John Evinn Ingebrigtson (October 20, 1919
Ingebrigtson's family moved from Norway to Manitoba shortly after his birth, and settled in the northern community of The Pas. He later moved to the community of Churchill and worked as a shipper, hunter and trapper. After serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force in the Pacific during World War II, he returned to Ottawa, where he worked for the National Research Board. Later, he returned to Churchill to start a family business.
Ingebrigtson was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1959 provincial election,
His son, Mark Ingebrigtson, was later a candidate for the Progressive Conservatives.