Benjamin Ruggles
Benjamin Ruggles | |
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| 7th Dean of the United States Senate | |
| In office February 26, 1826 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | John Gaillard |
| Succeeded by | William R. King |
| United States Senator from Ohio | |
| In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Kerr |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Morris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 21, 1783 |
| Died | September 2, 1857 (aged 74) |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
Benjamin Ruggles (February 21, 1783 – September 2, 1857) was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Born in Abington, Connecticut, Ruggles studied law and was admitted to the bar. Ruggles moved to Marietta, Ohio, to practice law in 1807, then moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1810.
Career
[edit | edit source]After serving as a judge in the Ohio state courts from 1810 to 1815, Ruggles was elected to the Senate, serving three terms from 1815-1833. He did not run for re-election in 1832. Ohio Presidential elector in 1836 for Whig William Henry Harrison.[1]
Family life
[edit | edit source]Ruggles married in Connecticut in 1812. His first wife died in St. Clairsville in 1817, and he remarried in 1825.[2]
Death
[edit | edit source]Ruggles died on September 2, 1857, and was buried in Saint Clairsville Union Cemetery in St. Clairsville, Ohio.[3]
Notes
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References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Benjamin Ruggles entry at The Political Graveyard
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- 1783 births
- 1857 deaths
- People from Pomfret, Connecticut
- American people of English descent
- Democratic-Republican Party United States senators from Ohio
- National Republican Party United States senators from Ohio
- Ohio Democratic-Republicans
- Ohio National Republicans
- Ohio Whigs
- 1836 United States presidential electors
- Ohio state court judges
- People from St. Clairsville, Ohio
- Politicians from Marietta, Ohio
- Ohio lawyers
- 19th-century Ohio state court judges
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century United States senators