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Robert S. Ingersoll

Robert S. IngersollAKA Robert Stephen Ingersoll

Born: 28-Jan-1914
Birthplace: Galesburg, IL
Died: 22-Aug-2010
Location of death: Evanston, IL
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Religion: Congregationalist [1]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Diplomat, Business
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: CEO of Borg-Warner, 1958-72


[1] Winnetka Congregational Church.

Father: Roy C. Ingersoll (President and CEO of BorgWarner)
Mother: Lulu
Brother: James
Wife: Coralyn Eleanor Reid (five daughters, d. 2001)
Daughter: Coralyn Ingersoll Walker (b. 2-Oct-1939, d. 22-Apr-2003)
Daughter: Nancy Ingersoll Foster
Daughter: Gail Ingersoll Ransom
Daughter: Elizabeth Ingersoll Carroll
Daughter: Joan Courtney Ingersoll (d.)

    High School: Phillips Academy Andover (1933)
    University: BS, Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University (1937)
    Administrator: Trustee, University of Chicago (as Vice Chairman, 1976-81)

    US Deputy Secretary of State (1974-76)
    US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian & Pacific Affairs (1974)
    US Ambassador to Japan (1972-73)
    BorgWarner CEO (1958-72)
    BorgWarner President and COO (1956-58)
    BorgWarner VP (1953-56)
    BorgWarner (1939-53)
    Armco Steel Corporation (1937-39)
    Member of the Board of BorgWarner (as Chairman, 1961-72)
    Member of the Board of Caterpillar
    Member of the Board of First National Bank of Chicago
    Member of the Board of Kraft Foods
    Member of the Board of Honeywell
    Member of the Board of Panasonic
    Member of the Board of Weyerhaeuser
    American Academy of Diplomacy
    Aspen Institute
    Bush-Cheney '04
    Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry VP
    Chicago Commonwealth Club President
    Club for Growth
    Commercial Club of Chicago President
    Committee for Economic Development
    Council of American Ambassadors
    Council on Foreign Relations
    DeMint for Senate Committee
    Economic Club of Chicago President
    George W. Bush for President
    Japan Society Chairman (1978-85)
    John McCain 2008
    McCain-Palin Victory 2008
    National Park Foundation Vice Chairman
    National Republican Senatorial Committee
    US Chamber of Commerce VP and Director
    Trilateral Commission


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