History of the Michigan agricultural college and biographical sketches of trustees and professors . f Rhode Island, and Mina(Buck) G., of New York, was born December 22, 1819, at Potsdam, NewYork. He married Sophia Augusta Abell, at Dearborn, Michigan, December 6,1846. His education was chiefly obtained in the common school. He was afarmer and gardener of high rank at Dearborn, Mich. He held minor town offices; was a member of the legislature in 1851Professor of practical agriculture at Michigan Agricultural College, 1875-76superintendent of farm and gardens, January, 1876—November, 1877 He wa
History of the Michigan agricultural college and biographical sketches of trustees and professors . f Rhode Island, and Mina(Buck) G., of New York, was born December 22, 1819, at Potsdam, NewYork. He married Sophia Augusta Abell, at Dearborn, Michigan, December 6,1846. His education was chiefly obtained in the common school. He was afarmer and gardener of high rank at Dearborn, Mich. He held minor town offices; was a member of the legislature in 1851Professor of practical agriculture at Michigan Agricultural College, 1875-76superintendent of farm and gardens, January, 1876—November, 1877 He was a genial gentleman and very thorough in whatever he undertookHe died at Dearborn, Michigan, March 15, 1891. Children: Alfred Gurdon, 68; Frank Arthur, 80; Richard Herbert, 78;Orrin Preston, 79: Sarah M., Ribert E., three deceased while young. Charles Lee Ingersoll, M. S. To those of us who knew him he needsno word of commendation nor of reference to the perfect character denotedby the term Christian gentleman. 416 HISTORY OF MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. j^ . ? i^ J i ALFRED BUCK GULLEY,. CHARLES LEE INGERSOLL. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OP TRUSTEES AND FACULTY. 417 Of the graduates from M. A. C. who have taken high position as educatorsin the field of agricultural science none stood above him. At the age of 18 he enlisted from Commerce, Oakland County, as privatein the 9th Michigan Cavalry, March 7, 1863, and was mustered out July 21,1865. His regiment took part in the battles of Burnsides advance in easternTennessee, leading up to the Gettysburg campaign, and it was a part ofGeneral Shermans army in its march towards the sea. At the close of the war Mr. IngersoU married and was farmer and teacherfor a few years, when he then entered M. A. C. in 1872 and graduated withthe class of 1874, being considered one of the best scholars in that on graduation he was appointed foreman of the farm, underProfessor GuUey, whom he succeeded as professor of agriculture and s
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