# Beecher Ingram — Babbitt character guide

> Beecher Ingram in Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ingram, poor Beecher Ingram

**First appearance:** 0000-chapter-i

## Who they are

A young man who commits suicide, shocking the community.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as a controversial preacher whom Doane defends and Babbitt agrees to support.

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/ii)

Mentioned as a controversial preacher Babbitt considers supporting with a donation.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/iv)

A notorious freelance preacher speaking to a crowd from a kitchen-chair rostrum, pleading for support for telephone girls.

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