Edward Ingle

Born in Baltimore in 1861, he studied at Johns Hopkins during the university’s early years and remained closely connected to it through his research and writing. Johns Hopkins published some of his work, and the university also holds correspondence related to him.

He built a career in journalism as an editor in Baltimore and Richmond, including work with the Richmond Times and the Manufacturers Record. Alongside newspaper editing, he wrote books and studies on the American South, Maryland and Virginia institutions, and social history.

His known works include The Negro in the District of Columbia, Southern Sidelights, Local Institutions of Virginia, and Parish Institutions of Maryland. Taken together, they show an author interested in how communities, public offices, and everyday life shaped the region he wrote about.