Benjamin Ruggles (February 21, 1783September 2, 1857) was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate. Biography Born in Abington, Connecticut, Ruggles studied law and was admitted to the bar. Ruggles moved to Marietta, Ohio to practice law in 1807, then moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio in 1810. Career 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. Ohio Presidential elector in 1836 for Whig William Henry Harrison. Family life Ruggles married in Connecticut in 1812. His first wife died in St. Clairsville in 1817, and he remarried in 1825. Death Ruggles died on September 2, 1857 and was buried in Saint Clairsville Union Cemetery. Notes References External links Benjamin Ruggles entry at The Political Graveyard 1783 births 1857 deaths People from Pomfret, Connecticut American people of English descent Democratic-Republican Party United States senators from Ohio National Republican Party United States senators from Ohio Ohio Democratic-Republicans Ohio National Republicans Ohio Whigs 1836 United States presidential electors Ohio state court judges People from St. Clairsville, Ohio Politicians from Marietta, Ohio Ohio lawyers 19th-century American judges 19th-century American lawyers