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Ernest Alexander Inglis

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Born: Ernest Alexander Inglis

April 16, 1887
Middletown, CT

Died: December 9, 1972

Middletown, CT

Spouse: Agnes Inglis (m. 1912)

Children: H. Thompson Inglis, Marian Waring, Jean Inglis Law, Sandy Inglis, and Dorothy Pritchard

Parents: Henry Dick Inglis and Sarah Emeline Horton Inglis

Early Life

Education

  • Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT: 1904-08
  • Yale Law School, New Haven, CT: high honors, 1911

Career

  • Practiced law in Middletown
  • Judge of the Superior Court: Dec. 1, 1930-March, 1950
  • Presided over Waterbury corruption trial, receiving nationwide attention: 1938-39
  • Justice of the Supreme Court of Errors of Connecticut: March, 1950-October, 1953
  • Chief Justice: October, 1953-1957
  • State Referee

Accomplishments

Middletown High School yearbook, 1904: "Ernest Alexander Inglis / Class President (1,2); Class Foot Ball team (2); Junior Promenade Committee (3); Member M.H.S.D.S. (3,4); Entertainment Committee (4); M.H.S. Foot Ball team (4); Chairman Base Ball Committee M.H.S.A.A. (4); Associate Editor Orange and Black (4); Graduation Essay."

Ernest A. Inglis Memorial Resolution

Agnes Inglis biographical letters

Wesleyan University class of '08 letter