Benjamin Ruggles

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Benjamin Ruggles (February 21, 1783 - September 2, 1857) was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate.

Born in Abington, Windham County, Connecticut, Ruggles moved to Marietta, Ohio to practice law in 1807. 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.

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United States Senate
Preceded by
Joseph Kerr
United States Senator (Class 1) from Ohio
1815–1833
Served alongside: Jeremiah Morrow, William A. Trimble, Ethan A. Brown, William H. Harrison, Jacob Burnet, Thomas Ewing
Succeeded by
Thomas Morris
Legal offices
Preceded by
Calvin Pease
President Judge of the Ohio Court of Common Pleas
3rd Judicial Circuit

1810–1815
Succeeded by
George Tod