Benjamin Ruggles

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Benjamin Ruggles (born February 21, 1783 in Abington , Windham County , Connecticut , † September 2, 1857 in St. Clairsville , Ohio ) was an American politician for the Democratic Republican Party and after its fragmentation for the National Republican Party .

After completing his schooling, Ruggles studied law and was admitted to the bar. In 1807 he moved to Marietta , Ohio, and practiced as a lawyer there. From 1810 to 1815 he presided over the Court of Common Pleas for the Ohio Third District Court.

After that, Ruggles was elected to the US Senate . He served there for three terms until 1833. In 1832 he did not stand for re-election. In the presidential election in 1836 he was a member of the Whigs at the Electoral College . Then he worked again as a lawyer and in agriculture.

Web links

  • Benjamin Ruggles in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Ruggles, Benjamin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1783
PLACE OF BIRTH Abington , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH September 2, 1857
Place of death St. Clairsville , Ohio