Death and Legacy
In 1860 Ingram went to the U.S.A. with his eldest son to obtain material for The Illustrated London News. On 8 September, they were aboard the Lady Elgin on Lake Michigan when the ship was sunk after colliding with another vessel. Herbert Ingram, his son, and hundreds of other passengers were drowned. Herbert was bought back to Boston for burial in the Victorian Cemetery on Horncastle Road Boston. His son's body was never found and identified and probably buried in an unmarked grave in Winnetka nr Chicago. Another son of Ingram, William took over the newspaper, was also MP for Boston and became a baronet.
There is a statue of Ingram in the Market Place in Boston in front of St. Botolph's Church (Boston "Stump"). The statue was designed by Alexander Munro (sculptor) and was unveiled in October 1862. The allegorical figure at the base of the monument is a reference to Ingram's efforts to bring the first piped water to the town.
- The Illustrated London News Group
- My Illustrated London News
- Works by or about Herbert Ingram in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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