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RUGGLES (Soundex R242) — See also EGGLESFIELD, EGGLESTON, EGGLESTONE, GOGGLES, GUSLER, LUGERS, MUGGLI, REAGLES, RIGGLES, RIGOLOSI, ROGELLS, RUGG, TUGGLE, WIGGLESWORTH, WRIGGLESWORTH.   RUGGLES: See also Burroughs Abbott — Nick Galifianakis — Thomas Ruggles Gold — Ruggles Hubbard — Willys Ruggles Peck — Mark Richards — Horatio J. Stow — Isaac Smith Tallmadge — Daniel Tomlinson — Benjamin Baker Tout   Ruggles, Adolphus S. — of Southern Pines, Moore County, N.C. Democrat. Postmaster at Southern Pines, N.C., 1916-24. Burial location unknown.   Ruggles, Benjamin (1783-1857) — also known as "Wheel-Horse of the Senate" — of St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Abington, Pomfret, Windham County, Conn., February 21, 1783. School teacher; lawyer; farmer; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1815-33; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio. Died September 2, 1857 (age 74 years, 193 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville, Ohio.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Ruggles, Charles Herman (1789-1865) — also known as Charles H. Ruggles — of New York. Born in New Milford, Litchfield County, Conn., February 10, 1789. Member of New York state assembly from Sullivan and Ulster counties, 1819-20; U.S. Representative from New York 7th District, 1821-23; state court judge in New York, 1839-46; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1846; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1847-55; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1851-53. Died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., June 16, 1865 (age 76 years, 126 days). Burial location unknown.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Ruggles, E. S. — of California. Member of California state assembly 26th District, 1875-77. Burial location unknown.   Ruggles, Eli — of Brookfield, Fairfield County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Brookfield, 1824, 1826, 1843. Burial location unknown.   Ruggles, Francis H. — of New York. Born in New York. Member of New York state senate 8th District, 1847; U.S. Consul in Kingston, 1863-65. Burial location unknown.   Ruggles, George D. — of Lewis County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Lewis County, 1828-29, 1834, 1837. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Uncle of Alexander W. Stow and Horatio J. Stow.   Political family: Stow family of Lowville, New York.   Ruggles, Henry — of Brookfield, Fairfield County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate 11th District, 1839-40. Burial location unknown.   Ruggles, John (1789-1874) — of Thomaston, Knox County, Maine. Born in Westborough, Worcester County, Mass., October 8, 1789. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1823-31; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1825-29, 1831; state court judge in Maine, 1831-34; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1835-41. Died in Thomaston, Knox County, Maine, June 20, 1874 (age 84 years, 255 days). Interment at Elm Grove Cemetery, Thomaston, Maine.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Ruggles, Nathaniel (1761-1819) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., November 11, 1761. State court judge in Massachusetts, 1807-08; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1813-19 (at-large 1813-15, 1st District 1815-19). Died in Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., December 19, 1819 (age 58 years, 38 days). Burial location unknown.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Ruggles, Nathaniel S. — of Newport, Newport County, R.I. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island. Burial location unknown.   Ruggles, Philo — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1821-22. Burial location unknown.   Ruggles, Robert B. — of Brookfield, Fairfield County, Conn. Postmaster at Brookfield, Conn., 1816. Burial location unknown.   Ruggles, Samuel B. — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1838. Burial location unknown.   Ruggles, Sherman B. — of Brookfield, Fairfield County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Brookfield, 1866. Burial location unknown.   Ruggles, William B. — of Bath, Steuben County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876; member of New York state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1876-77. Burial location unknown.   Ruggles, William H. — of Cooperstown, Otsego County, N.Y. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1872. Burial location unknown.   Ruggles, William R. — Not U.S. citizen; U.S. Consular Agent in Annapolis Royal, 1863-72. Burial location unknown.

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