Posted by: Patrick Wensor Comments: 0 Post Date: 25 May 2025

A 165-year-old pocket watch found in an American shipwreck has been returned to its home town in the UK.

The timepiece belonged to Herbert Ingram – a British politician and journalist from Boston, Lincolnshire.

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Ingram was recognised for his role in bringing fresh water, gas and the railways to the town, but died during a trip to the US in 1860 when the steamship Lady Elgin sank on Lake Michigan.

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