John Ruggles

John Ruggles

John Ruggles (born October 8, 1789 in Westborough , Worcester County , Massachusetts , † June 20, 1874 in Thomaston , Maine ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1835 and 1841 he represented the state of Maine in the US Senate .

Career

John Ruggles attended public schools in his home country. In 1813 he graduated from Brown University in Providence , Rhode Island . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1815, he began to work in this profession in Skowhegan in what is now Maine. From 1817 he lived in Thomaston. At the same time he embarked on a political career. Between 1823 and 1831 he was a member of the Maine House of Representatives . From 1825 to 1829 and again in 1831 he was its president . At that time he joined US President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic Party . From 1831 to 1834 he was a judge on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court .

After the resignation of US Senator Peleg Sprague , John Ruggles was elected as his successor as a Class 2 category Senator in Congress. At the same time, he was also elected for the following legislative period. So he was able to take up his mandate there on January 20, 1835. Since he was not re-elected in 1840, he had to leave the US Senate on March 3, 1841. In the meantime he was chairman of the patent committee. In 1836 he drafted a new patent reform law in the United States.

After the end of his political career, John Ruggles practiced again as a lawyer. He also appeared as an inventor, speaker and writer. He died on June 20, 1874 in his hometown of Thomaston.

Web links

• John Ruggles in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)