Frederic B. Ingram

Frederic B. Ingram (a.k.a. Fritz Ingram) was an American-born Irish heir and businessman. Born to the Ingram dynasty of Nashville, Tennessee, he was charged with bribing government officials over a sewage contract in Chicago, and jailed for 16 months. His sentence was commuted by President Jimmy Carter in 1980. Shortly after, he renounced his United States citizenship and became an Irish citizen. He resided in California. Early life Frederic B. Ingram grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. His father, Orrin Henry Ingram, Sr., was a business magnate. His mother is Hortense Bigelow. He had a brother, E. Bronson Ingram II, who died in 1995. His paternal great-grandfather three times removed, David Ingram, had immigrated from Leeds, England, in 1780. His paternal great-grandfather, Orrin Henry Ingram, was a lumber baron in Wisconsin. His paternal grandfather, Erskine B. Ingram, was a lumber baron and businessman. Ingram was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy. He attended Vanderbilt University and Princeton University, graduating in 1952.