4, 1835, to March 2, 1839. He was the subject of a United States Supreme Court decision, United States v. Ripley (1832). As a result of this decision, Ripley owed the United States a sum of money that he had expended while serving as a Major General by brevet. The building involved in the lawsuit is the oldest building in Uptown New Orleans. Legacy Ripley's efforts during the war were recognized by the renaming of village of Staunton, Ohio, to Ripley, Ohio, in his honor. The military facilities Fort Ripley and Camp Ripley were also named in his honor. Other places named after him include Ripley County, Indiana; Ripley County, Missouri; Ripley, New York; Ripley, Tennessee; Ripley, Mississippi and Fort Ripley, Minnesota. See also List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) References External links 1782 births 1839 deaths United States Army personnel of the War of 1812 Dartmouth College alumni Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Massachusetts state senators Democratic Party Louisiana state senators United States Army generals Congressional Gold Medal recipients Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana 19th-century American politicians American slave owners