About Nathaniel Ruggles
Lived 1761 – 1819 (aged 58). Nathaniel Ruggles was an American politician, lawyer and judge.
Nathaniel Ruggles (November 11, 1761 – December 19, 1819) was a U.S. representative from Massachusetts.
Born in Roxbury in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Ruggles graduated from Harvard University in 1781, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in his native town. He was appointed judge of the general sessions in 1807, and chief justice of Massachusetts in 1808. He was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Congresses (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1819). He died in Roxbury on December 19, 1819.
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Who was Nathaniel Ruggles?
American politician (1761-1819)
When was Nathaniel Ruggles born?
Nathaniel Ruggles was born on 11 November 1761 in Roxbury.
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Nathaniel Ruggles died on 19 December 1819 in Roxbury.
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Nathaniel Ruggles was a politician, lawyer and judge.
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Nathaniel Ruggles was American.
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