Orrin Henry Ingram (May 13, 1830 – October 16, 1918) was an American lumber baron and philanthropist from Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Orphaned at age 11, he established sawmills in Ontario, Canada, and the Chippewa Valley of Wisconsin. He was a banker and philanthropist in Eau Claire.
Early life
Ingram was born on May 13, 1830, in Westfield, Massachusetts.[1][2] His paternal grandfather, David Ingram, had immigrated from Leeds, England, in 1780.[3] He grew up in Saratoga, New York, and he was orphaned at eleven, as his father died in 1841.[1][2] He worked on a farm from the age of eleven to seventeen.