the Rev. Mr. IngersoU preaching in these several Stales. Having reached nn age snOiciently mature to determim- their choice of avocation, Ebon and Robi-rt entered upon the study of the law in the ofllce of Colonel Corwin, in Shawneetown, 111., and in that town commenced their law practice. It wat* here that Robert began to show liis heretical tendencies. The first public demonstration was on one Fourth of July, when the orator of the day, having failed to make his appeannin-, Kfdiert Text Appearing After Image: Robert C- IngersoU, DJstingTiishetl oiutiii-ami Piomunnt Ojiptisor of OrthodoxTlu-olot-.v. was called upon at the last minute to supply his place. In the course of his address on that occasion, which was of neces-sity extempore, the speaker, adverting to the history of Americanindependence, strongly eulogized Thomas Paine. Whether IngersoUwould have espoused the cause of Paine thus had he had more timefor deliberation, is not certain. Asit was he announced himself as anadmirer of Paine, and in doing so hethrew a fire-brand into the audience,which became a public theme ofdiscussion for a long time afterwards.About that time IngersoU was a can-didate for the office of districtattorney, which he lost, it is claimed,tbrough his heretical opinions. His brother Ebon in the meantime,had been elected to the Illinoislegislature, and both the brothers,seeking a wider field for the exerciseof their profession, resolved upongoing to Peoria, where they locatedin 1857. In this city they remained so Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Identifier: hillsalbumofbiog00hill Title: Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time Year: 1887 (1880s) Authors: Hill, Thomas E. (Thomas Edie), 1832-1915 Subjects: Biography Encyclopedias and dictionaries Publisher: Chicago : Hill Standard Book Co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: in Wisconsin. One of the daughters became Mrs. Dr. Carter, whose resi-dence is in Buffalo, N. Y., and the other, Mrs. Piatt, some time since deceased, lived at Laporte, Ind. Ebon C. and Robert G., the other sons, settled in Illinois, The early education of these chil-dren was such as would naturally come to a family whose parents were liberally educated, who changed their abode frequently and who always had the best of society. From New York they went to Ohio, thence to Wisconsin, and thence to Illinois, the Rev. Mr. IngersoU preaching in these several Stales. Having reached nn age snOiciently mature to determim- their choice of avocation, Ebon and Robi-rt entered upon the study of the law in the ofllce of Colonel Corwin, in Shawneetown, 111., and in that town commenced their law practice. It wat* here that Robert began to show liis heretical tendencies. The first public demonstration was on one Fourth of July, when the orator of the day, having failed to make his appeannin-, Kfdiert Text Appearing After Image: Robert C- IngersoU, DJstingTiishetl oiutiii-ami Piomunnt Ojiptisor of OrthodoxTlu-olot-.v. was called upon at the last minute to supply his place. In the course of his address on that occasion, which was of neces-sity extempore, the speaker, adverting to the history of Americanindependence, strongly eulogized Thomas Paine. Whether IngersoUwould have espoused the cause of Paine thus had he had more timefor deliberation, is not certain. Asit was he announced himself as anadmirer of Paine, and in doing so hethrew a fire-brand into the audience,which became a public theme ofdiscussion for a long time afterwards.About that time IngersoU was a can-didate for the office of districtattorney, which he lost, it is claimed,tbrough his heretical opinions. His brother Ebon in the meantime,had been elected to the Illinoislegislature, and both the brothers,seeking a wider field for the exerciseof their profession, resolved upongoing to Peoria, where they locatedin 1857. In this city they remained so Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Identifier: hillsalbumofbiog00hill Title: Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time Year: 1887 (1880s) Authors: Hill, Thomas E. (Thomas Edie), 1832-1915 Subjects: Biography Encyclopedias and dictionaries Publisher: Chicago : Hill Standard Book Co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: in Wisconsin. One of the daughters became Mrs. Dr. Carter, whose resi-dence is in Buffalo, N. Y., and the other, Mrs. Piatt, some time since deceased, lived at Laporte, Ind. Ebon C. and Robert G., the other sons, settled in Illinois, The early education of these chil-dren was such as would naturally come to a family whose parents were liberally educated, who changed their abode frequently and who always had the best of society. From New York they went to Ohio, thence to Wisconsin, and thence to Illinois, the Rev. Mr. IngersoU preaching in these several Stales. Having reached nn age snOiciently mature to determim- their choice of avocation, Ebon and Robi-rt entered upon the study of the law in the ofllce of Colonel Corwin, in Shawneetown, 111., and in that town commenced their law practice. It wat* here that Robert began to show liis heretical tendencies. The first public demonstration was on one Fourth of July, when the orator of the day, having failed to make his appeannin-, Kfdiert Text Appearing After Image: Robert C- IngersoU, DJstingTiishetl oiutiii-ami Piomunnt Ojiptisor of OrthodoxTlu-olot-.v. was called upon at the last minute to supply his place. In the course of his address on that occasion, which was of neces-sity extempore, the speaker, adverting to the history of Americanindependence, strongly eulogized Thomas Paine. Whether IngersoUwould have espoused the cause of Paine thus had he had more timefor deliberation, is not certain. Asit was he announced himself as anadmirer of Paine, and in doing so hethrew a fire-brand into the audience,which became a public theme ofdiscussion for a long time afterwards.About that time IngersoU was a can-didate for the office of districtattorney, which he lost, it is claimed,tbrough his heretical opinions. His brother Ebon in the meantime,had been elected to the Illinoislegislature, and both the brothers,seeking a wider field for the exerciseof their profession, resolved upongoing to Peoria, where they locatedin 1857. In this city they remained so Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Identifier: hillsalbumofbiog00hill Title: Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time Year: 1887 (1880s) Authors: Hill, Thomas E. (Thomas Edie), 1832-1915 Subjects: Biography Encyclopedias and dictionaries Publisher: Chicago : Hill Standard Book Co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: in Wisconsin. One of the daughters became Mrs. Dr. Carter, whose resi-dence is in Buffalo, N. Y., and the other, Mrs. Piatt, some time since deceased, lived at Laporte, Ind. Ebon C. and Robert G., the other sons, settled in Illinois, The early education of these chil-dren was such as would naturally come to a family whose parents were liberally educated, who changed their abode frequently and who always had the best of society. From New York they went to Ohio, thence to Wisconsin, and thence to Illinois, the Rev. Mr. IngersoU preaching in these several Stales. Having reached nn age snOiciently mature to determim- their choice of avocation, Ebon and Robi-rt entered upon the study of the law in the ofllce of Colonel Corwin, in Shawneetown, 111., and in that town commenced their law practice. It wat* here that Robert began to show liis heretical tendencies. The first public demonstration was on one Fourth of July, when the orator of the day, having failed to make his appeannin-, Kfdiert Text Appearing After Image: Robert C- IngersoU, DJstingTiishetl oiutiii-ami Piomunnt Ojiptisor of OrthodoxTlu-olot-.v. was called upon at the last minute to supply his place. In the course of his address on that occasion, which was of neces-sity extempore, the speaker, adverting to the history of Americanindependence, strongly eulogized Thomas Paine. Whether IngersoUwould have espoused the cause of Paine thus had he had more timefor deliberation, is not certain. Asit was he announced himself as anadmirer of Paine, and in doing so hethrew a fire-brand into the audience,which became a public theme ofdiscussion for a long time afterwards.About that time IngersoU was a can-didate for the office of districtattorney, which he lost, it is claimed,tbrough his heretical opinions. His brother Ebon in the meantime,had been elected to the Illinoislegislature, and both the brothers,seeking a wider field for the exerciseof their profession, resolved upongoing to Peoria, where they locatedin 1857. In this city they remained so Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. | ||||
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