Colonel Robert Green Ingersoll
1833 - Born in Dresden, New York on the 11th of August.
- He served as Illinois Attorney General.
- He spoke on every subject, from Shakespeare to Reconstruction, but his most popular subjects were agnosticism and the sanctity and refuge of the family. He committed his speeches to memory although they were sometimes more than three hours long. His audiences were said never to be restless.
1884 - His speech, nominating James G. Blaine for the Presidential election, resulted in Blaine receiving the Republican nomination.
1893 - Colonel Bob Mountain in Washington state was named after him by the climbers who discovered the peak.
1899 - Died on the 21st of July, Ingersoll died from congestive heart failure, aged 65. Soon after his death, Clinton P. Farrell, a brother-in-law, collected copies of Ingersoll’s speeches for publication.
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Sixty-Five Press Interviews With Robert G. Ingersoll by Robert Green Ingersoll (Paperback - May 15, 2000) The speeches of Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899), "the Great Agnostic," sparked great controversy in 19th-century America, and are well published even today. But Ingersoll also spoke to reporters...  In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. |
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Lectures of Col. Robert Green Ingersoll by Robert Green Ingersoll (Paperback - Sep 27, 2006) Ladies and Gentlemen:It so happened that the first speechthe very first public speech I ever madetook occasion to defend the memory of Thomas Paine... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Some Mistakes Of Moses by Robert, Green Ingersoll (Paperback - Jan 20, 2007) There was a time when a falsehood, fulminated from the pulpit, smote like a sword; but, the supply having greatly exceeded the demand, clerical misrepresentation has at last become almost an innocent...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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American Infidel: Robert G. Ingersoll by Orvin Larson (Paperback - Jan 1, 1993) Biography of Robert G. Ingersoll... In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. |
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Royal Bob;: The life of Robert G. Ingersoll by C. H Cramer (Unknown Binding - Jul 24, 2008) |
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Ingersoll's Greatest Lectures: Containing Speeches And Addresses Never Before Printed Outside Of The Complete Works by Robert Green Ingersoll (Paperback - Mar 1, 2007) Usually ships in 24 hours |
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