HARVEY INGHAM, journalist, was born at Algona, Iowa, September 8, 1858, and was educated in the public schools and the State University of Iowa. He graduated from the Law Department in 1881, and returning to Algona in 1882 he purchased an interest in the Upper Des Moines. Taking editorial charge of the paper he developed into an able journalist. He served as postmaster of Algona from 1898 to 1902. In 1892 he was elected regent of the State University, serving until 1902. Upon the consolidation of the Iowa State Register and the Des Moines Leader at the Capital, Mr. Ingham was selected by the owners as the managing editor and at once entered upon the duties of the position.
