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Benjamin Ruggles

American senator for Ohio (1783-1857)
Person Human Q817669

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
February 21, 1783
Date of death
September 2, 1857
Place of birth
Pomfret
Place of death
St. Clairsville
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, judge
Position held
United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator[10]
Member of political party
Democratic-Republican Party[12]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Described by source
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[16]
Family name
Ruggles[13]
Given name
Benjamin[14]
Name in native language
Benjamin Ruggles[18]
Place of burial
St Clairsville Union Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000047157196
VIAF cluster ID
61413071
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr92043737
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
BRuggles.jpg ↗
A New Nation Votes ID
RB0058
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
5eec693e-b4a2-4d02-aca0-d4844b9912fa
FAST ID
1509371
Find a Grave memorial ID
6839969
Freebase ID
/m/035602
GeneaStar person ID
rugglesb
Geni profile ID
6000000026199814684
Open Library ID
OL4789600A
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
116403
Political Graveyard politician ID
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Prabook ID
1062831
SNAC ARK ID
w6pz5jtz
US Congress Bio ID
R000500
WikiTree person ID
Ruggles-501
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmXHtvWTYXdDWVFFWjHmd
Yale LUX ID
person/86cd8e3d-ca42-4e31-8b4a-40574cb85d45

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🔗 Connections
Position held 9
United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator +1 more
Occupation 3
lawyer, politician, judge
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Given name 1
Benjamin
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic-Republican Party
Place of birth 1
Pomfret
Place of death 1
St. Clairsville
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
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Summary

Benjamin Ruggles was born on February 21, 1783[1], in Pomfret[2]. He died on September 2, 1857[3], in St. Clairsville[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], and judge[7].

FAQs

Where was Benjamin Ruggles born?

Benjamin Ruggles's place of birth was Pomfret[2].

Where did Benjamin Ruggles die?

Benjamin Ruggles died in St. Clairsville[4].

What did Benjamin Ruggles do for work?

Benjamin Ruggles worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], and judge[7].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825. Retrieved . elections.lib.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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