Louis F. Ingalls (1885 – December 3, 1940) was an American politician who served as mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts from 1938 to 1940.
However, he requested that restaurants remain open to feed the members of the Massachusetts National Guard who were on patrol in the city.
[7] On November 8, 1940, Ingalls and city solicitor John J. Ginnetti were indicted on bribery charges for allegedly selling two jobs in the Marlborough Fire Department.
However, on December 3, Ingalls left a suicide note for his wife stating "I will sleep at Fort Meadow tonight near the old causeway".
He then drove to Fort Meadow Reservoir, walked out onto the ice, cut a hole with an ax, and plunged into the water.